Nov 25

Hey there momma!!!! Well, let me start off by answering your questions. Well, Yes I do need something.... I need some money to send Ethan and Ellie somting for christmas! I have been window shopping for the last couple of days and I have a good idea what i want to get everyone but dont have any money to buy anything or send it!!! So if you could do that for me that would be awesome! Oh.... Mom.... I have some bad news... Im being transfered..... :( ..... Im really sad about it and really wanted to stay in Bremen one last transfer... Bremen is my fav city of my mission.... I know its only my second city but I have vistied a bunch of cities and bremen is simply the best city. Well im going to Hamburg.... I cant say that im bummed but... Bremen was just awesome. I loved the menmbers here and.... just ugh..... I feel like if I had one more transfer here i Really could have made somethiing happen!!! Oh and I dont know my adress yet so I will tell you that next week! 

 

Well momma the turkey bowl was a success!!! A huge success!!!! We didnt have too many of the football players show up, about 10 showed up but the members were awesome!! None of the members even knew how to play football but they played anyways and it was a lot of fun! IT was really easy to tell the football players about the church because we were planying in the back yard of the church! I was the all time quater back ( because im awesome) and of course my team owned!!! The funny part was is I had all of the girls on my team and little kids and one other missionary!!! The other team had a bunch of the football players and Elder hardy and elder gleason. Elder gleason is gonna go play corner at utah after his mission so he is pretty good! But my team was amazing hahahah! I threw it to a little girl a couple of times and I just ended up picking her up and running to the end zone!!! It was sooo funny! The one girl from The middle east that i met on a bus showed up and he also played with it was a lot of fun!! 

Oh momma Guess what im gonna do!!! Well.... Because we have that one member that lives in cedar hills and she is also in my ward here, she is gonna take my packages with her to america for christmas!!! She is leaving for utah the 21st so i hope that she will get the packages to you on time!!! I need to hustle and buy all the presents today because she is having us over for dinner tonight and I will just give her the present then!! Oh i guess that will be a good thing about hamburg... Good shopping!!! Oh I also forgot to tell you In hamburg i will be in another 4 man appartment, so that should be fun!!! Oh and i think i might be a district leader in 2 transfers... Because my new comp is the district leader but he goes home in two transfers and pres has been hinting to me that he might do something like that or train!? 

Wow... Dad is still power lifting.... hahahaha. He is the Brett Farv of power lifting hahahah! HE says he is done and then nope... Im doing another one hahaha. He makes me laugh... Just tell him not to get hurt!! 

Well momma... I hope everything starts to calm down for you... I know its Christmas time so i know that is not gonna happen hahah. But I know how hard you are working trying ot keep everyone happy! I love you lots momma!! 

Get on and chat with me!! 

Elder Schmidt

Nov 17

Hey there mamma!!!!!! Well let me just tell you this week... We sucked.... I will be flat out honest.... ME and elder marshall sucked it up!!!! Like I cant say that we just did bad work but we just didnt have anytime to do actual missionary work this week. We have been helping the other elders move to another part of the city and it has been taking like the whole week.... Im just a little frustrated!!!... This week will also be a busy one though. This week we have the turkey bowl and a crap load of appointments this week with members because I think this is my last week in Bremen. I Hope I stay one more here. I get the transfer call on this saruday so next week i can tell you where where i will be going or if im staying....

Oh quick story... I dont remember If i told you about the story about Gilda... Me and elder hardy found her last transfer at the begnning of the transfer.... Soo, a long time ago. Well we found her when we were in Rötenberg ( the city where we coach football). When me and Elder Hardy go to coach football we go to this city a couple of hours early so that we can do some work there before football starts. And they have really good ice cream at this one place. Anyways, Our first day up there it was a really slow day and me and elder hardy wanted to take a break and get some ice cream... While i went into the store to get some ice cream there was this tiny little asian looking lady, and she was looking at me really weird... Well I went into the bathroom and i come back out buy ice cream and walk out of the store and i see the little lady crying to elder hardy... She told him she has been looking for the church in her area for 10 years now... She said she went to 

