It's been a good week!
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! My birthday was definitely a day to remember 
We've been on 3 splits this last week and visited 4 District Councils and we have another split this weekend! I'm also currently on a split! It's been real busy.
Last weekend I got to go on split with the amazing Elder Jukes! Elder Jukes is in my group and was in my mtc district as well as one of my districts in Dortmund! It was really good to serve with him again. He's an amazing missionary. We had fun in Saarbrücken.
On Monday we visited the Mannheim District and the Heidelberg District for their district councils. It was a lot of fun. I got to see some old friends like Elder Roesner, Elder Frost, and Sister Ruesch! The spirit was strong.
Then I stayed in Heidelberg to split with the hilarious Elder Calderon in the Spanish branch! Our mission has 2 elders assigned to a Spanish branch and they learn Spanish! We had an appointment with them all in Spanish and I had no idea what anybody was saying haha. It was a blast. Elder Calderon has so much energy and love.
So the next day on Tuesday (my birthday) Elder Calderon and I went to leave the apartment to split back with our companions to realize we had locked ourselves inside our apartment and couldn't find the keys! We prayed and searched for them for about 30 minutes before we finally found them somehow wedged in a crazy couch cushion. We had a good laugh and missed our train, but we made it finally back to Kaiserslautern.
We split back and Elder Webster and I drove to our own District council, only to get a call from the Spanish Elders and learn that we hadn't given them their train ticket back, and so we turned around and ran back to bahnhof. It was quite the logistical adventure, similar to my last birthday when the other elders in my district locked themselves out and we had to do a surprise power split to save them
That night though was our Ward Christmas Party from the American Ward and it was amazing. So much food and sooo many people!! Elder Webster and I bought Christmas Sweaters and wore light up Christmas beanies that his mom sent us. The ward loved it and we had a ton of fun. It felt really good to be there.
Yesterday we visited the District Council in Karlsruhe, where my former companion Elder McBride is killing it as District Leader. It's good to know the district is in good hands. Afterwards we split (and are still splitting) with the Rhein-Pfalz Elders. I'm with Elder Penrod and it's been a great split.
Life is good! It's crazy. We have an Area Seventy touring the mission next week so we'll get to see the missionaries from Friedrichsdorf, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, and Nürnberg Zones. Im excited! Last year's mission tour was one of the highlights of my life!
I hope you all have a great week! Keep serving and keep loving! Thanks again for the birthday wishes!
Macht's gut!
Elder Harps
Pics:
Elder Jukes and I in Saarbrücken
Karlsruhe District
Heidelberg District
Mannheim District
Us and the Sisters with Santa
Me holding Elder Webster
Elder Webster and I with Santa (x2)
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