Woche 93 von 102- Stuff....
Servus!
So Montag
after shopping we cleaned this place up a bit before us and Wien 4 went to go
meeting up with the Sisters at Heiligenstadt, grabbed something to eat and then
took the bus up to Leopoldsberg, which is like a little "mountain". It's
more of a hill after Switzerland, but whatevs, with a Panorama view of Wien.
It's pretty beautiful! Unfortunately it was a tad bit cloudy, so the view
wasn't sooo splendid, but it was still pretty nice! Then we
"hiked"(more like walked) from Leopoldsberg to Kahlenberg, which was
also pretty nice. Then we "hiked" down to the bottom. Got a bit lost
and stuff, passed through some crazy vineyards, which was pretty beautiful,
then headed over to the chapel to email.
After that we got changed, did a walk
and talk lesson with A. It was
interesting and then finished the evening with some area book work!
Dienstag
after a bit of studies we headed off to the centre to have lunch and district
meeting! We did Pancakes as a district and they were super good!
Then DM I did
my own thing. I based it on what I set as our district vision for the transfer,
which is "Mit Macht und Vollmacht- Lehren, Lernen und Finden!" So I
based it all on scriptures and each missionary did their assignment on one of
the scriptures. I asked them to study and prepare for. It worked out
brilliantly and the Golden of the district (Sister Lundgreen) did the best job,
like legit; if every missionary put as much thought into their assignments,
district meetings would be incredible! We do our meetings auf Deutsch as well,
so she really did a fantastic job! I'm impressed! Then it's Sister Neugebauer’s
birthday tomorrow so we all did a sneaky card, including Elder Neugebauer and
got a cake and had a little birthday party for her. Then after that we met up
with M, M and B. It was a great lesson, then after that we did some vorbeis and
finding, before heading to the chapel to meet with the Sisters and the
Bishopric to go through the ward list and get a low down on everything and also
report a few things we've found. It was super useful! Then home, sprach and
dinner! Also, Elder Meiners got a package from M and A (the are a new member
couple from Augsburg, who I met a few times when I was in Kaufbeuren and they
still remember me, even though I was only there for 6 weeks) and they included
a couple of little things for me. How awesome is that?!?
After
studies and mittags we headed out to Johnstrasse to meet an Ehemaliger at
Maccies. It was interesting! So we meet this guy there and he's like: ‘Can I
get you a Cappuccino?’ and we're like: ‘Nope, we don't drink coffee!’ - so he
goes and gets himself one! Then he comes back to us and is like: ‘Are you sure
I can't get you anything?’- so we are like: ‘No, it's fine!’- type of a thing,
then he disappears again and comes back with another 2 Cappuccino’s for each of
us. That was a little awkward.... Then he's trying to persuade us into drinking
it; that it's not really coffee, it's more milk, etc. Finally we managed to move
on from that subject and then he goes off on one about refugees and gets all
racist and talks about how "Uncle Adolf had it all right, didn't he?"
It was sooo awkward! We tried a number of times to take control and come to a
gospel topic, but he just kept going back to his racist remarks, so we made our
excuses and left. Our boiler in the apartment is having some major issues, so
the guy was supposed to be coming to look at it and sort the problem today
between 14.00-16.00, so we had to wait for that for a bit. He came at like
14.45 and was here for about an hour, so that was fun. Then we did some finding
and vorbeis nearby. We got let in by an older couple. She comes to church every
week (but I had no idea she was who she was) and he doesn't, because he's
basically housebound. So we went and shared a little lesson. It was quite
spiritual and we got to know them a bit better. They're a pretty cool couple.
Then we headed over to Bishop and family for Abendessen. It was really good and
so much fun! He has a cool little family. Then home and that was Mittwoch!
Donnerstag
after Personal and Comp, we headed over to the chapel, as there's a Sister in
the ward who deals with all the garden stuff and she asked us to do something
for her; so we went and did it. Then we came home for mittags, got changed and
did some Sprach, before heading over to the Familie S. So these guys, Elder
Brady and I tried each week to get an appointment, then each time, just 1hr
before they would call and cancel. I decided that this transfer we'd give them
a break for a few weeks before calling them up, then he got in touch with us,
so we finally met them. They are such a cool family! Then we headed over to the
centre for Englischkurs. We do that during Deutschkurs, then we also have an
extra one for Deutschkurs students who also want to do Englisch! So we had back
to back English today, or more so, I did, whilst my companion just sits there
taking a chill hour! Then after that fun, we had a lesson with M and B! It was
cool! We spoke about the family and read through the family proclamation, as we
got hold of it in Farsi, so that was cool! Then we headed home and the day was
over! I am soooo dead!
