Week 71- "Afro Soup"

Last week of the transfer and we are just trying to finish it strong.

We had stake conference last week and that was awesome! Parish loved it and then had her baptismal interview. She is so excited about it hahaha. She calls me sometimes and is like “sorry Elder but I’m just not going to make it Saturday” and then she just starts busting up laughing hahahaha ah man she’s funny. Also got to see a ton of old faces and friends from the Solingen ward at the conference. 

This week has been pretty basic. A lot of “classic tough missionary work” this week with contacting in the rain and knocking doors. All I can say is Köln is crazy and everyone is so interesting. We experience some crazy stuff at some doorsteps out here. I love it though. We were in the GHETTO on Monday and it was just funny. Just felt like I was in the middle of Istanbul, no longer in Germany. But we found some new peeps.

Tuesday we got a message from a member in Utah telling us to visit her friend in the hospital here. Her friend isn’t a member but had a special neck surgery here and so we went and visited her. She was so awesome and reminded me a lot of my own mom. She even gave us a big hug when we left. It just made me realize how good people are in general, even if they aren’t of our same faith. She has been living in Utah with her little family for 12 years and they are probably better people than most of us church members honestly. Oh well, always cool meeting nice people and of course moms are just superhero’s out here. So hyped on moms hahaha. I have a pic of her attached. 

I love it out here and I am trying to enjoy the little things and stay positive. Got is good and is by you, even if it doesn’t always feel like it. Jesus atoned for the sins of the world and his hand is stretched out for us to grab.

Love you all! Pray for Parish and that everything Saturday will go smooth. Next time I email it’ll be a new transfer and have a new comp and be Thanksgiving all at the same time. Change is hard but it’s good.

Love you all!

Elder Rothwell🦅⚔️

Germany Frankfurt Mission

Biegerstrasse 11

51063 Köln 

Germany 

Scriptures:

The entire book of James. 

New favorite book of scripture in New Testament 

               Moms are so awesome!!!

Pic with my boy Guymon who also is going home this week. RIP.