To All My Adoring Fans

Received May 9, 2011

First of all it was really cool getting to talk to everyone last night. It was really late and I was tired when I woke up this morning but it was alright. It was for a good cause. I forgot to tell you about Saturday. It was Europa Tag and you know what THAT means: Wine Women and Song! Well, kinda. We happened to pass through the Stadmitte a couple of times and there were some really cool dance and singing performances on a big stage. There were also booths set up all over the square that had things from each of the represented countries in the EU. A very kind lady came and gave us pretzels that looked like little EUs. It was really fun and I loved getting some culture. We also went out to a few places and doored! Ja Wohl! It was fun just to go around. With the coming of Spring and lots of festivals (and days off) so comes the excess of beer, dirndls and lederhosen. It's a lovely sight and great that so many people feel unashamed of their old culture. I just wish that there was less alcohol involved. But, all that aside, we have just been having fun here in Heilbronn. President and Sister Condie came to our branch on Sunday and it was a great surprise to see them come so far out of their way. President Condie served here 38 years ago and feels a special affinity for the people. There was also a very large family from Brazil in the congregation. They practically doubled our branch. We also taught the lesson in Priesthood class about Missionary work (something they seem to think we know a lot about) and it went well. Bru. Zander fell asleep in the front row and was snoring. I thought that was pretty funny. We went to a place called Guglingen (40-50 min bus ride) where we saw a couple of cool things. The first was a person's yard that had a US Army truck from the 50s or 60s just chilling out. That was cool. Then we went saw a person's yard where they had set up (as part of their landscaping) a model train set. I want one of those. There are just some really awesome things here and you just have to keep your eyes open in order to see them. I hope everyone has a great week and that everything is going well and not too stressful. Tschuuuuuuusssss!!!