Monday, November 7, 2011

Beautiful friends, beautiful places and a beautiful experience.

We have been busy with training in unique places and meeting new and amazing people.  We returned to Albania but to a different city in the south to train a couple who will be a great strength to the Branch and the Center there.  It was a 3 hour drive to the city from Tirana where we stayed.  We trained in the morning with 2 couples and the YSA leader and then had lunch together "on the beach" of the Adriatic Sea.  I never imagined that Albania would have such a beautiful coastline.



Another beautiful person that we get to see each day in the front lobby of the office building is "Gabhi".  She is a fiesty, funny and wonderful German lady who has a rich and interesting life and conversion story.  She lives out near a "forest" and invited us out for a hike and dinner.  What a fun experience to be in her home and learn more about her life.  She is a sweetheart!!




We were blessed to be in the presence of President Uchtdorf on Saturday evening.  He and his wife are in Germany and did a fireside  in Frankfurt and the next night in Darmstadt.  It was an amazing experience to feel his power and testimony and be taught up close and personal by this dynamic leader.  He left us with an apostolic blessing that burned into our hearts. Following the meeting he stood and told everyone to not run off...he wanted to shake hands.  So of course all 500 people swarmed forward .  He shook our hands and told Allan "thank you for all you do."  This was definately one of those once in a lifetime experiences.