Coburg Convention 
Coburg Convention
Elder Kuns, Martin Reise, & Elder Bond
Making Schnitzel
Robinsons & Harrises
Senior Training
Senior Training 2
Senior Training 3
Senior Training 4
Sisters Achiu & ChunTuesday, December 8, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tues., Nov. 3, 2009
Guten Tag,
It is the beginning of another month & what a month it has been. There has hardly been time to catch our breath before we had to move on to something else. We have had only one “P-day” in the whole month & that was the second Sat., Oct. 10 & we spent most of it in Regensburg, mostly just roaming the cobblestone streets & taking in all the flavor of the city. I’ll include a picture of the big cathedral where we spent most of the rainy day.
Besides the usual responsibilities at the center we managed two dinner appointments which are pretty rare for missionary couples. One was with the Langes on the 11th. & the other was with Uwe & Sarah Schulz on the 18th. We also attended the funeral for Sister Young’s mother in Weißenburg about one hour away. She was very appreciative of our being there because only two other couples from the Ward were there, the Dautels & Preisses (the stalwarts of the Ward).
On Fri., Oct. 16th we drove to Munich for a Transfer Mission Conference with all the Zone Leaders (8), Assistants, 2 lady missionaries & Pres. & Sis. Condie. We spoke to the subject: “What we learned in our first missions that helped us in our later lives.”
On Sat., Oct. 17th we attended two baptisms, one for Enrique Dominguez, the bishop’s son & the other for Max Meisenbach, a convert. These events are always well attended by ward members and of course there is always a special spirit there that witnesses to the truth of the event.
On Fri., Oct. 23rd we had Zone Conference & although the day is long in sitting, the spirit is always uplifting. The highlight for Elder Harris & I was Sis. Condie’s talk on“Pride”.
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 24 & 25 was Stake Conference with a YSA dinner after the Sat. early evening session. It was not as well attended as last year’s one after the Sun. session but the Sun. session of conference was more pleasant for us, if you can follow that.
Fri., Oct. 30 was a Mission Tour in Munich. Elder Milton R. Cumargo of the 3rd. Quorum of Seventy & his wife were the morning presenters. They were very good; had tons of enthusiasm & wonderful, stimulating ideas. The afternoon was taken up by Elder Teixeira of the 1st. Quorum of Seventy & Counselor in the Area Presidency. WOW….WOW….WOW. He really took command of his time & committed everyone to have faith to baptize. We are not here to plant seeds. We are here to reap the harvest. The strength of Europe is in Germany & although convert baptisms have increased 3% over last year, it needs to be more. We need to start acting in faith. This mission is not about us. If we don’t know where we are going we need to be keeping better records. We were challenged to make baptism & confirmation central to our missionary work. Our teaching should increase our investigator’s faith. Don’t be afraid to tell them that you are there to baptize them after they know the truth of your message. I guess you get the excitement of the Conference after reading the above.
We celebrated Halloween at the Ward Fall Festival. There were games, stories & musical numbers. I accompanied Bro. Klepper on his recorder. It went well & I actually enjoyed doing it. It was pretty classical in nature so it required a bit of practicing. I also was prepared to play one of Rollin’s Lyric Moments but didn’t have to. Sorry Rachel for all the hoopla you went to in getting the music to me but not playing turned out to be a surprise.
Well that about does it for another month. Thank you for your comments on the Blog. We still feel pretty connected even though the distance says otherwise. We love you & hope you are experiencing a wealth of wonderful things including good health.
Auf Wiedersehen,
Elder & Sister Harris, Gary & Renee, Dad & Mom, Gpa & Gma
Elders Lindgrin & Bond with Max Meisenbach
Nurnberg Fall Festival
Nurnberg Fall Festival
Regensburg Catherdral
Regensburg narrow street
It is the beginning of another month & what a month it has been. There has hardly been time to catch our breath before we had to move on to something else. We have had only one “P-day” in the whole month & that was the second Sat., Oct. 10 & we spent most of it in Regensburg, mostly just roaming the cobblestone streets & taking in all the flavor of the city. I’ll include a picture of the big cathedral where we spent most of the rainy day.
