Friday, July 22, 2011

Office, Dinner at E/S Swensen's, Castle

Wheat, Oats, Rye, Rapeseed, - German Class


Changing our burnout lights


The celing in our office while they were putting in air conditioning.


How many German's does it take to change a light?


Elder Swensen operating on Elder  Dahl.  Elder Dahl slammed his finger in a car door.  They are both doctors!! 

Elder Hales with the Sisters at a Dinner at E/S Swensens


The "Girls"  Sister Dahl, Sister Dearing, Sister Swensen, Sister Hales, and Sister Boone.  We had a really yummy dinner at Elder and Sister Swensen's home the night before we trained the new Mission Presidents for Europe.


The Wartburg Castle in Eisenbach - about half-way between Frankfurt and Berlin.  Notice it is on top of a mountain!!


A carved out image of a Real Knight!!


The real table that Martin Luther used to translate the Bible from Greek into the German Language.
Because he did this, the Bible was then available to the general public not to just the Priests in the Catholic Church.  This was in a room in the Wartburg Castle.


Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Fourth of July - the way we celebrated it in Germany

Cupcakes with American  Flags on them for dessert


Dad and Sister McBride showing off our Kentucky Fried Chicken


The gathering in the backyard of Elder & Sister Davies - He is the executive secretary to the Area Presidency.


Elder Boone gave a wonderful talk about the gospel and America.


Elder McBride is our District President for couple missionaries.  They plan the parties.  He and his wife are Area Auditors.


American Flags in Germany!!


Elder & Sister Fugal and Joan and Kent Pulsipher.  We knew them in Solihull and they were in Frankfurt for a week of training.


Elder Davies passing something to Sister Dearing.


On the Patio enjoying our time together.


Sister Stephenson leading us in Patriotic songs and the Pledge of Allegiance.  Several people that live in the apartments behind their backyard came out and stood on their patios to see what was going on.  They listened to us sing.


Visiting and good food.  We even had A & W Root Beer!