Update...

well..;transfers just came and I'm staying in strasbourg for another 6 weeks....and I hope, that I'm staying for christmas:)
we don't have any great potentials right now..but we're working hard on it :)
I love this city....I'm going to visit so often after my mish^^ it realy isn't far from home:)

Letter

Michael to dad: ".I'm fine for now^^ I'm just doing what missionarys do best.....never give up and ceep fighting..you know me right?:)..I think I might have learned that one from you :)"

Some other news:

"But I think that I'm getting a new comp....But I hope, that I'm staying in Stras....it's MY city^^ I'm the only one who understands the local dialect....cause it's cinda like hessisch..only mixed with french^^"

Letter

Michael said: "that baptism was perfect!!!! the best baptism you'll ever see!!! ^^
we had a member of the ward baptize samuel!!! and I asked samuel to write down his story for you guys...so you might get some mail from me with it in the next couple of weeks :)"

Update

On Saturday Michael is going to have his first baptism, he's pretty excited, he really loves the guy that is going to be baptized, his name is Samuel. Apparently there's a cool story but Michael didn't have enough time to type it all up, but will share it eventually. We also got a quote:

The quote of the day in Strasbourg is:"chose today who you will serve..but as for me and my house!!! We will play rock and roll!!!"

another email....

well..i get up way to early in the morning^^ then we work out...to lose the fatt gained at the MTC, then study...10till 12 contacting..LUNCH!!!!!!!!!!! then whatever till 8 or 9 then DINNER then planning and then SLEEPING....
that`s my life in a nutshell...
it realy depends on the people...some are realy nice...others can be realy rude...and some are crazy and think we want to sell something.....most of them just theink that we`re jehova people....and that sux.... oh well..it still wokrs to talk to people sometimes.. we jsut do our best and it usualy wokrs out just fine :)

letter

here's the letter from elder DeMolder, apparently he's having a hard time with the French keyboard :D

yeah!! I,m trying to write with this retarted french keyboard cause i,m in STRASBOURG!!!!!!!! it,s so wierd cause I,m way close to home^^ but that's ok^^

my trainer is way cool..his name is elder roberts..he's fro, utah...it's crazy here...It's reqly different then whqt I thought it would be..but that seems to be hqppening alot lately^^

I hope you're alright I' doing greqt living it up out in the fields^^ and by living it up I mean work work work...

I love you

elder mike

Leaving the MTC

Dear Parents,

Yes, Elder DeMolder arrived safely in Geneva this morning. He and his group of three have been joined by a group of four from the MTC in Spain. They have had pictures taken, had some training, had lunch and more training. They will have individual interviews with President Murdock later today and in the morning they will be assigned a companion and a city. I will write again when that information is known. Please see today’s photos in the attachments.

Have a great day!

Sister Doyle, secretary Switzerland Geneva Mission

Letter from Elder DeMolder

Got this one this morning....

i can't wait to leave the MTC...it was way cool here....but I feel realy usless cause i don't realy speak spanish all that well^^

our classes were chilled....we had 5 hours of class....and 2hours of study and 1 hour of sport a day...the rest of the time was eating....^^

I had my farewell interview with our MTC pres...and he said that I've been well prepared to become a leader...both during my mission and latter on in my life.....greatOo' more work for poor michael....but that's life....

I hope that you're doing alright....

next email won't be coming from spain!!^^

Our first letter from Elder DeMolder

Here's the first letter that we got from him...

Today was a good day sofar....we went to the temple at 7:30....

it´s really hard getting up that early in the morning....6:30.....I hate it...but that´s life^^

I have 2 companions....elder plante....a skinny french boy....always late.... shy.... and ashley would die if she´d see his eyebrows...:p

that other one is from tahiti and called elder tehaai...he´s a rugby player and he played for highland....you know...like in for ever strong....^^ he´s a mashine.....holy cow..

I got to do some contacting in the park on saturday....and we spoke to a dude with a guitar..(the guitar wasn´t the reason I spoke to him) and I ended up teaching him the guitar...then we spoke about the church for about an hour....turns out..he´s from bolivia....and he was very interested...he gave us his number and adress....we even prayed together at the end....now...we did all of that in spannish......and none of us even speak it.....so..what happened? (I´ll let you answer that)

love you all

mike