Besides the usual responsibilities at the center we managed two dinner appointments which are pretty rare for missionary couples. One was with the Langes on the 11th. & the other was with Uwe & Sarah Schulz on the 18th. We also attended the funeral for Sister Young’s mother in Weißenburg about one hour away. She was very appreciative of our being there because only two other couples from the Ward were there, the Dautels & Preisses (the stalwarts of the Ward).
On Fri., Oct. 16th we drove to Munich for a Transfer Mission Conference with all the Zone Leaders (8), Assistants, 2 lady missionaries & Pres. & Sis. Condie. We spoke to the subject: “What we learned in our first missions that helped us in our later lives.”
On Sat., Oct. 17th we attended two baptisms, one for Enrique Dominguez, the bishop’s son & the other for Max Meisenbach, a convert. These events are always well attended by ward members and of course there is always a special spirit there that witnesses to the truth of the event.
On Fri., Oct. 23rd we had Zone Conference & although the day is long in sitting, the spirit is always uplifting. The highlight for Elder Harris & I was Sis. Condie’s talk on“Pride”.
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 24 & 25 was Stake Conference with a YSA dinner after the Sat. early evening session. It was not as well attended as last year’s one after the Sun. session but the Sun. session of conference was more pleasant for us, if you can follow that.
Fri., Oct. 30 was a Mission Tour in Munich. Elder Milton R. Cumargo of the 3rd. Quorum of Seventy & his wife were the morning presenters. They were very good; had tons of enthusiasm & wonderful, stimulating ideas. The afternoon was taken up by Elder Teixeira of the 1st. Quorum of Seventy & Counselor in the Area Presidency. WOW….WOW….WOW. He really took command of his time & committed everyone to have faith to baptize. We are not here to plant seeds. We are here to reap the harvest. The strength of Europe is in Germany & although convert baptisms have increased 3% over last year, it needs to be more. We need to start acting in faith. This mission is not about us. If we don’t know where we are going we need to be keeping better records. We were challenged to make baptism & confirmation central to our missionary work. Our teaching should increase our investigator’s faith. Don’t be afraid to tell them that you are there to baptize them after they know the truth of your message. I guess you get the excitement of the Conference after reading the above.
We celebrated Halloween at the Ward Fall Festival. There were games, stories & musical numbers. I accompanied Bro. Klepper on his recorder. It went well & I actually enjoyed doing it. It was pretty classical in nature so it required a bit of practicing. I also was prepared to play one of Rollin’s Lyric Moments but didn’t have to. Sorry Rachel for all the hoopla you went to in getting the music to me but not playing turned out to be a surprise.
Well that about does it for another month. Thank you for your comments on the Blog. We still feel pretty connected even though the distance says otherwise. We love you & hope you are experiencing a wealth of wonderful things including good health.
Auf Wiedersehen,
Elder & Sister Harris, Gary & Renee, Dad & Mom, Gpa & Gma
Elders Lindgrin & Bond with Max Meisenbach 
Nurnberg Fall Festival
Nurnberg Fall Festival
Regensburg Catherdral
Regensburg narrow streetTuesday, October 6, 2009
October 2009
Mon., Oct. 5, 2009
Guten Tag!
Here we are again at the beginning of another month. I will try to be as concise with my writing as I can because I know that some of you are bored out there with all these Harris letters.
The first thing that we want to report is the baptism of Michelle Muse on Sept. 12. It was very special considering that now a grandmother, her daughter, son & 2 grand daughters are now enjoying the gospel together. Michelle beamed all the time including at her confirmation the next day in Fast Mtg.
On Sept. 15 Elder Harris & I gave short thoughts on Patience & Diligence in our District Mtg. It’s most revealing while preparing to speak on certain subjects.
Between Sept. 17 & 23 (actually 18 & 22) we enjoyed the company of Bryan & Alayna. We packed a lot of country seeing & laughing into those 5 days. We were grateful to an understanding Mission President who let us spend this time together. We revisited several places (Würzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ansbach) but also ventured into the unknown regions of Dachau, Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Neuschwanstein Castle, Linderhof Castle & Innsbruck. Our pictures will reflect only the new areas. You’re grateful for that, I know.
