Hike and Gypsies

Monday, February 4, 2019

Pday Hike, February 4, 2019

Pday Hike, February 4, 2019

Elder Muller, Pday Hike, February 4, 2019

Hey, guys! It has been another week in Greece, and the metro still smells like stale breath after a weekend at Big Jud's.

TUESDAY, January 29th: We had a good district council at the Finlayson's home and an amazing lunch afterwards (thanks, Sister Finlayson!). We had a co-lesson with the Sisters K. and M. with our friend A. at McDonald's, lol. It went okay but he doesn't really have any interest in the gospel at the moment. I also got cleaning products from Sister Finlayson and spent an hour in the evening bleaching, scraping, and scrubbing the bathtub until it wasn't like the bad side of a French toilet anymore. :)

WEDNESDAY, January 30th: We went in the morning to meet a guy named A. We had given him a call earlier in the week, and he wanted us to come over. We didn't know what to expect, but when we got there, he pulled us into his basement/storage unit and started showing us all of his old books and weird stuff. Then, he spoke full Greek at 110% speed level for 40 minutes straight with hardly a breath of air. We left a Temples and Families pamphlet and left, lol. We went to the Friendship Center and taught languages there. We ate lunch with K. and then had a lesson with E. He accepted to be baptized! 

THURSDAY, January 31st: We helped at the Salvation Army and sorted clothing for them and helped them move heavy boxes that they couldn't lift by themselves. We had salad and chicken nuggets for lunch and then tried to do Weekly Planning but had to stop early to go to an appointment with a girl from Iran. While we were at the appointment, a waitress asked us about our Greek, and it turns out that she is Albanian and speaks English and Greek as well. She saw we were from a church and immediately asked if she could come sit with us after her work was done. Unfortunately, we had to leave before that happened, but we got her number and should be meeting up with her this week with the Sisters. 

We had the best meal appointment ever because it was 100% in Greek. We went to D.’s home, and G. was there. Elders N. and N. came with us, and we had a great time at their home. D. had heard a lot about me from some “Amy Schaefer” on Facebook, lol [Editor’s note: Amy Schaefer is Elder Müller’s mother.]  The meal appointment reminded me of back home with a lot of missionaries over for dinner with young kids, haha. 

FRIDAY, February 1st: We went to the Friendship Center and taught languages again. We saw A. and helped him with his computer and had a lesson with C. I still do not understand French, lol. 

SATURDAY, February 2nd: We went to play football with some friends, and luckily, we had an odd number of people, which meant that I could play photographer and not embarrass myself on the pitch. I got some awesome pictures of Elder C. for C. <3 (that's his heart, not mine). We did a whiteboard with Elders Z. and B. by a mall, and it went okay—not the best, not the worst. 

SUNDAY, February 3rd: We had church, and I. came with us! We had a whiteboard in the evening with Sisters K. and M. and Elders N. and N. We got sooooo many answers; it was crazy. 

MONDAY (TODAY), February 4th: We (the greatest and most amazing district leaders ever ha ha) organized a district outing to the highest hill/mountain in Athens (still don't know the name, lol) [Editor’s note: According to several travel sites, Mount Lycabettus is the highest point in Athens. You are welcome, Elder Müller! Love, your sister Hillary 😊], and the Αγια Παρασκευή sisters decided to tag along. :) We had a great time finding out how out of shape we all are. We got gyros for lunch and ate at Monastaraki for a few minutes before getting harassed on every hand by gypsies. There has been exactly one metro ride today that there has not been somebody asking for money on the metro...Anyways, enjoy the pictures. Have a great week, lads and lasses!

- Elder Müller

All the pictures in this week's email are from the hike on Monday, February 4th. This was a hike with all the missionaries in Elder Muller's district, plus two sisters from another district who joined them!

Elder C., Elder Muller's companion

Elder Muller

Elder Muller

Elder Muller

Gosh darn Sisters being diligent and teaching while hiking. GOOOOSH
(Way to be, Sister S.!! - show them Elders how it's done!)