From Mom 11/15
Dear Family,
We just wanted to let zou know that we feel like real missionaries now. We are being "transferred". That's a common word in missionary life. We had heard rumors that it was coming but didn't realize it would be this soon.We are going to Würzburg, pronounced Vertsberg. It is about three and a half hours northwest of here and is a citz of 130,000---small compared to 2million in Munich. There is a US military base there and we have been told that about half the members are Americans. All the meetings are in both German and English so maybe if I hear it in both languages, I can pick up ona few words. We have talked to 3 sets of senior missionaries who have been there and they all loved it. The coupld that is there now is coming here to Münich to run the Outreach Center. We'll just trade apartments. We know weare getting the best end of the deal. We went to their apartment when we were out checking all the apartments and it is really nice. We first met them while we were at the MTC. He was in the branch presidency of the German branch there and we went to Sacrament meeting in that branch the last night we were there. They are wonderful people. The young people will love having them here. And here is another good thing. They already have high speed internet in their apartment so starting tomorrow, we will have internet and can write from where we live and send pictures and all kinds of good things. I can keep up on the football scores!
President Rakow wants our emphasis to be on the 18-29 year age group but does not want it to be an Outreach Center. We will be teaching some institute classes and then he has given us the green light to do whatever we need to do to keep those kids busy and happy and active in the church. Nate and Cindy, if you have some good suggestions on some activities we would welcome them. This means another adjustment but hopefully it won't be quite so difficult. I think the culture shock is pretty much behind me and I'm getting used to the way people do things here. I think if the people in the ward know that we are there to help them and to love them and not to try to take over, they will accept us. At least I hope so.
We had several appointments for this week so last night I had to call and cancel and tell them we were leaving. Everyone was so nice and told us they would really miss us and thanked us for the help we had given them. That was a good feeling. It's amazing how close you can get to people in such a short time. We will really miss them and I think that's how it will be wherever we go. So today has been a day of packing and cleaning and laundry. I needed a change so we went around the corner to an internet cafe so I could let you know what's going on. We'll write more tomorrow from our apartment. We do get to keep our car and we're happy about that. We would never have been able to do what we've done in this ward without a car. The other night we went to check up on a member and it was like driving to Pocatello. Of course, this ward is unique in that it has no boundaries. It is open to anyone in the area who want to go to an English speaking ward. President Rakow also mentioned that he will probably be sending us on another apartment inspection come spring. Never a dull moment but lots of variety and that is good. I'll tell you about some other things when we get settled tomorrow. We had better get back to finishing our work. I know already that I'm going to be sending some "stuff" home that I don't need here. One transfer has taught me that! Thanks for your love, your prazer and your letters and for looking out for each other. We love you, we pray for you and we miss you.
Until later,
Mom
P.S. Our new address:
Elder and Sister Price
Schwabenstr. 1a
97078 Wurzburg
Germany
Phone: 0931-282219
[*Note - this address will also be posted on the Family Birthday & Addresses page]
We just wanted to let zou know that we feel like real missionaries now. We are being "transferred". That's a common word in missionary life. We had heard rumors that it was coming but didn't realize it would be this soon.We are going to Würzburg, pronounced Vertsberg. It is about three and a half hours northwest of here and is a citz of 130,000---small compared to 2million in Munich. There is a US military base there and we have been told that about half the members are Americans. All the meetings are in both German and English so maybe if I hear it in both languages, I can pick up ona few words. We have talked to 3 sets of senior missionaries who have been there and they all loved it. The coupld that is there now is coming here to Münich to run the Outreach Center. We'll just trade apartments. We know weare getting the best end of the deal. We went to their apartment when we were out checking all the apartments and it is really nice. We first met them while we were at the MTC. He was in the branch presidency of the German branch there and we went to Sacrament meeting in that branch the last night we were there. They are wonderful people. The young people will love having them here. And here is another good thing. They already have high speed internet in their apartment so starting tomorrow, we will have internet and can write from where we live and send pictures and all kinds of good things. I can keep up on the football scores!
President Rakow wants our emphasis to be on the 18-29 year age group but does not want it to be an Outreach Center. We will be teaching some institute classes and then he has given us the green light to do whatever we need to do to keep those kids busy and happy and active in the church. Nate and Cindy, if you have some good suggestions on some activities we would welcome them. This means another adjustment but hopefully it won't be quite so difficult. I think the culture shock is pretty much behind me and I'm getting used to the way people do things here. I think if the people in the ward know that we are there to help them and to love them and not to try to take over, they will accept us. At least I hope so.
We had several appointments for this week so last night I had to call and cancel and tell them we were leaving. Everyone was so nice and told us they would really miss us and thanked us for the help we had given them. That was a good feeling. It's amazing how close you can get to people in such a short time. We will really miss them and I think that's how it will be wherever we go. So today has been a day of packing and cleaning and laundry. I needed a change so we went around the corner to an internet cafe so I could let you know what's going on. We'll write more tomorrow from our apartment. We do get to keep our car and we're happy about that. We would never have been able to do what we've done in this ward without a car. The other night we went to check up on a member and it was like driving to Pocatello. Of course, this ward is unique in that it has no boundaries. It is open to anyone in the area who want to go to an English speaking ward. President Rakow also mentioned that he will probably be sending us on another apartment inspection come spring. Never a dull moment but lots of variety and that is good. I'll tell you about some other things when we get settled tomorrow. We had better get back to finishing our work. I know already that I'm going to be sending some "stuff" home that I don't need here. One transfer has taught me that! Thanks for your love, your prazer and your letters and for looking out for each other. We love you, we pray for you and we miss you.
Until later,
Mom
P.S. Our new address:
Elder and Sister Price
Schwabenstr. 1a
97078 Wurzburg
Germany
Phone: 0931-282219
[*Note - this address will also be posted on the Family Birthday & Addresses page]
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