On March 1st we welcomed Elder & Sister Madsen into the mission. We are excited to have them serving in Graz, Austria and to have Elder Madsen help with our medical needs.
Then it was MLC time again. Lunch break is always a favorite time of the day!
Our March Mission Leadership Council.
We were very blessed to have Elder Leimer, our Area 70 teach us, and to have President Gappmaier, President Kohler's counselor join us.
I loved this picture of our Passau, Landshut and Neuötting Missionaries holding a successful
street display that weekend!
The first weekend of the month we were in Stuttgart on Saturday for their stake conference...
and in Singen on Sunday for church with our fabulous missionaries there!
It was time to say goodbye to Elder & Sister Kinghorn who served faithfully in Graz, Austria...
and to Sister Frenkel who served a transfer with us while she waited for her visa to the SLC Temple Square Mission. Good Luck!
We also had to say farewell to Elder & Sister Thompson who served so well in Basel, Switzerland. We will miss you :)
Then it was off to Salzburg for the Saturday session of Stake Conference.
It was wonderful to be with Elder Kearon again.
And Sunday church in Wien.
The next week was Transfers! Our faithful Assistants and München Zone Leaders waited with us at the airport to help lead the Goldens back on the bahn.
We received 15 new Goldens--what a strength to the mission!
Their luggage completely filled up the office van.
On the first day we had lunch, training, orientation, interviews, dinner, and a time to hear where they would be serving, followed by testimonies. By the end of the day they were ready for bed!
The next morning they were refreshed and ready to head off to their trainers and first areas.
Later that day we received the outgoing group of 18 missionaries at the church. There was a moment of Elder bonding before dinner.
Sisters Gildner & Fischer-Laudenbach prepared a lovely farewell dinner for us.
What a good-looking group!
We enjoyed a beautiful final testimony meeting together. We will miss these Elders & Sisters.
Look who we got to welcome back into the mission--Elder & Sister Wade. They were all ready to head back to Klagenfurt, Austria where they had faithfully served before.
That same day we went to the airport a second time and welcomed Elder & Sister Rowley. They will be serving in Vienna, Austria in our JAE Center there.
We had to say farewell to Elder & Sister Green--they have completed their Family History record capturing assignment here in Wien.
We had a good stake conference in Wien.
Then it was Zone Conference time again! On Tuesday we started with our biggest group in Switzerland--the Bern, St. Gallen, and 1/2 Zürich Zones.
Lunch Break...
Practice Teaching with the scriptures in the afternoon.
On Wednesday we loved being with the other half of Zürich and the Stuttgart Zones.
Lunch Break
A Sisters Shot!
On Thursday we met with the München Zone
Lunch Break
On Friday look who came to visit--Elder & Sister Thurman who were serving in the office
when we arrived in the mission.
On Saturday we had our fourth zone conference with our Salzburg & Wien Zones.
It was nice to have Erika join us for this meeting. What a happy group!
Lunch Break
Practice Teaching
Using the Scriptures.
That weekend we enjoyed attending church in Graz, Austria. President Kohler and I got to speak along with two of our Goldens: Elder Larson and Sister Moffett.
The next week we had a wonderful visit from the Nowak family. Elder Hassely, their son, was one of our great Elders. And Brother Nowak was a member with whom President Kohler lived as a young missionary.
At the very end of the month we had an uplifting Senior Conference in Salzburg, Austria.
President Kohler and I spoke...
We had helpful workshops...
We visited a lot...
and ate a lot...
and had a great testimony meeting!
Then it was time to say goodbye to Elder & Sister Neugebauer. They will soon be leaving us. They have worked hard in Wien!
