The day I challenged Minden

This week we promoted our ward game night to the city of Minden! We got some chalk and wrote in different places in the city challenging me to ping pong! And the winners would get tons of chocolate. We weren’t planning on it being too popular but thought maybe someone would come. Well, we were not too surprised when no one came, but we were a little more surprised when almost no one in the ward even came … except 5 old people. It turns out our ward is all related in one way or another, and there’s really only 8 people in the ward that actually go to the activities! But oh well – next time! As it stands I’m the best player in the city I guess … although one of the old ladies gave me a run for my money!

This week was rough number wise! But that’s not what matters, we’re working really hard to find people right now, which can sometimes mean area book work… and we’ve made 2 appointments from it so we will see how it goes!

I’m excited for this Christmas season! My comp is being a bit of a scrooge and making me wait till Thanksgiving to listen to the Christmas CD I found … and put up decorations … haha it’s for the best, and I’m looking for a (cheap) Christmas tree! It turns out there’s a Christmas tree farm right outside of town! I’ll probably end up getting a nice little Charlie Brown tree!

I’m grateful for the Savior and His sacrifice for us, and I love to be able to learn about Him every day. I’m excited for this Christmas season, where we can share about the true meaning of the season. HE IS THE GIFT

Elder Winkel

We met up with some other elders last p-day and went up to the monument!

Zerbster Straße 42

12209 Berlin

mission home, best for anything sent, and especially at the beginning of the year (cause I could be transferred by then)