church 10 years ago in Hamburg but hasnt been since. She doesnt have internet so she couldnt find the church and she donesnt have a license to drive. Her husband is also a big jerk and wont let her really do anything... We convinced him to let her come to church, which was a miraclel!!! ANyways... she said she has been praying for 10 years to find someone to lead her back to the church because she couldnt find it. SO that day we gave her our information and hooked her up with a ride everyday to chruch with the Bish!!! She calls me and Hardy her saviours and stuff hahahah she is awesome! Yesterday she gave me a bunch of presents??? She gave me a buch of books but they are not mission approved books so she wrapped them up in christmas wrapping paper and said i can open them up not this christmas but the next one when i go home?? She is soooo funny! But, what I wanted to tell you about her is she is probably the coolest member ever!!! She invites me and Elder Hardy over to her house like every friday when we have football and wants us to come hang out with her. She is also nutz about missionary work??? Every since we showed her the brodcast from the first presidency she has given a book of mormon to like everyone in her small town... Well village which has like 100 people there!!! She has a new investagator for us there and goes on joint teaches with me and Elder Hardy when we are up in her area!!! She is haveing us teach her friend Lanzo.... he is golden... I could see this guy getting getauft really fast!!! So ya thats my little tangent on Gilda.... She is sooo funny she is this little lady that rides her bike around and talks to people about the gosple!! 

Bsides her... nothing really happened just moving the whole week... Kinda boring... Ugh... Tell Mangum to email me!!! I want to hear form him sooo bad. Gosh i miss him hahahaha. I try to talk in German with a Mangum voice sometimes... Its way funny hahahah. I hope Ethan likes wrestling though... Why does he like being at the high school sooo much?? What makes it soo special ahahah? 

WAit what??? You are going to retirement parties?? DAD is getting old.... Dont tell him i said that!!! Will i be home for his retirment party?? IF so I want to plan the whole thing!!! :) Im worried about dad though... who is he gonna talk to when he goes to the gym?? Todd is not there anymore?? Thats sooo sad... I liked him!!! 

Well momma...  if you could send me that one article  about the missionaries in the Phillipeans.that would be awesome!!!! 

Love you

Elder Schmidt

Nov11

Hey there momma!!! Well everything is going really good actually!!!! Mom... I have a very funny story for you this week hahahahah. Well I went on an comp exchange this week and it went really good. I found a new investagator... She is not very solid but it is funny how I found her. Well me and one of the zone leaders were on the exchange and we were heading to an appointment. Well while we were on the bus Elder G ( the zone leader) He looked at me and said. Hey do you want to do some finding in the bus? I was thinking that is a little awkward but.. Why not. He said he is in a car the whole time and he has e´never had a chance to do finding in a bus... He then turns to me and says, lets split up and first one to find an investagator wins! I was like game on! The funny thing is the wholoe time he was talking  to me there was this girl staring at me and kinda checking me out and when i looked at her she just smiled, like a really big smile. So me and elder G split up and in my head i was thinking... Elder G, you have already lost.... I looked at the girl again and she scooted over and wanted me to come sit by her.... I did, just for a little bit. She didnt know what she was getting her self into... Because she is thinking to talk to me about completly different stuff but no... We talked about the Gospel hahahah it was really funny. She really wants to meet but im not sure how intrested she is with the gosple or just me?? She is not very good lookin either sooo Yeah no need to worry momma! Every one in the appartment is calling me the flirt to convert?? I dont know??? I didnt ever flirt I just talked to her about the gospel. Oh the funniest part of the story is right as a sat down with the girl Elder G turns around and looks at me witht the most confused, suprised fiace ever... It was sooo funny. After we got out of the bus he looked at me and told me " Wow you are really good at bus finding hahahah"

 Well this week we had The Elders from Bremerhaven come down to  with us too. Elder Gleason he is in our district came and he played at Utah... So he is really good at football! He came and it was a blast!!! Me and him went and coached our team.  Oh by the way Elder Gleason is like my hero... I love this guy sooo much... I will for sure hang out with him when I get home! But anyways... Back to football... WE are having success with the whole idea of the thing... We are meeting with this one kids whole family!!! Its gonna be sick! Im just glad its going some where finially!!! 

Well besides that we had a very successful week this week.. I had a lot of fun. I thought i wanted to leave Bremen... But.... Now its scaring me because the transfer is coming to an end... WE only have two weeks left in the transfer... I really hope i stay

Its sounds like everyone is doing awesome and stuff!!! Oh yes send P90 thgat would be sooo sick!!!!  Oh and way to go on that sale you got!!! That desk thing loooked awesome Like wow!!!! I really miss you alll a lot and its crazy im coming up on my half way mark.... This is nutz!! I feel like i just got out here!!! 

I think I am finially starting to master the language though... I dont have the slightest propblem understanding people now! I still talk a little funny but I know just about everything. The problem is... My German grammer is better as my English grammer!!! My spelling still sucks in german but Thats okay hahah! 

 WEll I love you all sooo much And I hope I answered all of your questions!! 

Love you 

Elder Schmidt

Well well well its Nov.

