Apparently, Elder Hays can no longer think, write or speak in his native English after 6 months in Germany......hmmmm

Diese Woche ist seemlich gut gegangen.  Ich habe nicht so viel daruber zu reden aber ich kann ein paar dinge erklären.  Wir haben viel diese woche mit Br. Me*** gearbeitet und ihm geholfen.  Er braucht eifach etwas zu tun so wir haben ihn eine Aufgabe gegeben wo er ein Lektion zu ein Mitglied belehren konnte.  Er hat fein gemacht mit Schriftstellen und er hat notietzen aufgeschrieben, es war einfach super. 

Gestern hatten wir besuch von dem Freiberg Temple Präsident.  Her kam and gab ein unglaubliche Theme über was passieren wird nach diesem Leben.  Wir saßen in ein Kreis und wir stellten Fragen vor.  Er hat der Geist bei ihm und wir konnten es ganz stark fühlen.  Er hat so viele Antworten gegeben die unserer Mitglied wirklich brauchte. 

Sorry for speaking in German.  It's getting hard to speak and think in english.  Loosing lots of words haha.

Trotzdem, Trevor...Gehorsam ist der Erste Gesetz des Himmels...aber...Ich freue mich zu hören das alles wieder Gerade ist.

Das Wasser ist mehr zurück gegangen.  Wir dienen immernoch aber.  Es gibt ein Paar dinge der wir immernoch tun mussen mit aufraumen und so was aber es ist am meistens zurück.

Am Donnerstag besuchten wir eine Beerdegung.  Er war ein Freund von Enrico und die Muttie hat uns eingeladed zu dieser Beerdegung.  Wir saßen in der Evangelishe Kirche und ein Pfarrer hat zu uns gesprochen.  Als ich diesen Worten gehört hatte, wollte ich erklären zu diese Leute, was passieren wird mit ihren Verwanter.  Diese Letzte Monat habe ich über Joseph Smith studiert.  Er hat vielen wunderbaren Ansprachen gegeben die ich nie gehört habe. 

Ich verpflichte euch seine Büche zu studieren, und was er gemacht hat. 

Ich kriege an MRT im zwei Wochen.  Es wird wahrscheinlich im Leipzig stattfinden.  Ich bete für euch und wünsche alles gute.

naja,

Elder Hays

(translation from Googletranslate)

This week has gone well seemly. I do not have so much to talk about it but I can explain a few things. We have worked a lot this week with Br Me*** and helped him. He needs eifach to do something so we gave him a job where he could teach a lesson to a member. He did fine with scriptures andhe wrote notietzen, it was just great.

Yesterday we had visit from the Freiberg Temple President. Came forth and gave an incredible theme about what will happen after this life. We sat in a circle and we asked questions before. He has the spirit in him and we could feel it very strongly. He has given so many answers that reallyneeded our member.

Sorry for speaking in German. It's getting hard to speak and think in english. Loosing lots of words haha.

Nevertheless, Trevor ... Obedience is the first law of heaven ... but ... I am glad to hear that everything is straight.

The water is more declined. We are still, however. There are a couple of things we need to do still with aufraumen and stuff but it is mostly back.

On Thursday we visited a Beerdegung. He was a friend of Enrico and the Muttie us has turned to Deinstall this Beerdegung. We sat in the Evangelic church and a pastor has spoken to us. When I heard these words, I wanted to explain to these people what will happen with her Verwanter. This lastmonth I have been studying about Joseph Smith. He has given many wonderful speeches I have ever heard. I enjoin you to study his Büche, and what he has done.

I get on MRI in two weeks. It will probably take place in Leipzig. I pray for you and wish you all the best.
well,

Elder Hays

PS  the MRI on his shoulder is tomorrow:)  

and more service from Haysiebaby

This week we...Served...About the whole week.  It was a ton of stuff to clean up and some of the water is still just sitting there.  Seeing all of these people get kicked out of their homes and coming back to see that their home isn't even there anymore is very hard.  People have drowned in our area and it's not pretty here.  We talked to a lady whose son died and we are going to his funeral on Friday.  It's terrible to see all of this happen.  Luckily a couple of members were only evacuated but were able to go back home.  We have been cleaning out kellers with meters of water in them and trying to save whatever we can but most of it is being thrown in huge containers scattered aroung the communities.  That is about everything we have done this week.  

Oh yeah, I'm staying in Groitzsch!  That will be swell.  I was kinda expecting to go but maybe I need to do something else here.  We will see.

Enrico, Elder Künzle and I set some heavy goals for this transfer and are determined to see them through.

I want to wish mom a Happy Birthday!  Happy Anniversary to you both and also Happy Fathers Day Dad!  I hope you all had a fantastic time this past week.

