This is the Fredingen Castle up a hill behind our house

 On Christmas Eve at 3:00 the bells started ringing and all the people from our dorf began walking toward the Church so we joined them and found ourselves inside this Church for a Children's Mass. Every child received a lighted candle after the nativity story and  the Church glowed - we loved it

 These Elders have become like sons ALMOST

 Celebrating Elder Stonehocker's birthday at our house

 Thobias is an "Elect" investigator who is reading the Book of Mormon and has received a witness,  he is praying, going to Church but just needs to get baptized - we love teaching him!!

 This is Hidemarie who is always by my side translating

Sieglinda and Manfred helped paint our apartment before we came and we shared a lovely lunch with them at their home.