Well momma!!! This week was another good one! Well, it was kinda good. Before I say anything... I wanted to ask you for the insanity videos maybe for christmas. I remember that sheena had them maybe you could burn them and send them.... I say that becuase Elder Hardy owns the dvds and when he gets transfered then... MY work out program is done.... 

  Well, anyways this week was good.... WE had some good lessons with out investagators and me and Elder Hardy are setting up a giant ward activity!!!! Im soooo stoked!! I love putting together activities... K so listen.... There are a bunch of americans in our ward here in Germany... What american doesnt love Football... We are gonna set up a giant turkey bowl later this month... Im sooo excited... WE are inviting half of the mission to the party and all the ward and me and Elder Hardy are gonna ask the football team that we train to come too!!! We are gonna gave a crap load of people there. WE are hopeing to get pres to come too that would be sooo cool! We are gonna do it at the church because it would be a good way to introduce our church to everyone, there is also a giant feild on the back side of the church and there is also a place for us to do some girllin!!! Does that not sound awesome??? Im soooo stoked!!! Tell me if you have anymore ideas!!

 I was thinking of doing some kinda of tail gate party. I know these members would do such a good job with these investigators if we could get them set up together.

Well, Im glad to hear that enveryone is doing good again... I love you all sooo much and the holladays are gettiong to me... But, Im excited for christams to come around. They have alredy started to set stuff up for christams. They have the best treats here in the world i swear!!! 

Oh momma... Tell dad that his email was very awesome and very inspiring... ITs always good to hear some words of wisdom for dad!!! I do miss his lectures acturally... strangely enough... I miss him coming down on me sometimes hahahah!!! 

Well I love you all sooo much!!!

 Love Elder Schmidt

Elder Hardy and I got matching outfits. ya I know we look good.

Oct 29

Hey momma, THis week was just... Well it was a slow week. Everything in our district has changed and its just not as fun anymore. Elder Chistanson left and this new guy came in and its just not the same anymore. Elder Christanson was sooooo funny.... The biggest nerd in the world but the funniest guy in the world... HE was one of those guys that didnt try to be funny, he just did funny stuff and we all made fun of him for it!!! The new guy is kinda a drag... Nothing against him.... I dont know the Bremen crew is just not what it used to be. Me and Elder hardy had a big talk about it yesterday actually... Me and Hardy are really tight! I love that guy!!! He and i just talk for hours on end about the stupidest stuff hahaha. But me and him decided that we wanted to go to Dresden together... I guess is suppose to be the best Christmas city in Germany!! Honestly, I dont know what Im gonna do with out him... 

 Like I said this week was just a little.... Yeah... We need to pick things up a little bit. We did have interviews this week. It was good but, Im in trouble by Pres!!! HE told me in the interview " Elder Schmidt, you are happy now but, you need to be more obeideant!!!"  I dont know what that means?? My teaching skills are through 10 times better than they ever have been? I guess he was mad because he said that my pants were too tight, and that they didnt have a crease... I just dont think pres knows what looks good?? He said im not allowed to buy slim fit pants?? I dont know what the problem is, I have gotten sooo many comploments on my pants the last couple of weeks??? My pants arent ever that tight.. ITs just a straight leg look down the leg??? I will give pres some style tips later. Me and him have a very good relationship though... Every time we talk we walk away laughing!!! Maybe i can find some mc hammer slacks and then we will see what he says?? hahahaha

Well momma... I wanted to ride some roller coasters last week but... My card is invalid for some reason?? I dont know what to do... I did ride like two rollercoasters because some other elders paid for me and that was way fun, but maybe you can see whats going on with my card?? Oh and i took lots of pictures.. And I dont want to send my sd card yet because they are just starting to put out all of the christmas stuff and I would like to send you all of the christmas pictures!!! 

 ! Im starting to get a little sad though... Christmas is coming and, I want to be with the family... IT will be my first christmas not with you guys... Makes me sad... 

Well sounds like everyone is haveing a great time! Thats a bummer about Ethans ankle though... I hope it is better by wrestling season... I wish I could have seen his football season... Im sure he tore is up... The football seasson seemed like it flew by... wow! Im also happy for dad that he doesnt have to be frustrated anymore. We will just wait till next year when he says he is not gonna coach and then the last second he chooses to do it again... I know its high school next year, but he will find a way! I think dad needs to put on the suit one last time... Tell him to shows those guys what old school is all about... Not that he is old.. but yeah... He is only half a centry... Tell stephen Im proud of him for going to this dance... Now... he needs to BUST A MOVE!!!!! 

Well I love youz all and. ANd have fun on the hollidays with out me.... Just kidding... no but But REally!!! ;) 

Love Elder Schmidt