Kaufbeuren!

Elder Hoggan had a Zone Training Meeting last Tuesday on having the Spirit, having a good relationship with companions, and being obedient. He and Elder Quilter were asked to talk about Companionship Unity which they compared to marriage. There are similarities. It is really important to love your companion and to be patient with them. With good relationships, it is much easier to have the Spirit and enjoy missionary work.

Wednesday consisted of goodbyes. The Familie Madei made schnitzel for the Elders. Sister Madei is a great cook! It will be missed. Madeis are solid members and have been faithful in the gospel their entire lives. A lot of schnitzel was consumed and the missionaries left super stuffed. Bad idea. 

Another visit that day took them to the Familie Andjelkovic and they had lunch prepared. Hopefully their daughter, Angelina, will be baptized sometime this year.

The third awesome family visited was the Gimpls. Thankfully, there wasn't any food there, but the game of Uno was played instead. Elder Hoggan will totally have to go back to Rosenheim one day!

Thursday was transfers and the train took them to Munich. Old buddies were seen in the hour there. Then, Elders Hoggan and Evans were off to Kaufbeuren. That night they had an appointment with a LA and it went really well.

Elder Evans is super cool and is from Arizona. He just finished his second transfer which makes Elder Hoggan his first companion after his trainer. "Greenie Busting" is taking place. These two will have an awesome time together.

Kaufbeuren is a smaller city and has a branch with quite a few members. Usually about 50 attend church each week. These missionaries have a car, an Opal, and drive a lot of places. Elder Hoggan hasn't got his license yet. It involves some paperwork he will take care of.

Investigators are a struggle for now, but not for long. That's all about to end. 

The castle, Neuschwanstein, is in their area. It is the Disneyland castle and Elder Hoggan has been there before when he was serving in Ingolstadt.

For his first Pday in Kaufbeuren, the apartment was cleaned, shopping got done, and emailing takes place at the church. They have a washing machine and a keyboard thing!
Really? There isn't a dryer or dishwasher.

This fantastic missionary thought that General Conference was AMAZING!! He really enjoyed Jeffrey R. Holland's talk on Courage and President Uchtdorf's talk about Gratitude. Every talk was great, but those were his favorites. Elder Hoggan got to take a train to Augsburg to view General Conference. Lucky!!

He's ready for a terrific week ahead :))