Week 21 -- YARD WORK

So I figured out my companions dad is a massage therapist guy and he taught his daughter a thing or two. So I've been putting her to work and let me tell you my back is better than ever. I guess everyone got hidden talents. I have also been doing this thing where I leave her hanging when we talk to people. She talks to them and then when she doesn't know what to say sister weakley will look at me and I just look right back at her. Hahaha it's so funny. It's a good way for us to get a laugh and a good way for her to learn German. I think I'm getting a hang of this whole trainer thing lol. Rip sister weakley.

We also got to actually serve someone this week. Which never happens here in Germany. We were walking down the street doing go bys in a town and he was doing "yard work." Which actually means raking the leaves and picking weeds out of the cobble stone. We asked him if we could help and he said no and I said okay we'll help and we got down and started helping. Ended up talking to him about the Beatles and Bob Marley and skating and camping. He was a pretty cool dude. We helped him for an hour sitting in the freezing cold weeding the sidewalk. But I have never felt more joy. Ended up leaving him with a Book of Mormon.

The first pic is our Halloween costumes. We celebrated by switching nametags. 

Also it decided to be winter. And we are freezing cold. Send prayers we will stay warm.

Sister Clegg

IT'S FUN TO READ THE WEEK FROM SISTER WEAKLEY'S POINT OF VIEW.  HERE IS HER COMPANION'S WEEKLY LETTER:

This week has been one for the books! If you know me at all... you know that I don't get sick... unless it's strep... but seriously I don't get sick... well... I ate my words this week. My companion got sick and it was rough cause it's getting cold and stuff and she said careful sister weakley. You might get sick. But obviously she didn't hear my farewell talk because I'm sister toughley and I don't get sick... well, i ate my words this week and it tasted horrible!! I woke up with the worst sore throat and my companion shoved my words down my sore throat... I think she enjoyed it too much! But we are missionaries and we fight the sickness with finding and teaching. So we still did our work despite the freezing cold rain, and snow!!! And all is good!! 

We had an amazing experience to serve a man weeding his sidewalk... Because people don't have yards... they have cobblestone sidewalks and those need a lot of weeding! So we talked about skateboarding and the Beatles and big American cars for an hour and pulled weeds out of cobblestone! It is amazing What service does. When we were leaving I had a book of Mormon and I out It down to wash my hands and never picked it up.... I know! I thought I was pretty sly and sneaky and I put a card in it with our number and everything... he didn't even notice... so we left and were feeling great!! Half way down the sidewalk sister Clegg says... very smooth sister weakley, you are learning already! And I laughed. Before I could stop laughing we hear him yelling "hey!!! You two!!!" In German of course which I didn't understand cause he had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and holding the book with both hands running! He said you forgot this!!! Hahaha!!!! But we let him keep it and he said he would read it!

Miracles are waiting for you everyday!!! All you have to do is ask for them, then serve your heart out for other people and they will burst into your life!! Im serious!

Everyone told me it was cold here... I want to apologize to you right now because on the outside when you told me that, I said yeah I know but on the inside I said... really, I don't get cold I'm sister toughley... I want to formally apologize!!! I am Sister weakley and I froze my butt off this week!!! The humidity and wind and rain and snow is the worst combo ever and I don't think my bones have warmed up yet... let alone my toes... Wow!!! This is literally the coldest weather I've ever had and I get 2 of these blasted freezing cold winters!!!! I couldn't be more excited!!! Hahaha!!!! It's gonna be a really good time!! (Yeah yeah... keep laughing...)

I love hearing about all of your weeks and crazy cool adventures on the other side of the world so don't hesitate to drop a line or 2 or even a voice memo! Those are always fun to listen too! 

I just thought I'd say a couple funny things that have happened in this beautiful city of Solingen. 

•A lady glared at us so hard from her car that she crashed... not bad just a little bump into a step... haha!!! 

•a guy made eye contsct with us and ran to the back of the bus... 

•we were walking down a street and a guy walked into a store stood by the door and waited for us to pass before be walked right back out of the store... haha 

• sister Cleggs been doing this new thing... she asks somebody a question and then when they answer with a question she looks at me... she just leaves me hanging and oh my goodness!!! It is... there are no words... haha! The first time she did it, i litterally said something that had nothing to do with what they were saying because ive been here 3 weeks and these people talk faster than Amber edgecomb!! And I can hardly understand her in English! So yeah! That's a good time!! I'm getting better though don't worry! Haha!! 

• sister Clegg had a runny nose but we didn't have any tissues so she just sat there and didn't talk to anyone on the bus because she was embarrassed by the little snotty friend she had... haha! It was the funniest thing... but I think you had to be there. 

That's all folks but I hope you enjoyed hearing about my amazing adventures on this side of the globe! 

Ich habe Sie Liebe!!!! 

Liebe grüße

Sister weakley