RYAN AND RACHEL SURPRISED US.... AND CAME TO GERMANY.  YAHOO!!!  IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE FAMOUS NEUENSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE (DISNEY CASTLE)

WE WENT TO THE SWISS ALPS ON A PERFECTLY GORGEOUS DAY WITH RYAN AND RACHEL

MARIA ROSARIO WAS BAPTIZED.  SHE IS FROM PORTUGAL AND HAS BEEN IN GERMANY FOR TWO YEARS.  SHE WAS AN INVESTIGATOR FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

MARIA WILL MAKE A GREAT MEMBER - SHE GLOWED WITH HAPPINESS WHEN SHE RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST.

ERWIN IS A STRONG INVESTIGATOR WHO IS LIKE A MEMBER.  HE COMES TO CHURCH EVERY WEEK AND IS PART OF OUR "OVER SIXTY FAMILY HOME EVENING GROUP".  HE IS CLOSE TO BAPTISM.

COOKING FOR THE ELDERS  HAS BECOME ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS.  WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE COOKING FOR TWO ON OUR MISSION BUT INSTEAD WE OFTEN COOK FOR TWELVE.  WE LOVE HAVING MISSIONARIES  AND MEMBERS IN OUR HOME!!!

NEVER TOO OLD TO PLAY "MINUTE TO WIN IT" WITH THE YOUNG ADULTS.  ELDER GURNEY IS PUTTING COTTONBALLS IN A BOWL WITH A SPOON - VERY CHALLENGING!

 GETTING TO KNOW AND LOVE WINFRIED ADAMCZYK HAS BEEN A VERY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.  WE WILL CHERISH OUR DISCUSSIONS AND HIS DEEP THINKING.

JANIELLE COMES TO GERMANY.  ELDER GURNEY STILL THINKS OF NELEE AS HIS LITTLE GIRL.  WE WILL CHERISH FOREVER OUR MEMORIES WITH NELEE.

MARINA IS A DEEPLY SPIRITUAL INVESTIGATOR.  WE HAVE LEARNED FROM HER FAITH IN FINDING ANSWERS TO TRUTH.  HER DAUGHTER, RAKIA LOVES HER MOM.

 WHO WOULD HAVE EVER GUESSED THAT TWO NEIGHBORS IN LEHI, UTAH WOULD BE SERVING MISSIONS IN GERMANY AT THE SAME TIME. SISTER LOTT AND SISTER GURNEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO MAKE CHEESE FROM A SWISS FARMER AT A SENIOR CONFERENCE.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ELDERS - ELDER BARTHOLOMEW HAD A BIRTHDAY - NO CAKE BUT MUFFINS IN A TIN ARE PERFECT  FOR HOLDING CANDLES.

WE HAD THE BLESSING OF GOING TO THE BERN, SWITZERLAND TEMPLE WITH OUR TWO SISTER MISSIONARIES - SISTER SMITH AND SISTER HAMMOCK

 OUR SINGEN DISTRICT - PERHAPS THE MOST DYNAMIC, SPIRITUAL AND FUN GROUP OF MISSIONARIES IN THE WORLD!!!!

 IT IS ALL ABOUT FAMILY - OUR WONDERFUL MISSION PRESIDENT MILES ENCOURAGES US TO SHARE THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WORLD WITH RLEATIVES. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH GARY, DIGI, ANN AND JOANNE ( ELDER GURNEY'S SISTER)

 BROTHER CLINT AND SISTER JOANNE WALKING THE STREETS OF GURNEY ANCESTORS FROM THE 1700'S NEAR TÜBINGEN, GERMANY.

FREDERIC WAS BAPTIZED AFTER A YEAR OF INVESTIGATING THE CHURCH.    MISSIONARIES NEVER GIVE UP AND MIRACLES RESULT.  WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE HIM BE PART OF OUR BRANCH.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE LOVE AND WILL MISS SO MUCH

WE WILL BE HOME ON MAY 27TH
OUR HOMECOMING WILL BE JUNE 8TH
AT THE THANKSGIVING VILLAGE WARD CHAPEL
3679 NORTH, BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI
9:30 A.M.
COME AFTER TO OUR HOUSE FOR GERMAN AND AMERICAN TREATS.  THEY'RE THE WURST.
2881 TURNBERRY LANE 

 This is the Amubeke Family whom we had the blessing of helping the missionaries teach.

 Four of our new Young Adults.  We have just started a Young Adult Program - a great beginning!

 What a handsome bunch of boys who will be part of our newly formed Young Adult Program.

 The missionaries decorated our tree with ornaments from grandchildren and real lighted German candles.

Here is Santa (the Mission Leader) with our newly baptized Ivy Amubeke with Knecht Ruprecht (behind Sister Gurney) who is the traditional guy who comes if you have been naughty. 

 District Meeting at our house with lots of spirit, fun and a mixture of food.  They each brought their favorite Christmas food which they missed from home.

 Here is the family (minus dad who is at work) excited for all the gifts, given from an unknown family in America,  purchased and wrapped by the missionaries.

 Guess which holiday - we know Thanksgiving comes first, but we can't figure out how to change the order of the pictures.

 This strong family entered the waters of baptism what JOY!!!!.  Sister Gurney was so excited because she was able to give a talk on the Holy Ghost in English because the family doesn't speak German yet.  Elder Gurney confirmed Ivy.

 Birthday celebrations for a district full of love and unity as well as deep spirituality.

 First day the Amubeke family came to church.  They traveled by train and walked from the train station.

Halloween in Germany meant bobbing for apples in our bathtub, carving pumpkins and lots to eat....with a serious District Meeting following.