From Mom 11/2
Dear Family,
We've had another busy week. We finished up the apartments last Saturday. Thatwas an interesting but very stressful assignment. Going into a city we've neverbeen in before with just a map of the city and then finding the addresses was nosmall task. We traveled over 5000 km, which is around 3500 miles. We saw lotsof beautiiful scenery. The fall colors were something else. There are so manytrees everywhere and such a variety of different trees. We took some picturesbut you can't fully capture those colors even with a good camera. As we got nearMunich on our way home, I commented to Dad that it seemed good to be going intoa city that we knew where to go when we got there and then we missed the exit(asfart) that we were to take. I was driving and Dad was supposed to bewatching for us but was looking at something else and we whizzed right on by. It took us an hour to find the way home! I was not a pleasant person at thattime, and that's putting it mildly I was so tired----tired of being lost mostof the time and here we were in our own city, LOST!! But we did eventually makeit back to our apartment and all was well again. In all, we visited 45apartments and met some wonderful missionaries. The frustration that came fromtrying to find their places left as soon as we got inside with them. What greatspirits they have. Most of them are totally dedicated to what they are doing. They love being missionaries, they love the people and are very positive evenwhen the work is very difficult. We've learned a lot being around them.
Monday was our first zone conference. Two zones met together and it was a fullbut very good day. President and Sister Rakow were there and did a lot ofinstructing and encouraging. Sister Rakow is trying to teach us some culture. She played a recording of classical musical. Many of the greatcomposers---Mozart, Beethoven and others are from here. I think every city wewere in had a Mozart street and a Beethoven street and several other famouscomposers. She gave us some background on the music and asked us to listen tothe two main themes of it and listen for when it went from one theme to anotherand then came together. She is very much into music. Then she taught us properEuropean table manners. We all have a lot to learn!! I felt like a hic from thesticks when she was talking about that but it is very important to learn andwill be good to know as we go into peoples homes. She is a great lady. I admirethe time and energy they put into their calling.
I'll add part 2 in a minute. I don't want to lose this so will send it andcontinue with another one.
Hello again,These darn church computers only allow a few minutes then everything diappears.Yesterday we traveled south from here to almost the Austria border to visit amember of our ward. I was awestruck with the beauty of that area. The alpsstart about where she lives and the mountains were just awesome. The village wasvery typical Swiss-Austrian design. The homes were all like Swiss Chalets andwere just beautiful. I don't know what I expected Germany to look like but it'sjust a beautiful country. As we were driving back, there were leaves blowingacross the freeway and Dad made the comment, " Do you ever remember leavesblowing across the freeway in Idaho?" No I didn't. Tumbleweeds maybe but notleaves off trees on both sides of the freeways. The fall colors have been sobeautiful. I hate to see them fall but if they didn't fall it wouldn't befall!!! Today we've had just a dusting of snow. Winter is on it's way.The cold weather has got Dad's sinuses in a tizzy. Last night he was justreally miserable and went to be fairly early. He seemed a bit better today butI can tell he is still hurting. But it hasn't slowed him down much. He justkeeps going and going and going.
A week from Saturday is a baptism of a young woman who moved here from Canada tobe a nanny. Her friend from home came with her and they came to church in theward we work in because it is English speaking. The young people in that wardare so good about fellowshipping new people and they invited her to FHE at theOutreach Center. The kids here at the Outreach Center welcomed her and made herfeel very much at home. The young sister missionaries have been teaching herand she is so excited about being baptized! And her friend is almost as excitedas she is. This is one of the purposes of the Outreach Center---a place memberscan bring their non-member friends to meet and associate with members. It isalso a favorite place for missionaries to have their contacts come to be taught. I wish we could be assigned here permanently but that's up to our president. We'll try to do what he wants us to do. It sounds like we will have a more permanent assigement by the end of thismonth. In the meantimes, we continue to do what we've been asked to do and areenjoying the people we've met. In a way, I hope we can just stay in this wardfor awhile. We're starting to get to know the people and feel comfortable withthem. Usually that's just when they make a change, isn't it?
We appreciate all the letters and hearing about what everyone is doing. Wewatched Henry's wrestling match. Way to go, Henry! I feel bad that we aremissing out on so many activities with the kids but hopefully there will stillbe things going on when we are finished here. I have to keep telling myself,"We're doing what the Lord's servants have asked us to do." It isn't easy but weknow that most worth-while things aren't easy. And one good expereince a weekmakes up for all the frustrations that come with this work.We are thankful for each of you and love you very much. You are in our prayersevery day. We pray for health and protection and success in all you do and forstrength and energy to keep up with your busy lives. We feel your love and yourprayers in our behalf and we appreciate them.
