WILLKOMMEN AUF IHRE MISSION!

The day we arrived in Muchen Brother and Sister Hunsaker from the mission office picked us up.

Immediately upon our arrival at the mission office we were given an orientation overview.

Then we were whisked off to the train station and had lunch (real Wienerschnitzel).

  

Two elders from the office showed up to help us get on the train.

We noticed people all around with Lederhosen and Dirndl on (leather pants and Austrian costumes).
It was explained to us that it was the last week of Oktoberfest.

We had our picture taken in front of a store offering inexpensive dresses (above)
along with two agreeable strangers that posed for us in costume

Off we went to Linz! Once we got there we had only two minutes to get all our luggage (six pieces) off

the train before it left for Vienna. The elders and the missionary couple were there to help, thank goodness.

John was freaking out that our luggage would leave with us (which has happened to other missionaries,

never to be found again.)

Brother and Sister Weidman have been amazing, giving us the directions to all the places we needed to go.

They speak no German, but have made a great success of their mission.

We have been up at 6:30 AM and going all day long.

Tonight was Family Home Evening.  We fixed soft shell tacos for the singles and had a tearful good-bye to the Weidmans.

Tomorrow will be the same, except we leave for Salzburg for a zone meeting. This requires an all-day event

with a train ride and bus ride to the chapel there. The Weidmans will continue on to Munchen.

We will have our first day without any support. We will see how it goes...