Robert satnding in front of aquarium; Robert & Diana standing by the biggest bird you'll ever see; Robert holding Faith, Elder Jensen, Dorkus, Elder Evans.










APRIL 13, 2009 MONDAY

P-day again already? Elders Pine & Harris came at 9:30 and did their emails etc. on our computer. Diana fixed Elder Harris some lunch, but Elder Pine didn’t want to eat anything before they played soccer. At about 12:00 Elders Norris and Carrier dropped in to eat their lunch. These two brought their lunch with them which is very unusual. All of the missionaries met in the soccer field down the road a few blocks to play soccer for their P-day, while we went to the zoo with Charlotte. It was a holiday today so the zoo was packed with so many people it was hard to see the exhibits or even move around very easily. It’s the same with every zoo we’ve been to, so little room for the animals that you feel sorry for them. We walked around until we were tired and ended with the best part and that was a rain forest under a very large dome. Inside it was very humid and warm, but the plants were big and thick. There were various animals, birds, reptiles and other tropical animals and wildlife, most of it unseen.

We left the zoo intending to ride to the Zurich bahnhof with Charlotte who was going to buy some bread and other things for the FHE tonight. As we got close to the bahnhof we realized we had agreed to team teach an investigator of Elders Evans & Jensen this afternoon at 6:00. It was already 5:10 when we remembered. They were supposed to call us and tell us what they were going to teach and give us an assignment, but they didn’t. We called them and they said the appointment was still on and would we teach the importance of prophets and the priesthood. We quickly explained to Charlotte we couldn’t stay with her, got off on the next stop and took a tram back to our place. We arrived at 5:35, quickly changed, reviewed the lesson and then walked to the Church where the meeting was going to be. We were the first ones there even though we arrived one minute late, but I checked the class rooms just in case they were already teaching in one of them. When I got back, the investigator, Dorkus, had arrived and was talking to Diana. She had her little daughter, Faith, with her. She’s probably one and can’t talk yet, but she is very sociable and really cute. Elders Evans & Jensen arrived , we found a room and taught her the first lesson. We bore testimony of Christ and that his true gospel waas restored through Joseph Smith and that the priesthood is again on the earth today. She is one of these golden investigators we hear about all the time, but don’t usually see. Elder Jensen challenged her to baptism and she accepted the challenge and said she would, when she received a testimony that the Church is true.

Following the lesson we had just enough time to go home, change, get our things for FHE and leave. Before we left, however, Elders Pine & Harris stopped in to check to see if the Ward Mission Leader had receive their email arranging Solange’s baptism next Sunday. They said it was unsuccessful so they had to resend it. We couldn’t wait for them to finish so we left them there while we went to FHE. They came a while later, but said they hadn’t finished. It was Juerg’s birthday so just light desserts wouldn’t do. They had arranged an outdoor BBQ with bratwurst and big fat hotdogs as well as the trimmings. It was very good and by the time we finished, it was very cool. We moved the group inside to Charlotte’s apartment which made it very cozy. We gave our lesson on the Atonement and the group became reverent and reflective as the story progressed and continued with the anti-Christ Korihor in Alma 30 in the Book of Mormon. After we were through Pres. Bolt was very complimentary and wanted a copy of the story of the Bird Cage. The FHE came to a close and Elders Pine & Harris went back to our apartment to finish and when we left, we walked Naeide home. Of course she invited us in for a minute because she had made a scrapbook of her conversion/baptism and wanted us to look at it. It was already late and we didn’t want to stay, but how can you say no? At 10:00 Elder Pine called us and wanted to know when we were getting home. They had been waiting there until we got home so they could give us our keys back. We already had a set and told them to lock up and put the keys in the mailbox. We used this interruption as a graceful way to leave and go home. We got home a little after 10:00 which is way too late. Now it’s 11:45 and this entry is finished. Good night.