SMALL WORLD

Yesterday we had our first zone meeting in Salzburg. 

  

We took the train with the other missionaries since John wasn't up to driving just yet.

 There were 40 missionaries there plus the mission president and his wife. There are 22 couples in our mission!  

As we met the mission president, we discovered that John and he had served in the same mission at the same time years ago.  And as we met another couple, the elder said he had served in Ravensburg  in the 1960's  and remembered me as an investigator.  The church is truly a small world!.

Today we were finally able to unpack and check out what we have in our apartment.  We feel so fortunate to have such a nice apartment.  It is on the top floor with a large balcony.  Thank goodness, we have access to an elevator.  We did have to climb all the stairs one time because the other couple still had the access key to the elevator. 

Thank goodness we have access to an elevator.

The sister missionaries live across the street in another building that is much taller.  They do not have an elevator and every  six weeks, we are required to inspect all the missionary apartments in Linz, Wels, and Haag. So, we are not exempt from stairs.

Brea would be thrilled to know that I am walking so much more.She is my personal trainer from far away. She ran 14 miles Saturday for fun and made it all the way to the DC temple.  

This weekend is Stake Conference here.  Eventually, we hope to meet more of the ward members.  The Linz ward has 400 members, with 180 attending each Sunday.  We have had a chance to meet a few of the YSA  on Monday for FHE.

We will be responsible to fix yummy meals each Monday and could use recipe ideas.

We will be responsible to fix yummy meals for large groups each Monday. Any recipes that involve finger foods or anything appealing to a young adult crowd (no soup!)  would be appreciated.  I was told they like chilli or white chilli beans.Meat is extremely expensive here, so you have to get creative.

That's it for now.    Hi to all.