My shoulder...well I don't know what's wrong but Dr. Ritter tested it this last week and was just talking to me about where it hurts and stuff.  Twisted it all over and turned around for a second, 3 seconds later turned back towards me( he was behind me) and just stabbed me in the back of my shoulder with a cortisone shot!  No telling me at all!  Jerk right?  Nah but it felt a little better.  It doesn't pop as much now which will help me concentrate during personal study more haha.  That was terrible.  Anyways I am supposed to get an MRI next week.  He is kind of telling me everything I need to do and to don't worry about it because he will take care of everything.  Amazing man.

I hope you are well!  I'm going to go buy some food for the week!

Toodles

Haysiebaby

(nickname from the members)

Service in Groitzsch

Hello! 

This week...ahhh...man.  Well this week we did nothing but service.  I put on suit pants for district meeting and for Sacrement and that is it.  My shoes are now ruined haha.  Wonderful.  We have treaded through water and have moved people from houses.  Lately we have been told to stand by this huge container and our job is to take the stuff that people bring to us that was in there house that is now ruined and to fill this container.  The people bring trailers full all day long and that is what we have been up to.  It's been wonderful.  

Elder Künzle and I will both be staying in Groitzsch together!   Half of the ward came up to me and said that they were praying that I would stay...I guess I am doing something right. 

Ahhhhh NBA Finals...I miss it so much.  LeBron rocking it up though!  Yeah buddy.  

This week a  few of the ward members threw me a party!  Sweet right...We had it in Enrico's garten and they made me a cake with an edible picture of me on it like it was scanned on there!  How cool is that!  Anyways, the Elders and Sisters from Halle came and we had just a grand old time.  Omi told some more stories and it was fun.  

That was the extent of our week.  Today, Elder Baker is headed home and a couple of my friends are getting transfered so we all met in Leipzig and hung out for P-Day.  It was a blast.  I love the missionaries here!  So blessed to be in this mission.  

Know that I thing about you daily and you're in my prayers at night.  I miss you! 

Love, 

the Elder Hays

FLOOD

Well this week has been wonderfull!  Maybe wonderfull isn't the right word but whatever.  This week has been a week full of adventures!  Got to love those weeks right?  Man...Anyways...We have been teaching our new members this week about the temple and all of those wonderful things that come after being baptized!  They were both very excited about the temple and it is really cool to see the change in both of them as they keep progressing in the gospel. 

It has not stopped raining for about a week and a half here.  Like Florida rain.  Our area is now a beautiful lake...Our whole area....Of course I have pictures.  It is so flat here, that when we receive too much water, it builds up at the dam (not too far south from here) and builds up pretty fast.  We are now confined to Groitzsch because the roads are all covered in water (not kidding).  We can't leave Groitzsch and we had to get up super early this morning to go grocery shopping because everything would be gone if we would have waited.  It is apparently supposed to get worse and the water is now at 9 meters higher than usual.  It is supposed to get to about 12 by this afternoon.  We are waiting to hear if we are going to get evacuated to Leipzig or not.  Towns about 10km south of us have been evacuated and the water needs about 2-3 more meters to flood Groitzsch...we will see.

This was at the beginning and it is a lot worse now.  This is all over.  Our way home was blocked so we rode 2.5 hrs the other way in the rain on a dirt road home haha it was so wonderful!!!!

Sick right?  We said a lot of prayers that day haha

That is now our area :)  Talk to you next week!!  I love you!  Oh and read the Book of Mormon.  

Love you Bye!

Brandon

Ich weiss es nicht ob ich versetzt werde.  Mahl sehen am Sonabend.  Bis nächste woche.

Baptisms are so happy!

Baptisms are so happy.  I have a theory that it is imposible to frown at a baptism.  Totally impossible because of the insane amount of happieness.  It's like riding on a waverunner.  Yeah, try frowning on a waverunner.  Doesn't happen.

Anyways, Schw. Ro**** and Br. Me**** were baptized on Saturday!  It was all wonderful.  We put the program together and everything went fantastic.  The spirit was so strong and you could feel the love coming from the new members.  I'm glad ya'll got the video!  Robert showed me that and sent it to you and I hope you all liked it :)

Well this week has been the most stressed filled week of my life.  Not kidding.  Getting the ward to the baptism and figuring out a couple of problems with the baptism, moving the date to saturday 2 days before and straightening a few members out.  It all worked out in the end :)

Oh haha on Tuesday (just letting you know) I went to see an Orthopedic Surgeon for my shoulder because it's been killing and I can't really lift it.  It popped on Tuesday and it's feeling better since but it keeps happening.  Turns out, he thinks I have a genetic disorder where my ligaments that hold my shoulder into place are streched so my shoulder can move in and out of socket.  He did some stuff with my right shoulder (the left one is the one that hurts) and turns out the same thing is wrong there too!  So it is probably genetic somehow.  Anyways he told me I needed surgery and it would happen in America.  I asked him a few questions like if I would hurt it more if I just stay and be careful and he said it probably wont get worse as long as I keep it safe.  So I plan on getting a blessing this week and I will have to have surgery (so says he) sometime but not in these two years!!!  Heck no...but Elder Künzle has to help my put my coat on and my backpack on.  What a stud.  Don't worry I'll be fine with my Icy hot patches :)

Don't freak out!  It's not that bad promise.

