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May 23, 2016 - Leipzig


We have been hiking. We used all our missionary fund money for train tickets for travel to Freiberg twice and once to Berlin and for a couple weeks we had an extra person to feed so we were super poor soI had to use personal money for food and I also bought a hat today, but that was only 5€. The system in the office was messed up so we didn't get reimbursed for train tickets yet but it should come soon. But MSF comes in At the end of the month so that's good as well. But ya today was super fun! 

No one wanted me to take this picture

Lake View on our hike


Rene is doing great. He is almost ready for baptism!  We have a new tauftermin [baptism date] for Rene!  June 4!  Which is three days after transfers... hopefully I'll be here.  Rene also wants to start his family history! So I will be helping with that soon! 

We also had another appointment with John and Diana which was fun. We read the talk "Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders Among You" and they loved it.  We gave them some chapters in the Book of Mormon to read.  Diana loves Elder Holland so I showed her on the Gospel Library app how to watch talks so that's super cool.  Also her daughter is coming to Germany and has been struggling and Diana wants us to put together some youth stuff for her so we are putting together a Book of Mormon with our testimonies and fave scriptures marked and also some talks and quotes.

 

It's getting so hot here so fast. And it's humid so you always feel super gross haha but it's okay. Haha last Monday we just stayed in RIZ [Institute] pretty much all day [because of the soccer celebration]. The party was right down the street though so you could hear it. But we tried to avoid it haha.



ZoCo [Zone Conference] is this Wednesday in Leipzig so that means we don't have to travel which is awesome! And also sleepover with STLTS Sister Menlove and Sister Rückauer! And whoever else wants to haha. 

[Nate scanned his dad's mission journal from 1949-1950 and sent Gabby a copy.] I love your dad's journal! Me and sister Wilson always joke when our posterity find our journals from our missions they're gonna be disappointed bc it's just awkward and sad hahaha.

 Love you!
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Location: Leipzig, Germany

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    Oh, how I love that beautiful smile! You're always in our thoughts and prayers! Love you so much! ♡Mama Shelby :)

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    Oh, how I love that beautiful smile! You're always in our thoughts and prayers! Love you so much! ♡Mama Shelby :)

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