Freitag gave
a lot of time for reflection and thinking and that type of stuff, so home was
on my mind a bit and can you believe that 2 months today I will be in Munich
for my last evening, as a missionary in this mission. Weirdness! No getting
trunky! Home can wait another couple months! Anyways, after the normal morning
business (studies, mittags, etc.) we decided that today we were going to take a
day out of the city. We had a few less actives and formers who live in a place
not too far, but still a good way out of the city, called Klosterneuburg. It
was sooo refreshing to be out of the hustle of a city and to get nice clean
country air. It was soooo good! Legit, I have missed the middle of nowhere! So
we did a load of vorbeis there, loads of walking, I think my feet are wrecked
after all that walking. We legit walked miles and miles today. Craziness and
because of that, we had loads of thinking time, as some people lived in legit
the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of this little town. It was super pretty
though, but that filled up like all of our day and now I am wrecked, plus it
was super sunny, so that was fun!
Gemeinde
Putztag Samstag! So after studies we headed to the Gemeinde Putztag, to clean
the chapel. That was fun! M and B also came to help, cause they are little
legends! So yeah we helped the ward clean the chapel, although the missionaries,
M and B were about 50% of who turned up, but hey! After that, we popped back to
get changed and grab lunch before heading to the centre to help out Wien 4. Their
person never turned up, so they did a member lesson instead with their joint
teach (she was female; for a female investigator, which is why they needed us
there to help). Then after that, we went to meet N again. It's been a while,
cause he's been super busy.... So we met him at work again. He made us a pizza
again and he had a friend there who was speaking to us the majority of the
time. It was interesting and we were there for quite a while. Then we headed
home, which took way longer than it should have, no idea why. Had dinner and
that was the day!
I don't
actually know where to start on Sonntag.... Church was interesting, sacrament
was Mother’s day-based, which was super sweet. Before that we headed home, had
mittagessen and did a bit of studies before heading back over to the chapel for
Skype time!!! After that, we had a lesson with a former. That was interesting;
then home for dinner and that was Sonntag!
All my Love,
Elder Ammon
Robertson xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Woche 94 von
101.5- UNO City, Vanrosen und Hochzeitsempfang!
Hallo!
Well P-day
was fun, sort-of! After studies we went and did shopping before cleaning the
apartment quickly and heading out to Donauzentrum with Wien 4. So we went to
this place for lunch called Burgerista. It's similar to five guys, but not soo
messy looking Burgers. It was really good! Then we headed to the Vienna
International Centre (UNO City) to check it out, ‘cause some people say it's
super cool, so we went to see. We got there and had to pass through like
airport-style security just to get to the Visitor Centre part with the gift
shop area and stuff. Legit, the UN take their security pretty seriously. Then
basically the guided tour only happens 3 times a day and costs like €10 and it
would be a 40 min wait for the next tour. You can't leave the visitor centre
part unless you are on a tour or accompanied by someone who has invited you. So
we're considering leaving, then we realise that actually Wien 4 have a load of
members who work there and it was lunch break time, so they text their GML who
works there and whilst waiting for a response, another one of their members
walks through and speaks to us and gets us in.
We have to like Sign in with our
Passports and stuff. It was sooo official. Then we got these little Private
Visitor badges. We got in and then their GML came and met us and he did a
little made up tour for us (cause obviously he just works there. He isn't no
Tour Guide) - it was cool.
Then ‘cause it was lunch time, we got to go to the
UN Cafeteria. It was huge! We had some cake as well and yeah! It was pretty
cool and probably way better than the actual tour and we got it for free! After
that little adventure we headed to the Insti Centre to do emails and then met
up with B and M for the evening! It was a cool day!
Dienstag! Oh
Dienstag! After studies we headed over to the 2nd ward building for Zone
Training! That was interesting! After that, we headed to the centre to quickly
prep for Englischkurs and then taught English. That was fun! Then we headed
back home to have a bite to eat before going to Gemeinderat for the rest of the
evening! I also got an email from Bishop with a very similar picture (but not
the exact same) which Mom sent and he said with it: "Dear Elder Robertson,
This is what I found of my Romford time...I believe the picture looks much like
the one you showed me the other time.... Anyhow, please give my best regards to
your parents and if the habit remains in the family, I'll be excited who gets
to be your eternal companion! Liebe Grüße, Christoph" What a joker! He is
such a fun Bishop!
So Mittwoch
after a block of studies, we headed over to the Tennis Club for the Bruder V
lunch. It was the first one since transfers. It was pretty cool, but different,
without any Brits with me! 'Twas cool anyways! Then we headed to the Centre to
meet with M and B. We started going through Christ-like Attributes and also did
a little extra German Class for them, which was good! They really want to try
and learn the language as much as possible now. So we're doing an extra
Deutschkurs for them, along with the one on Tuesday and Thursday they do at the
centre and the other one they do online. After them, we headed out and did a
few vorbeis and some finding before heading over to B and R for GMK. Oh, I never
mentioned on Sunday that F finally received the Priesthood and got called as Gemindemissionar.