On Sun., Sept. 20 Elder Harris had to give a High Council message to the Nürnberg Ward & it was good to have family support.
On Sat., Sept. 26 we had the Institute Opening Kick-off. I was priviledged to be able to accompany Christina Männchen who sang “O That I Were An Angel.” I have been trying to get her to learn it for some time. This was that perfect time because the course of study this year is going to be the BofM. She has an amazing voice for a 19 year old & I mean amazing!
President Condie told us during our interviews on Thurs., Oct. 1 that our release date will be Jan. 7, 2010. Can you believe it? We have been here for 15 months. It has been such a rewarding time for us. We have learned to love the people here so very much. It will be hard to leave them. But at the same time, we are looking forward to becoming acquainted with one new grandson & reacquainted with 9 other grandchildren & also hugging lots of other family & friends. So, be prepared Bryce & Michael. Don’t try hiding because Gpa & I have gotten real good at locating people who don’t want to be located.
Love to all, Elder & Sister Harris, Gary & Renee, Dad & Mom, Gpa & Gma
Dachau
Dachau Crematorium
Innsbruck Cathedral
Linderhof Palace
Muse Family
Neuschwanstein Castle
Nunberg Street left untouched by World War II
Nymphenburg Palace
The Alps new Innsbruck
The Golden Porch in Innsbruck
View from Neuschwanstein Castle
View of Hohenschwangua Castle from Neuschwanstein
Guten Tag!
Here we are again at the beginning of another month. I will try to be as concise with my writing as I can because I know that some of you are bored out there with all these Harris letters.
The first thing that we want to report is the baptism of Michelle Muse on Sept. 12. It was very special considering that now a grandmother, her daughter, son & 2 grand daughters are now enjoying the gospel together. Michelle beamed all the time including at her confirmation the next day in Fast Mtg.
On Sept. 15 Elder Harris & I gave short thoughts on Patience & Diligence in our District Mtg. It’s most revealing while preparing to speak on certain subjects.
Between Sept. 17 & 23 (actually 18 & 22) we enjoyed the company of Bryan & Alayna. We packed a lot of country seeing & laughing into those 5 days. We were grateful to an understanding Mission President who let us spend this time together. We revisited several places (Würzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ansbach) but also ventured into the unknown regions of Dachau, Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Neuschwanstein Castle, Linderhof Castle & Innsbruck. Our pictures will reflect only the new areas. You’re grateful for that, I know.
On Sun., Sept. 20 Elder Harris had to give a High Council message to the Nürnberg Ward & it was good to have family support.
On Sat., Sept. 26 we had the Institute Opening Kick-off. I was priviledged to be able to accompany Christina Männchen who sang “O That I Were An Angel.” I have been trying to get her to learn it for some time. This was that perfect time because the course of study this year is going to be the BofM. She has an amazing voice for a 19 year old & I mean amazing!
President Condie told us during our interviews on Thurs., Oct. 1 that our release date will be Jan. 7, 2010. Can you believe it? We have been here for 15 months. It has been such a rewarding time for us. We have learned to love the people here so very much. It will be hard to leave them. But at the same time, we are looking forward to becoming acquainted with one new grandson & reacquainted with 9 other grandchildren & also hugging lots of other family & friends. So, be prepared Bryce & Michael. Don’t try hiding because Gpa & I have gotten real good at locating people who don’t want to be located.
Love to all, Elder & Sister Harris, Gary & Renee, Dad & Mom, Gpa & Gma
Dachau 
Dachau Crematorium
Innsbruck Cathedral
Linderhof Palace
Muse Family
Neuschwanstein Castle
Nunberg Street left untouched by World War II
Nymphenburg Palace
The Alps new Innsbruck
The Golden Porch in Innsbruck
View from Neuschwanstein Castle
View of Hohenschwangua Castle from Neuschwanstein
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