I've been staying busy these past few weeks. Sometimes it seems that 12 hours is not enough time to get everything done, which I have a hard time hearing from the mouth of a lazy teenager. Regardless, I haven't really had much to say at all, hence the lack of emails the past few weeks.
I've done my best to make friends, have fun, feel the spirit, and work hard. After a little over a month in Texas I am confident in saying that I've gotten into the groove of being a missionary. We've been working hard on finding more people to teach and have been working on setting up a ward mission plan alongside our newly made family history plan. We're still working at it and are praying for the best.
Aside from that, I technically am allowed to knock some doors! We are able to check up on inactive members or people who have been taught by the missionaries if they first don't respond via text or call. I've knocked a lot of those doors and have had plenty slammed in my face. So, I'd say I've gotten a solid taste of the classic pre-covid missionary experience.
This past week, Sister Schellenberg left to quarantine in the UK. She was the other German missionary in my zone and was also out just a few weeks longer than me. I'm optimistic about heading to Germany soon, but it could be before December or well into next year. It's hard to tell.
My other big highlight was finding out that the Elders Quorum president in our ward has a two-seater plane in a trailer on his driveway. The wings fold up, and it has a giant parachute in the back to safely stop / land the plane during an emergency. He told us how he sometimes flies it when his kids are at school between the days he has to fly for work.
So that was my little captain's log, but I wanted to leave off with one small message. This Friday, President Nelson will be sharing "A Message of Hope and Healing" live around 11 AM MST. I encourage you to tune in, and I hope his message brings some comfort and peace into the hectic world we seem to live in.
See you next time!
Elder Wilhelm