Guten Tag:
Wow, things are cruisin’ these days. Our list of things to do seems to expand with each new day. On Fri. at Zone Conference, President Condie added apartment checks to the list & for us that means 9 in 5 different cities. So with that introduction let me move forward to telling you all what we have done in the last month.
On Nov. 6 & 7 we were in Munich for some Senior Training. Elder Harris & I did a demonstration on how to teach Repentance, Baptism & the Gift of the Holy Ghost. We must have done pretty good because Pres. Condie complimented us several times. He even went so far as to say that we should have been teaching missionaries instead of Outreach. We used PMG as the springboard to each topic & then we practiced together a few times to make sure that we stayed within our allotted time. It was fun to be with the other couple missionaries. We laughed a lot, which is always good for me. We ate good food & we learned much from each other & Pres. & Sis. Condie.
I was in the kitchen with Sisters Young & Zegg learning to do schnitzel on Nov. 8. It was quite the experience & I hope to show our family my expertise very soon. It was just one of the missionary dinners done by Sisters Y & Z. They always make a ton so there is leftovers to take home that are yummy, too.
We received permission to again go to the Frankfurt Temple. Anya Schulz was taking out her endowment. It was so good to be part of the experience. On our way home we stayed over in Würzburg because Elder Harris had a High Council assignment to speak in the ward there & we didn’t want to travel home on Saturday night, Nov. 14 only to return on Sunday morning to fulfill his duty.
On Nov. 17, during Interviews with Pres. Condie, we got the final word on our travel home plans. We will leave Munich on Jan. 13. We go via London & Chicago, arriving late in SLC.
Sat., Nov. 21 was Martin Reise’s baptism. We thought back over all the missionaries that had worked with him & report that he really did look happy. I’ll enclose a picture. You can check it out for yourself.
After the baptism, we headed for the hospital to visit Christina Männchen. She had surgery on her jaw. Today we report that she has made very good progress in her recovery.
We had Thanksgiving dinner at the Dautel’s. It is always fun to visit there. We will miss them a lot. (Nov. 26th.)
Fri. & Sat. was spent in Coburg at a YSA Convention. We were thrilled that 41 attended & had a good time. There was a Fireside by Pres. & Sis. Condie, Volleyball & Overnight at a Youth Hostel on Nov. 27th. & then a Workshop by Mark Schütze & more Volleyball on Nov. 28th. & of course plenty of food, drinks & treats both days.
All of the Nürnberg missionaries were treated to a dinner at Müller’s by three visiting couples, the Stoddarts (recently released as mission president in Santa Rosa, CA but originally from Grand Rapids, MI), the McCombers & the Davies (both from Santa Rosa). It was yummy as usual. (Dec. 1)
On Dec. 4 we had Zone Conference. Sis. Preiss out did herself on the food & decorations --- roast beef, potatoes & gravy, salad, cream cheese pie & lots of German chocolate. The workshops by the Condies, the Assistants, Zone Leaders & District Leaders were very good & the Christmas dvd was refreshing & fun to view. Later in the evening we were treated to a special evening by the Nürnberg Stake Presidency in Erlangen. First was a special testimony meeting where the Spirit was very strong & moved many to tears (including yours truly) & then we traveled to a Chinese Restaurant for a buffet & socializing.
Last on my things to record is the Stake Christmas Fireside last night. Elder Harris & I helped with some last minute fill-ins. I did some of the background music for Bro. Dautel’s slide presentation & then accompanied Sis. Dautel when she sang “Remember the Children” by Janice Kapp Perry. She did a beautiful job. It was very touching. Elder Harris did some scripture reading & narrating.
Well, this month has taken too long to write about. If you are still with me, thank you. I will try for shorter next month but then again there might not be another month. We’ll have to see how the packing goes. Right now I am quite concerned because we came over here with 2 checked baggage pieces each & now regulations tell us that we can only have one each. We hope that we will at least be able to check our other bags because we need the space. We know there will be a fee but it will probably be less than postage from here. Such is the fun of traveling these days.
We send our very best wishes for a Merry Christmas. We will be spending it in Vienna at the Marriott Courtyard & I’m not kidding. Pres. Condie has OKed the travel because our Center here will be closed for the 24th., 25th. & 26th.
We love you all & will see you soon.
Elder & Sister Harris, Gary & Renee, Dad & Mom, Gpa & Gma
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