Much love,Mom
We've had another busy week. We finished up the apartments last Saturday. Thatwas an interesting but very stressful assignment. Going into a city we've neverbeen in before with just a map of the city and then finding the addresses was nosmall task. We traveled over 5000 km, which is around 3500 miles. We saw lotsof beautiiful scenery. The fall colors were something else. There are so manytrees everywhere and such a variety of different trees. We took some picturesbut you can't fully capture those colors even with a good camera. As we got nearMunich on our way home, I commented to Dad that it seemed good to be going intoa city that we knew where to go when we got there and then we missed the exit(asfart) that we were to take. I was driving and Dad was supposed to bewatching for us but was looking at something else and we whizzed right on by. It took us an hour to find the way home! I was not a pleasant person at thattime, and that's putting it mildly I was so tired----tired of being lost mostof the time and here we were in our own city, LOST!! But we did eventually makeit back to our apartment and all was well again. In all, we visited 45apartments and met some wonderful missionaries. The frustration that came fromtrying to find their places left as soon as we got inside with them. What greatspirits they have. Most of them are totally dedicated to what they are doing. They love being missionaries, they love the people and are very positive evenwhen the work is very difficult. We've learned a lot being around them.
Monday was our first zone conference. Two zones met together and it was a fullbut very good day. President and Sister Rakow were there and did a lot ofinstructing and encouraging. Sister Rakow is trying to teach us some culture. She played a recording of classical musical. Many of the greatcomposers---Mozart, Beethoven and others are from here. I think every city wewere in had a Mozart street and a Beethoven street and several other famouscomposers. She gave us some background on the music and asked us to listen tothe two main themes of it and listen for when it went from one theme to anotherand then came together. She is very much into music. Then she taught us properEuropean table manners. We all have a lot to learn!! I felt like a hic from thesticks when she was talking about that but it is very important to learn andwill be good to know as we go into peoples homes. She is a great lady. I admirethe time and energy they put into their calling.
I'll add part 2 in a minute. I don't want to lose this so will send it andcontinue with another one.
Hello again,These darn church computers only allow a few minutes then everything diappears.Yesterday we traveled south from here to almost the Austria border to visit amember of our ward. I was awestruck with the beauty of that area. The alpsstart about where she lives and the mountains were just awesome. The village wasvery typical Swiss-Austrian design. The homes were all like Swiss Chalets andwere just beautiful. I don't know what I expected Germany to look like but it'sjust a beautiful country. As we were driving back, there were leaves blowingacross the freeway and Dad made the comment, " Do you ever remember leavesblowing across the freeway in Idaho?" No I didn't. Tumbleweeds maybe but notleaves off trees on both sides of the freeways. The fall colors have been sobeautiful. I hate to see them fall but if they didn't fall it wouldn't befall!!! Today we've had just a dusting of snow. Winter is on it's way.The cold weather has got Dad's sinuses in a tizzy. Last night he was justreally miserable and went to be fairly early. He seemed a bit better today butI can tell he is still hurting. But it hasn't slowed him down much. He justkeeps going and going and going.
A week from Saturday is a baptism of a young woman who moved here from Canada tobe a nanny. Her friend from home came with her and they came to church in theward we work in because it is English speaking. The young people in that wardare so good about fellowshipping new people and they invited her to FHE at theOutreach Center. The kids here at the Outreach Center welcomed her and made herfeel very much at home. The young sister missionaries have been teaching herand she is so excited about being baptized! And her friend is almost as excitedas she is. This is one of the purposes of the Outreach Center---a place memberscan bring their non-member friends to meet and associate with members. It isalso a favorite place for missionaries to have their contacts come to be taught. I wish we could be assigned here permanently but that's up to our president. We'll try to do what he wants us to do. It sounds like we will have a more permanent assigement by the end of thismonth. In the meantimes, we continue to do what we've been asked to do and areenjoying the people we've met. In a way, I hope we can just stay in this wardfor awhile. We're starting to get to know the people and feel comfortable withthem. Usually that's just when they make a change, isn't it?
We appreciate all the letters and hearing about what everyone is doing. Wewatched Henry's wrestling match. Way to go, Henry! I feel bad that we aremissing out on so many activities with the kids but hopefully there will stillbe things going on when we are finished here. I have to keep telling myself,"We're doing what the Lord's servants have asked us to do." It isn't easy but weknow that most worth-while things aren't easy. And one good expereince a weekmakes up for all the frustrations that come with this work.We are thankful for each of you and love you very much. You are in our prayersevery day. We pray for health and protection and success in all you do and forstrength and energy to keep up with your busy lives. We feel your love and yourprayers in our behalf and we appreciate them.
Much love,Mom
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