This picture is missing his two beautiful daughters.
I finally got in touch with my missionary companion from back in 1984, Peter Schneider. He picked me up and I spent the weekend at his house with his family. What a wonderful family he has and they are very musically talented as well. His son Damien played me in football and Mario Brothers but I was no match for him. At their church they had an activity for the men playing games. They played Taboo XXL and I struggled not understanding German but I played and our team won (no thanks to me lol). There was a chess master there who killed me in chess as well. One thing this trip is doing for me is teaching me how to lose J. They have me at such a disadvantage in so many things having never played their sports or games. It’s okay, I still need to learn humility. Although I have nothing anymore (other than what fits in my backpack), and though I don’t know when I will make money again or when I will ever win a game again, I can’t help it… I am still full of pride for some dumb reason. I don’t feel homeless, poor, inadequate, unable to win or that I’m lacking anything. I am the happiest I have been in many years, if not ever. I love what I am doing and the people I am meeting because I run into the best people on the planet and they just make me feel loved and appreciated even though I do little for them.
Speaking of which, at the beginning of my pilgrimage, in Barcelona, the first guy that had me stay with him was Kai. He just chatted with me tonight on FB. Most people I’ve known for years never try to chat with me but here a stranger who I spent two days with is still interested in chatting with me every now and again. He wants to hang out again sometime and will stay in contact in case we are ever in the same proximity again.
Peter’s family have been so nice and kind to me, I keep telling him he is lucky to have such a family and I think he knows it. Although I am a guest and he is spending time with me, he was concerned about his wife and wanted to leave soon after church. He also told me that tomorrow, he will help put me on the path to Essen, Germany where I need to go to see Rhett Guter in West Side Story on Tuesday night. But before he does that he said he needs to spend some time with his wife in the morning and last night we started talking a bit then he said, why don’t we talk about this later because his son needs a little attention before he goes to bed. That is a good father who knows how to keep a proper perspective of what is most important in life.
My tent is dead so I have been searching for one but it is out of season now so there are none in the sports stores so Peter gave me their two man tent. It has a rain cover and is a bit bigger so should be more comfortable. Like I said, I get to meet the most wonderful people in the world on this trip. Something else that has been totally awesome for me (in speaking with Peter) although I love reading and learning from scriptures, prophets and apostles, many of the most inspiring lessons I’ve learned in life have come from direct revelation and inspiration. Many of these lessons I don’t share with people because they are not ready for them or they will understand them better when they receive the same revelation. Peter has received many of the same and we were able to discuss gospel principles I have never been able to share with others and it was so exciting for me. This has been such an inspiring stop for me. He also took me to the serviceman ward where the American servicemen go to church and it was the first time I have heard lessons and sang hymns in English in 4 months so it was really a nice gesture. Thank God for good people.
Peter also bought my train ticket to Essen because he didn’t think I would make it to Essen by Tuesday night auto stopping. He also gave me a sweater as he dropped me off at the train station since I left my rain jacket in Bordeaux. The thing is, he hasn’t gained any weight since I met him when he was 19 years old on our mission. I didn’t think his sweater would fit me but it did. I have become very skinny. I can’t thank Peter, his wife and kids enough for a very nice time and such excellent hospitality. He did also show me that food is much cheaper in Germany than most places in Europe because they only pay half the tax on food. The prices were similar to England so I did fill up my food bag and will make sure I do again before I get to Switzerland, which I hear is the most expensive country.
I finally got in touch with my missionary companion from back in 1984, Peter Schneider. He picked me up and I spent the weekend at his house with his family. What a wonderful family he has and they are very musically talented as well. His son Damien played me in football and Mario Brothers but I was no match for him. At their church they had an activity for the men playing games. They played Taboo XXL and I struggled not understanding German but I played and our team won (no thanks to me lol). There was a chess master there who killed me in chess as well. One thing this trip is doing for me is teaching me how to lose J. They have me at such a disadvantage in so many things having never played their sports or games. It’s okay, I still need to learn humility. Although I have nothing anymore (other than what fits in my backpack), and though I don’t know when I will make money again or when I will ever win a game again, I can’t help it… I am still full of pride for some dumb reason. I don’t feel homeless, poor, inadequate, unable to win or that I’m lacking anything. I am the happiest I have been in many years, if not ever. I love what I am doing and the people I am meeting because I run into the best people on the planet and they just make me feel loved and appreciated even though I do little for them.
Speaking of which, at the beginning of my pilgrimage, in Barcelona, the first guy that had me stay with him was Kai. He just chatted with me tonight on FB. Most people I’ve known for years never try to chat with me but here a stranger who I spent two days with is still interested in chatting with me every now and again. He wants to hang out again sometime and will stay in contact in case we are ever in the same proximity again.
Peter’s family have been so nice and kind to me, I keep telling him he is lucky to have such a family and I think he knows it. Although I am a guest and he is spending time with me, he was concerned about his wife and wanted to leave soon after church. He also told me that tomorrow, he will help put me on the path to Essen, Germany where I need to go to see Rhett Guter in West Side Story on Tuesday night. But before he does that he said he needs to spend some time with his wife in the morning and last night we started talking a bit then he said, why don’t we talk about this later because his son needs a little attention before he goes to bed. That is a good father who knows how to keep a proper perspective of what is most important in life.
My tent is dead so I have been searching for one but it is out of season now so there are none in the sports stores so Peter gave me their two man tent. It has a rain cover and is a bit bigger so should be more comfortable. Like I said, I get to meet the most wonderful people in the world on this trip. Something else that has been totally awesome for me (in speaking with Peter) although I love reading and learning from scriptures, prophets and apostles, many of the most inspiring lessons I’ve learned in life have come from direct revelation and inspiration. Many of these lessons I don’t share with people because they are not ready for them or they will understand them better when they receive the same revelation. Peter has received many of the same and we were able to discuss gospel principles I have never been able to share with others and it was so exciting for me. This has been such an inspiring stop for me. He also took me to the serviceman ward where the American servicemen go to church and it was the first time I have heard lessons and sang hymns in English in 4 months so it was really a nice gesture. Thank God for good people.
Peter also bought my train ticket to Essen because he didn’t think I would make it to Essen by Tuesday night auto stopping. He also gave me a sweater as he dropped me off at the train station since I left my rain jacket in Bordeaux. The thing is, he hasn’t gained any weight since I met him when he was 19 years old on our mission. I didn’t think his sweater would fit me but it did. I have become very skinny. I can’t thank Peter, his wife and kids enough for a very nice time and such excellent hospitality. He did also show me that food is much cheaper in Germany than most places in Europe because they only pay half the tax on food. The prices were similar to England so I did fill up my food bag and will make sure I do again before I get to Switzerland, which I hear is the most expensive country.
Here in Germany you can get painted Easter eggs all year long.
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