So we had GMK. That was cool, and F was great; and was giving a load of ideas
of how we can get some more young investigators and even offered to go dooring
with us in Student Accommodation Blocks. Pretty sweet! After GMK our GML and F
left and then we spent the evening with B and R. I love them sooo much! They're
the BEST! Then we ran to catch the train and home! We've had some pretty packed
out days recently and it looks like tomorrow will be
pretty similar!
Donnerstag!
After studies and mittags, we headed off to the 8th district where we did a bit
of finding and vorbeis in the pouring rain. I think it was more walking in the
rain and vorbeis than anything. Then we headed to the centre to meet up with F.
That was a cool lesson. Then we did Internet and learnt how to use family search.
I still don't have a clue, but hey! Then prepared for Englischkurs and taught
English! Then we met up with the Sisters, as they were coming to help us out
with a lesson; so we got there and they weren't even home, so we did a few
vorbeis with the Sisters on people who lived nearby, who we may potentially
need a JT with if we taught, but nobody was home. It kind of sucked, so we headed
home and had dinner! It wasn't the best day!
Happy
Birthday Ashleigh! So what did we actually do this Freitag.... So after studies
we headed to the Centre to do Sprach. Then once we got back we had to head over
to the chapel, as we were helping the W's set up for E and A's wedding
reception thing for tomorrow evening. That was fun! It
lasted a little while longer than we thought it would, but we got a lot done
and helped quite a bit. It was looking really quite nice when we left. Then we
got home and had a very late lunch before hitting weekly planning and
appointments. After that, we headed back
home, had abendessen and that was Freitag!
Samstag
after studies we headed off to meet M and B and went off to the Familie E to
help them move. That was fun! Legit, I have never helped so many people move
house/apartment as I have since being here in Wien! I'm becoming quite a pro at
this business! That filled a good chunk of the day and we got Pizza out of it!
Then we headed home to shower again and get ready before going out for a bit of
finding and to go by on a new member who hasn't been to church for a few weeks.
His address was wrong and finding really sucked this week, like legit, nothing,
not a single person. We headed back for a bit of Sprach before going over to
the chapel for the Wedding party of E and A. It was the strangest thing ever to
be at a wedding... but it was cool! The food was incredible! They also had a
band there. That was strange- normal music that was super loud.... I'm not sure
how I feel about that! Oh, also highlight of the night- so we were eating and
we were sitting with the Sisters and a few other members on our table, and I
hear "Englander" being said, so look up to who said it and it was a
lady in the ward talking about me to the guy sitting next to her. Then she goes
and tells me what she was saying about how you can tell I'm from England,
because I have my food well presented on the plate and eat it with manners. Then
she turns to my companion and she says and I guess the Deutscher has been
learning a few things! Then to the Sisters … and she goes off on one about
these American girls, not knowing how to eat properly, etc. It was soo funny!
Then literally 2 minutes later, one of the Sisters was pouring a drink and the
cup just falls and messes up the table and this lady's face was a picture! Way
to prove a point! Haha! Then after it, we helped clear up a bit before really
having to head home! It was a fun day!
Church was
actually really nice this Sonntag! Sacrament was led by the Young Men, with it
being Priesthood Commemoration Day! That was super cool and we had 4
investigators at church with us! So that was super cool! We were supposed to be
teaching the Investigator class today, but we were having another investigator
come who wanted to have a lesson with someone who speaks Polish and Sunday
school was the only time this member could have helped us. So the Sisters
covered the lesson for us and we had this lesson with A and a Sister in the
ward who speaks Polish. That was interesting! I always love lessons when you
have no clue what's being said. Then we had Priesthood and that was the best
Priesthood class I think I have ever attended. There's a part member family in
the ward and the man isn't a member, but he comes near enough every week and
this week he was teaching the Priesthood class; like this guy isn't even a
member, but he did such an amazing job and everyone was respectful and listened
and participated! It was just incredible! After church we headed to Schw. K for
essen and it was amazing! Then home for some studies and out to meet A to go
for a 'walk and talk' lesson. That was interesting! Then we had a little bit of
time left and finding this week has been atrocious. We've been doing it, but it's
just that we have had absolutely no success from it whatsoever! So I really
wasn't up for doing any finding anymore. I was just so demotivated from finding
that there was no point, but my companion wanted to do it, so we went. The
whole time just constant rejection, rejection, rude, snarky comments, etc - but
then we were almost back home and the very last lady we speak to was soo cool!
We had a pretty cool conversation. To start with, she said that there was no
point in meeting with her, ‘cause there’s plenty of other people who need to
hear us, as she already believes. Then we kept talking and ended up exchanging
numbers. It was soo cool! We're excited to see how it goes with her - and that
was my week!
Well, I wish
you all a wonderful week! Love you loads and loads!
Alles Liebe,
Elder Ammon
Robertson xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
