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Remember last week when I was like "we won't go to Germany for at least another 2 weeks" ??? Well PSYCH I'm in Germany 😂 it was a CRAZY ride. I sent out my email on Friday evening and then later that night we were on a call with the MTC President and his wife and they told us they were sending 8 missionaries out the next day (Saturday) and then 24 on Sunday and the rest on Monday. Then like 3 minutes later someone came and got our passports and told us we would be leaving on Sunday. Sooooo we were up until like 2 packing and filling out paperwork lol and then Saturday morning all 24 of us went and got tested for corona.
Miracle #1
Every single person in the MTC tested negative!! It's like we were quarantined for 3 weeks or something haha. Before we got tested they gave us our flight itineraries and we found out I was flying separately than Sister Cannon and Sister Winder which was SUPER sad but I would be flying with Sister Merrill (who's a beast) and Elders Hiatt and Stettler. Anyways, we were the first flight out on Sunday which meant we left the MTC at midnight and drove for 4 hours to the London Airport. Our flight didn't leave until 9:30 so we were only like 5 hours early lol. But that turned out to be a HUGE blessing.
Miracle #2
We were delayed for a couple hours because the bag checker people refused to let us fly. We said a TON of prayers and then the lady we were talking to finally agreed to call the German border and ask them if we were okay to fly with all the extra covid stuff. Then we waited and waited until about 8:00 and she told us we were good to fly!!
Miracle #3
After that we checked our bags and found out Europe only allows a 20lb carry on...mine was not 20lb 😂 but the lady told me that she loved Jesus too and to not worry about my bag because she would pay for it. Like what??? I tried to pay for it but she insisted. I wish I had a Book of Mormon or pass-along card with me!! Anyways that was a HUGE blessing.
Miracle #4
After checking our luggage all 4 of us passed security and went to go get some freakishly expensive & tiny servings of food. Then we got some London things #tourist. Then we borded the flight! I was feeling great about Germany until the lady came on to make announcements and I was like "what language is she speaking?? That sounds nothing like German" lol it was German #anxiety. Anyways I was next to a guy going to his first deployment in the middle east but would be staying in Germany for a little. We talked a little about religion and I taught him how to ask where the bathroom is in German haha. He was super cool!! Anyways, we landed and each went through security. The border didn't give us any trouble (the night before 2 sisters had been interrogated for 2 hours each before making it through😳) and we were on our way!! The officer checking my passport saw my badge and started speaking in German...it was terrifying. Anyways we got our luggage and President and Sister Hammon met us outside to take us to the Frankfurt temple housing.
God's Plan
This super cool guy named Pieter gave Sister Merrill and I a ride to our rooms and helped us get all situated. I found out I would be rooming with Sisters Cannon, Winder and Gilmour (my MTC comp!!) as soon as they got here. I was so pumped!! It was only gonna be 5 days but I couldn't wait to have my old comps back haha. BUT God had a different plan for us. Sister Gilmour called me and said they'd been turned away in England and weren't allowed to board so they were gonna try again the next day. My other comps texted and said they were told the same thing. So the next day I called Sister Cannon and Winder to see how it was going and Sister Cannon picked up and said they were on the plane ready to fly out and the flight attendant told them the Elders they were with had gotten a call to not board the flight. So they got off the plane and were told by Bro. Pattenden (the guy who runs the England MTC) that Germany's border won't be allowing missionaries in until the 20th and even then it's highly unlikely they'd let them in. All 4 of those missionaries were obviously very disappointed, they were so close!! But Sister Cannon and Sister Winder stayed positive and hoped for the best. I love them both so much! So that night the missionaries stuck in England were all reassigned to different missions in England! Please please please keep them in your prayers!! We want them here in this mission and they want to be here too. HOWEVER, I know that for a divine reason they are needed in England. And for a different divine reason I am needed in Germany at this time.
New Comps!
Sooo since all 3 of my comps were stuck in England, I got moved into the room with Sisters Izatt and Mace! They are so awesome!! They're both right out of the MTC but have hit the ground running -- even stuck in quarantine!! I've loved getting to know them, new comps are always so fun!
Quarantine!!
Last Tuesday was officially 4 weeks in quarantine (yippee) and we found out our 5 days of quarantine in Germany will turn into 10....(yippee ×2). Which means I will have officially been in quarantine for 5.5 weeks at the end of this haha. I will NEVER sit at home again. Even though quarantining for that long sounds awful, it honestly hasn't been that bad. Sisters Cannon & Winder & I spent a lot of time teaching, studying and working but we laughed 100% of the time. We also spent a good amount of our time moving the furniture, admiring Kirby, coming up with different Nutella concoctions, and working hard on some raps. We perfected one and recorded it in 1.5 hours the night before I left (see attached) its a MASTERPIECE. And Germany quarantine is boujee y'all. Like we've got a plethora of food, an entire floor to ourselves, and restaurant-catered food every night. We are so blessed and SO spoiled by our good friend Pieter.
Weekly Spiritual Dose
Today I just want y'all to consider adding our lovely missionaries in England to your prayers. Only 14 missionaries made it and 34 are still in England. We have so many areas closed here and so many people within those areas that need to hear this message of hope and happiness!! Please pray that they can make it here so we can teach ALL of God's children.
Ich liebe euch!!
Sister Rogers
Pictures/Videos:
1. Sister Winder & I on our way to get tested (Sister Cannon had to ride in another van)
2. The itty bitty airport food
3. President & Sister Hammon!
4. Me the day we got there!
5. The snow (((:
6. How I feel about German food #inlove
7. Elder Rogers, Cannon, & Winder album cover
8. Meat on meat on meat #germanyistryingtokillus
