The new Year of 2012

Dear all

It is hard to believe that is the end of January. The days and weeks go by all to fast. The past two weeks have been so busy. We have been writing the yearly history, And just getting organized for the new Year. We have had a Wheelchair closing in Bratislava, Slovakia, We have trained a new couple going into Montenegro, and we had my sister Vickie come for five days. I will share with you a few highlights of the past few week

Here is Elder Stiles and Elder and Sister Page helping to set up Wheelchairs for the Closing in Bratislava. It was a lovely event. WE drove through Czech Republic and picked up the Pages on our way to Bratislava. We hope it was good training for them. We spent stwo nights in Prague.
Here are Elder and Sister Brown whom we enjoyed getting to know as we trained with them for 4 days in Frankfurt. They are now in Montenegro. The first missionaries to go into this country. A great couple from Richland, Washington. They came on a Sunday the 15th and flew out on the 19th of January.









Vickie made this lovely quilt for me before she cam. I just love it. I wrap up in it and I can just feel the love she put into it as she made this for me.
What a great Sister













Sunday Afternoon we went to the Schloss Friedrichshof Now the Kronburg Schloss Hotel. Built in the late 1890 by Empress Victoria widow of the German Emporer Frederick III and daughter of Queen Victoria of England. We were able to have a free tour of the Now Hotel.










Vickie and John Waiting for the tour at kronberg Schloss Hotel. We saw the rooom where queen Victoria stayed. Sat in her throne chair when she visited. We saw the room where Eisenhauer lived for 7 years after the war. This hotel was his headquaters during the reconstruction.
When we returned home we watched the movie, the YOung Victoria. It made the history much more real









Saturday we visted the Braunfels with our neightbor Elfie Harmonn. John truely was the man of the hour with all of these women to take care of. Here we are walking form the Burg to the little village for some hot chocolate and a yummy pastry. The tour was even in English. Next week John will tell you all about this interesting place.

Here we are eating lunch at the gasthaus on the Rommer Platz. Vickie said it was her most favorite meal. Nurenburger wurst and sauerkraut. It was really great. John was with us everyday but Monday. He was a great sport. We had a great time the three of us.









We attended the Temple on Friday evening with our Missionary Couples. We had a lovely session. We went to Dinner at the Stadt Berlin. The food was good and the company great. It was so wonderful to have this special time with Vickie. Vickie arrived on Thursday morning January 19th . We went to lunch she and I as John had to work. Then friday was our day in Frankfurt and our evening in Friedkicksdorf at the Temple.





We Took a walking tour of downtown Frankfurt. We visited the old Jewish cemetary that was begun in the 1200's. The nazis desecrated the place during the war years. Following the war, the stones have been cleaned up and arranged. Here Vickie stands in the small entrance to the cemetary. the small blocks imbeded in the walls are plaques with the names of the jews who died in the concentration camps. It includes the name and the camp they died in. We located Anne Franks and her sister Marget.