Week 18: Ava and the Chocolate Factory

Grüezi mitenand!

This week I've been starting to feel more adjusted to Singen and Schaffhausen. It's still a little tricky scheduling things between the two areas, but Sister Bauman and I are starting to get more into a groove. 

We got bikes going in Singen since it's pretty flat, and we don't want to deal with good ol' DB (German public transportation). DB is—without fail—always late. It's always tricky trying to make connections between DB and SBB (Switzerland public transportation—which is always on time). So Sister Bauman and I were pretty pumped to get the bikes up and running. The only downside is that the bikes were Elders' bikes at some point, so they are way too tall. Sister Bauman and I always say that the hardest part of the day is getting on the bikes without flashing anyone haha.

We went to Stanserhorn last p-day! We took the gondola up the mountain, and got to see some pretty amazing Alpine views. There were also a ton of flowers and butterflies at the top of the mountain, and that made me really happy to see. Speaking of happiness, we also went to the Lindt chocolate factory!!!! It was only 15 CHF, and we got to eat chocolate throughout the entire tour! They had a little museum about how chocolate is produced and the history behind it. It was pure heaven!!

We also saw a lot of progress with one of our friends. She has a difficult time focusing, but we were able to sit down and read the first part of Joseph Smith History together! It may only be because she is in love with Joseph Smith (she thinks men from that time period are really handsome haha), but this was a big step for her nonetheless! In all seriousness, Sister Bauman and I definitely had help from God. We were kind of stuck with how to teach her, but Sister Bauman decided to try a new method. She and I both think that it was definitely inspired, and we were so grateful to see God help us! 

Have a great week everyone! Ich hab euch lieb!

Große Liebe,

Sister Gladwell 

1. Bikes!!

2-3 The Lindt chocolate factory!!

4-5 Stanserhorn