Easter Pictures

You see more than 2,000 real blown out eggs here.
Ward Easter Party, Egg Pool

Store bought boiled eggs!

Sisters Kunuth, Harris, Ray, Puzey

Sis Kunuth is our friend from Feucht & also the mother of one of our YSA's. Sisters Ray & Puzey are the sister missionaries. They are super!

Real Ostrich Eggs

Nicole & Sydney Muse and Rene' Weinholt

LtoR, Marko Strenz (High Councilor) baptised Nicole & Sydney. (Sydney is Nicole's daughter.) (Rene' is Nicole's brother.) Patriarch Schwartz, on the far R, baptised Rene'.

Mozart Egg

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Missionaries Singing

Michelle Muse & Victoria Schwarm

I am giving Michelle & Victoria Piano Lessons.

For Jennica

Elder & Sister Harris' Easter Friends

Elder & Sister Harris' Easter Egg Fountain

Easter 2009

Dautels, Condies, Harrises

Condies, Harrises, Sis Dautel

Pres. Condie is our mission president. The Dautels are the backbone of the Nürnberg Ward.

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April Pictures

The Rödental Castle is where Queen Victoria of England use to spend lots of her summers because she married Prince Albert of Coburg. Hense, Coburg was virtually untouched by the Second World War bombings because of its link to England. Sorry for the history lesson.
The Hummel Factory is located in Rödental near Coburg. I love those Hummel figurines & my pocket book proves it after our April 4th. visit

A member family, the Langes live in Cadolzburg. These pictures were taken on March 29 after enjoying a dinner appointment in their home. Brother & Sister Lange are over the Institute Program of the Nürnberg Stake. She is English from London. He is German. Their girls are ages 5 & 3.

All of the Nürnberg pictures were taken by Gary as he goes walking through the city.

Tues., April 7, 2009

Guten Tag!

I am finally getting some time to get to the computer. I hope that I will remember everything that I was going to relate to you with somewhat of the same feeling that I had when it happened.

One of the most spiritual things that has happened to us since being here was Elder Kopischke’s ( First Quorum of the Seventy) tour of the mission. He was here in Nürnberg on March 11. He spent all day instructing us & sharing experiences of the past. It was wonderful & the missionaries continue to talk about all the things that he told us & inspired us to do. We are just amazed at the level of commitment that we find in these visiting authorities. Elder Kopischke has served as the District President here in Nürnberg, followed by Mission President in Berlin & now in First Quorum of the Seventy. He is a pro at finding scriptures that answer most if not all gospel questions. His teaching ability is awesome. He leaves no stone unturned.

Accompanying Elder Kopischke was Elder Kleijweg of the Third Quorum of the Seventy. What a humble soft spoken man he is with great wisdom & insight. We enjoyed the time he spent with our YSA’s, personally instructing & bearing testimony of their great worth during Stake Conference that was held on March 14 & 15.

Elder Harris managed to be involved in refereeing the Stake Volleyball Tournament on March 21st. It helped to keep the four walls from closing in on him completely.

On Sunday, March 22nd we drove up to Würzburg so that Elder Harris could speak in their Sacrament Meeting. It was High Council Sunday. He used one of Elder Kopischke’s ideas. He invited everyone to prepare for General Conference by writing down some of the things that they hoped they would get out of it. You might want to try writing down what you hope to get out of the next Sacrament Meeting that you attend. It really works & puts the burden of good meetings on the listening individual as they prepare for the event.

While we were in Würzburg we attended their YSA Sunday School class. It was so good & FIVE MEMBERS + TWO INVESTIGATORS were in attendance. This is amazing because there were only about 30 who attended Sacrament Meeting. You gotta love those YSA’s!!!

On Saturday, March 28 we acted as Proctors for Weber State University in administering a placement exam to Rike Dautel who will begin attending school in May. It took 5 hours but she was pleased that she would not have to take any remedial classes because of her scores. We love Rike & will miss her tons. She has served as the YSA President in the Nürnberg Stake for two years & has done an outstanding job of shouldering the responsibility almost totally by her self.

Well, we hope that you are basking in the light of the General Conference that we have all just experienced. It’s great to be taught so beautifully. We have such wonderful leaders that can tenderly prick our consciences without putting us on the defensive. What a blessing it is to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ!!! Hug your children & grandchildren & assure them of His love. Thank you all for your love & support. We love you back.

Elder & Sister Harris (Gary & Renee, Dad & Mom, Gpa & Gma)