Great Families in Peachtree City, GA

Just wanted you to know that we love your sweet son! He is always so happy and polite! We have them over several times a week for dinner. They know they can stop by any time for food and the  feeling of a family life... They know our pantry & fridge is always open :) Thank you for sharing your son!  

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Alive In Georgia

Well,  its been a long time since I have written an update, mainly because I didn't think there was much to update on.

It's getting cold in Georgia, like really cold, especially in the mornings and night on the bikes.  I am so happy to be here in Georgia during this fall and seeing all the trees change color. I am serving in the Peachtree City ward and it is perfect.  It's full of great families and people that love to feed the missionary's:)  It's funny, you know how the missionaries always ask "is there anything we can do for you?" and everyone is like "No, I think we are good."  Well not in Georgia.  In the fall you ask that question and they shove a rake in your hand and you are raking leaves for the next hour:)  The work is going good and my companions are great.  We are teaching about 6 different people at the moment, some progressing better that others, but I think I'll get a chance to dunk them all:)  Wow!  Can you believe I have been out for 8 months already.  I guess time flies when your having fun!  

My companions are doing great.  I'm training a new missionary, Elder Owens, this transfer but I'm also with another companion, Elder Ericson, so yeah, there is 3 of us.  Imagine that knocking at your door:)  Sadly, Elder Ericson goes home next week and boy he won't let us forget it!  It will be sad to see him go but I think I'm ready for more room in the apartment.

Other that that, I'm in good health and am staying warm.  I'll send some pictures next week!

Just started the Book of Alma if anyone wants to read along with me:)

 
Till next week, 

Elder Gebauer

Long Awaited Updates

Oct 27 2014

 

Doing good.  I’m in Peach Tree City, an area I already covered in the YSA ward.

I’m training a new missionary named, Elder Owens and he's great and I have another companion named Elder Ericson.  He will be leaving in 3 weeks so I will have to take over soon.   

 

The entire area will be all up to me and my new missionary as well as district leader responsibilities for about two weeks. 

 

Hey I met someone who went to our church building in Minnesota.  She knows the Morley's and the Nightingale's.  

 

I forgot my camera today but I will have lots of pictures to send next week 

 

They had a trunk or treat but we had an appointment so we didn't get to go.

 

Appointments are great!

 

It’s cold in the morning! and everything is turning orange.  It’s so great to have Fall again. 

 

I’m in one ward and church was great.  It is nice to be in a family ward.  It feels more like home.

 

Tell Cadence she can’t carve a pumpkin without me. She will just have to have a blank pumpkin.

 

Ok well, I got to go.  I’ll send pictures next week. 

 

Can you tell dad I’m going to get protein powder, that's the only thing I will use my card on this week.  I’m putting my card away and not even carrying it with me.

 

Love you guys soooooooo much 

Have a fun and safe Halloween 

Can’t wait to see pictures!

 

1000 Stevens Entry Apt# N217

Peachtree City GA 30269 

 

Oct 20 2014

Doing good, played soccer and base ball this morning. I have had a cold for the last 2 days it put me out on Saturday.

Does our insurance cover a flue shot?

Oh, so you know the walking dead?

its filmed in my area. I went to the set the other day:)

I’m no longer going to be in YSA. They haven't told us where we are going but I will be in a companionship with 3 elders and I will be training a new missionary. Oh, and I’ll be on a bike.

 

This last week I went on a week long exchange with the zone leaders so I haven't been in YSA for the last week.  It was weird, I wish I was able to be in my ward for my last Sunday though. 

 

How is grandpa?   

 

I think that it’s going to be fun to introduce a new missionary to mission life. 

 

My lion bite is healing well:)

 

Ok, well I got to go 

I love you 

Till next week:)

 

Dinner Between Conference Sessions

Struggles in Atlanta

Struggles in Atlanta

Randall has hit an all-time low. Wanting to be back in Africa, questioning why he is in Atlanta, just really down. We knew it was coming but still hard to hear from someone who is usually so fun. If you have time write him and send some words of encouragement, he would love to hear from a friend about now.

Current Address:

100 Knight Way apt# 210, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 

 

Part 3

Part Three

 

From there, things got crazy again.  Plans to get us on a plane came and then fell through. I think I packed like 5 times. We soon discovered that the hotel had a cafeteria where they had the closest thing we had seen to a hamburger and fries, so naturally every elder went down all at once and ordered one or two....... or three:)  Over all we stayed in the Lungi Airport hotel for three days and on the dawn of the third day when the first light was in the sky we looked to the east (only Cadence will understand that last sentence;).  On the third day we actually all checked out of the hotel and headed to the airport. Upon arrival at the airport we were greeted by two very nice and big guards who then checked us for weapons I think, and then doused our hands in chlorine. We then were allowed to proceed to the actual airport. Now the airport looked more like a biological weapons war zone than an airport. It was covered with plastic and there were people walking around in hazmat suits. We took our bags and made our way to the front door and were greeted by a mountain of paperwork and multiple temperature checks. After informing them about every little aspect about my last five months, we were allowed to enter the building. Upon entrance we found more paperwork and more temperature checks. We were all admitted to pass through.  They then took our bags and put them on the plane. We however went to go wait for the plane to be prepared for us. When the plane was almost prepared the crew members came out to the waiting area and kinda gave us the info on how this was going to go down. They told us they were from International SOS and that before we were permitted to board we would be going through a health check where they once again asked us a bunch of questions and checked our temperature. We were all given the green light and we boarded the plane. When we were on the plane we were served the best tasting airplane food ever! 

The ride to Portugal took us over the Sahara Desert, something I thought I would never see in my life. We landed in Portugal at night and they took us to a separate terminal from the rest of the airport. After customs we were greeted by the missionaries for Portugal and by a senior couple who took us all back to a room and gave us some water and crackers then they told us that there have been some changes in our assignments.  We were all shocked.  It was then that I knew that I was not going back to West Africa anytime soon.  They gave us all our assignments, we were being sent all over the United States, and me, I was assigned to Atlanta.  They told us we would be leaving tomorrow morning and that we would be spending the night in a hotel, so we went to the hotel and spent the night in Portugal, another thing I thought I would never do.

This is where I'm going to end the adventure today.

Elder Gebauer