These people are Savages here. The stuff you see out here man, just can’t make this stuff up.
On the 30th, we doored houses forever and on of the last houses, as soon as the door opened, Elder Winsborrow’s foot slips and he crushes 3 potted plants on the doorstep in front of this guy. I had no idea what to do so like any good missionary would do, I just started talking about the Book of Mormon hahaha. He wasn’t having it and Winsborrow felt soooo bad but the guy was like way chill about it. So Elder Winsborrow just hands him 5€ because that’s all he had and we just left. I think I laughed for 10 minutes straight after that.
Angelika was baptized in Wuppertal on Saturday!! She is such an awesome lady and already has introduced 2 of her friends to the missionaries over there. Her baptism was the most prepared thing I’ve ever been a part of. We had 2 briefings before the service even started
then a member at the end gets up and just goes off about how the Bible would be nothing without the BOM. “Bitte schön with The Bible people” Haha all the visitors and friends for Angelika were like what in the world...? All of us missionaries were pumped.
On New Year’s Eve, we were awake from 12-1 because it was near impossible to sleep. I've never seen so many fireworks in my life. My respect for Germans went through the roof. We are just in tiny little Solingen and everywhere you look stuff is exploding. I can’t imagine what the big cities looked like with fireworks.
Monday and Tuesday were just wet and cold but we had a ton of fun! Elder Webster and I taught this guy who’s a hypnotist but like he’s way awesome. He’s pretty crazy but he accepts the gospel really well and loves missionaries. Then he committed himself to read the BOM and come to church this week. He says “you guys just have power” haha I also told him if I ever see him again I want to be hypnotized
Oh boy. Last night coming home on the bus was something else. I talked about the drunk guy on the bus a few weeks ago. He told me about Christ and all his little spirits that are here. Anyways that guy was running to catch the bus. The bus driver is just a savage so he just drives away when the dude gets to the doors but the light about 100m down the road turns red so he has to stop. The guy is still chasing the bus and he gets up to it again and the light turns green. The bus driver takes off AGAIN! So this guy is beyond ticked, he’s yelling and he kicks the bus but he trips and falls in between the curb and the bus and it RUNS HIM OVER. hahahahaha we were on a bus that ran someone over! The whole bus starts freaking out so the driver pulls over and the guy who was catching the bus just pops off the street, walks to the front of the bus, shakes hands with the bus driver and says “alles klar” and takes a seat. This guy’s hand and arm were wrecked and all bloody. The cops show up and everything and the dude was like “I’m fine, I have my tissues. I just simply want to go to the train station.” So the cops left and away we went. For the rest of the night, Elder Winsborrow ans I were just in shock. You literally can’t make this stuff up out here.
Ahhh menschenkinder. The new year is awesome! I’m pumped that I’ll spend it all on my mission. I have set a ton of mission and personal goals for myself and am super excited. As I’ve been studying prayer this week I learned a ton about faith and having a prayer of faith that allows God to just pour blessings on us as long as we do what we told God we are going to do. My mom sent me a sweet quote this last week.
“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution, long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” -Cavett Robert
Keep that in mind with your goals that you have for yourself this year. Normally by February, I've forgotten all my New Years goals haha. This year I really want to carry them out to the end and see the results and progress I’ve made.
I freaking love his gospel and being a missionary. I’ve already learned and grown so much these past 6 months! Crazy.
Love you all! Thanks for all the Christmas stuff that keeps coming🤙🏼
Also, everyone say happy birthday to my mom on the 6th! Freaking love that woman!
Peace out
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Elder Rothwell🦅⚔️
Germany Frankfurt Mission
Sedanstr. 2
Solingen, Germany
42719
Scripts:
Mormon 9:21... Just read Mormon 9. It’s 
"Behold, my son, I cannot recommend them unto God lest he should smite me."
Moroni 7:48
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we... "
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| Rhine Rhein River |
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| Pre-game bus stop hype |
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| E. Winsborrow with tp stuck in his hoodie feat. the snow |
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| Top of Wuppertal Student housing with my boy Webster |
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| Food Brother burgers man |
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| BVB Stadium Tour today with my boys!! |
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