Well really love being on this mission in Germany. This has been a great week in so many ways. The pieces are beginning to fall into place with our responsibilities with the Centers for Young Adults and each day we get another piece of the puzzle into the right spot. We have such terrific friends and assistants here who explain and lead us through these difficult first weeks. A few days ago the couple who were suppose to replace us in India but got reassigned to Munich made a surprise visit to our office. What a small world.
This couple came over with us and Elder Paxton is doing the finances for CfYA and his wife works in the CES office here.
They are a fun couple and we do alot together.
Last Saturday we went with our good buds Elder and Sister Colton to Heidleberg which is about an hour outside of Frankfurt. It was such a charming little village with cobblestone streets and fun shops and a huge old castle. It was really a spring like day and we had a wonderful time walking along the river up to the castle.
And this week my dearly loved companion celebrated his birthday. We baked a cake (a little challenging here for the first time) and shared with all those who work on our floor and in the evening went to dinner with 5 other couples who had birthdays in March.
We daily recognize the tender mercies of the Lord that bless our lives as we serve this mission. When we face new and challenging issues the Lord allows us to struggle a bit and when we feel exhausted the way seems to open for us to once again move forward. How our lives are blessed and how full our hearts are with gratitude for such blessings.
They are a fun couple and we do alot together.
3 comments:
I am so excited to live this adventure with you via your blog. What an amazing mission to be able to go to. The Young Adults that you work with are deeply blessed to have such amazing examples!
mom, i'm soooo impressed and so relieved for you that you got your pictures working! although, if you keep posting so many of these pictures of the beautiful places you are visiting, i may not be able to handle the jealousy! heidlberg looks so, so beautiful -- so european! and dad, it looks like you had a wonderful birthday and that mom took good care of you, like she always does! it is so wonderful to see your smiling faces and to know that you are happy and doing so well! we sure are missing you, though!
Sounds like you are really enjoying and settling in quite well, minus the drier fiascos and cooking in small spaces. But it can't be all easy right?! We love to see pics and how much you are feeling at home all ready...soo far away!!
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