Time is going by waaaay to fast! 2/3/14

We've been really busy. I can't really remember what we did...but good thing we have planners so I can see! We had fun at the castle and museum last week. And we got a discount because we're all students. Maybe not currently attending, but we're students and we're also students of the Lord. Okay...that doesn't really work. But it was still fun! Interviews with President were really, really good. I'm so glad that I was able to talk with him! He is so inspired. And he leaves in June. :( I'm so sad! I think my last transfer I'll have a new president. But that's okay. President Schwartz is pretty much my mission president forever. We just did a lot of missionary work this week, I guess. Looking...looking...appointments and activities and cool member appointments and some finding time...planning and some more planning...we played soccer again on Saturday and this little nine or ten year-old played with us. That was embarrassing...He was a lot better than like four or five white Americans. Haha. Our baptismal date is for the fifteenth of February. We're really excited about that! It's going to be really good. They wanted a date that a lot of the family could come, and that was the best one.

Sister Lehman has been teasing me and telling me that this will be her last transfer in Mannheim, but I can't have that! I need her to stay because I love her so much and I still don't know what the heck is going on sometimes, haha. But we'll find out in a few weeks. I get to buy a Kinder Egg next week! This transfer is probably the fastest one I've had. And Christmas transfer went by super fast...wow. Missions go by super fast. Last Saturday Sister Lehman looked me in the face and said, 'In six months you will be in Utah.' And that was pretty weird. We're going make pumpkin pie with the puree you sent me to celebrate my year mark on Thursday. I love pie!! Anyway. Speaking of health, I have actually not been sick once out here. It's seriously been a miracle. (knock on wood knock on wood knock on wood) The last time I was sick was a year ago in the MTC. That was really bad. I was way sick. But I haven't even had the sniffles out here. Seriously, it's such a blessing.

Weather is just gray and cold. But everyone I talk to says the US is frozen over and that people are like freezing to death out there, so I'm happy that I'm out here not dying. It's going to be windy and rainy this month, so I've been told, but Spring will be here so soon. I'm so excited to throw away all my tights and stop wearing giant, ugly coats that make me look like a horrible fat sister missionary! (I can do that without them!!) Hope you all enjoyed the Superbowl. I forgot about that. But I didn't forget about Groundhogs Day! How did that go? Another transfer of winter...bleh. But I guess I can get over it. Some RMs this week told me that the last six months are like a giant blur. I don't like that, because I feel as if the past year has been a giant blur. Blehhhh.

Today we're going down to Heidelberg to play soccer with the zone. That's going to be fun! Also if we get bored we might just sneak over to the castle that's over there. It's sooo beautiful. Seriously--being in Germany is amazing!! I'm so blessed. I love it here so much. I take it for granted way too often. But this opportunity is amazing. Not only being in Germany, but serving the Lord. I've learned SO much and I know that I needed to come out here to learn the things that I have learned. President said in my interview that 95% of the reason the Lord sends out young, inexperienced men and women to teach His gospel is because we need to change. 95% of this mission has been for me, to learn and change and grow. And the Lord gives us 5% to help us see how much the Gospel helps us. Maybe that sounds selfish...but really, being in the service of other people has helped me more than anyone (I think so, anyway).