This week we also had a lesson from Br. Burkhardt.  WOW.  This guy keeps pulling more amazing things out of his sleve.  We had a 1.5 hr discussion about random wonders that I had questions about and he answered all of them with out thinking twice...

Enrico and Brother Burkhardt

Love,
Elder Hays

This mission thing is crazy . . .

Well this monday is a holiday in Germany so we are doing emails today...fun right??  This week has been so so so crazy...oh man...

So I will start off with Tuesday...it wasn't too good.  We have a fantastic Bible hour and Herr Ap*** is there all being awesome and stuff.   Everything is going well so far then he asks us if he could tell us a story and we say yeah.  I won't tell you the story but Herr Ap** won't be getting baptized this next week...On the other hand.  Schw. Ros*** and Br. Mer*** are still doing awesome!  I really hope that they have really taken this seriously so that they can be strong members.

Wednesday we had district meeting in Halle with the Halle Elders and sisters.  We did a district finding afterwards and had some fun with that.  I really like Halle because they have a University there and there are a ton of college students and they are the people who actually listen to you.  I was on exchange there so I stayed overnight with Elder Brightenshine and Elder von Eida.  We had some good times.  We had a lesson with these hippies and ahh man was that sweet.  I love hippies...they look like that hardest kids in town but have the heart of 10 men.  It was cool to meet them.

Thursday was just a lot of finding in Halle with not too much success.  Walked around talking to everybody and nothin...

Friday I was back in Groitzsch with Elder Künzle and we got bikes!  Finally!  We still have a car but we have a limit on how many Kilometers we can go each month so we have now bikes to help us keep under our limit.  So Friday morning we start out on our bike adventure heading for Kitzscher (30 KM) (Take into mind that these bikes are basically two stone wheels and a steel bar inbetween them.)  Not the best in the market.  Well, after 2 hrs of biking we finally arrive in Kitzscher.  Our appointment falls out.  So we start on our way back to go to some contacts on the way back home.  We get about 5 KM and Elder Künzle's bike breaks down.  Dead.  We are in the middle of fields about 5 KM away from the nearest town.  So we called Enrico to come pick us up.  He comes and we through a bike in but can only fit one in.  So I hop on the bike and pedal home with Enrico and Elder Künzle in the car.  Ah man was I ticked.  I was about to throw the bike accross the freakin field but I just took out my whininess on the road.  Finally get home in time for language study and I'm done.  So we made a bowl of chocolate milkshake...no not a glass.  A bowl.  Like the one that Grandma puts potato salad in at thanksgiving.  Downed that in 3 sec.

Today!  Today was swell.  We had called a man named Herr Scho**** earlier this week and made an appointment out with him and he said of course!  We have lunch at Omi's and head over to this guys house in Zwenkau.  We pull up and he lets us in.  We then find out that he is a Catholic Priest.  I got so excited.  We had a super lesson about our church and what it is about.  Talked about why we are different and he said that it makes sense.  He took a couple pamphlets and said he would read them.  We will see what happens.

That was our week.  Not sure how I feel about it quite yet but all I know is I'm ready for bed.  I've never been so tired in my life doing this mission thing.  It's crazy.  Anyways.  I hope you are all doing well and If I have time on Monday I will shoot some pictures over.  Thank you for the letters!  I got them today and they really made my day so thank you very much.

I love you all!

Elder Hays

Pday after the skype

Hello familie,

It was so so so wonderful to see you yesterday.  I cried a little bit after but not too much!  You all looked wonderful and I hope that I didn't make you late to church.  Church is good for you.  Keeps you unspotted from the world.  yeah...

I'm doing well as you know.  Went to the gym with Enrico today!  That was amazing.  Worked

out for 2 hrs or so and also talked to this guy there about the church for another 30 min.  Good P-Day so far.  In an hour or so we are headed to Omi's to move some plants around in her garden and then probably clean up around the apartment.

I felt like I got to talk to ya'll for like 5 min but it was so nice seeing your faces.  I love you all and keep us missionaries in your prayers.  Keep me updated on how Hunter is doing as well.

Love you!!

Elder Hays

Here is the pic of the courthouse in leipzig.  Just sayin...if that is how big the courthouses are on the earth...I can't imagine the judgement table in heaven...ahh man...hmmm