Alpine German-Speaking Mission

 when you are waiting at a bus stop ...you should do a photo shoot for your mom !! Thanks to Elder Spencer for always brightening my Monday's . companion selfies are a must Out for a country drive  so I don't think these shoes will ever wear out !  Elder Vitel is Romanian and Munich has many Romanian people living here, Elder Spencer has had opportunities to watch his companion in action as they are now able to reach out to a people that other wise would be very difficult to communicate with . Here Elder Vitel is skyping with a Romanian investigator . Technology is so valuable . This excerpt was an email Elder Spencer sent  to President and Sister Miles:  I just wanted to send you a quick email about a miracle story that happened within the last couple weeks. So you know Svetlana, the Sister who helped you with cleaning, and cooking and stuff. Well, two weeks ago her mother came to visit her, here in Munich. She was just seeing some sights an...

We met this lady with the sisters. She is from South America and she was pretty sick, so the Sisters invited us to go and give her a blessing. So we went and got to know her, and then gave her a blessing. It was really awesome! She has two teenaged sons who are really cool! Hopfully we can help them come to church. It was also really awesome because a few days later this lady called the sisters and told them that she had a miracle!!! She was feeling better, and could do the things during the day with more energy and stuff!! Then she said, "Those two young men must be called of God or something!" hahah maybe?!?!?     After MLC we met up with our Sister Training Leaders (sister motto and peterson) and we went out to teach a romanian family. Now that I have a romanian comp, we keep getting used! haha it was really fun though. I didnt know what the heck was going on!   Saturday we did a service  project for a cool couple in the ward. They are about to g...

 Alpine sliding on P-day  looks relaxed and comfortable doesn't he ?  not sure how they coaxed him onto this tram he is afraid of heights ! Looking a little relieved  Elder Thomas and Elder Spencer in the Barvarian Alps  Zone Planning meeting Waiting to place all the new "Goldens' for this month  President Kohler's son Tanner turned 17 and invited the Elders to his party what 17 yr old wouldn't want a bunch of goofy missionaries to sing to him ??  they love having a little bro who is so " BOSS" President Kohler in front of the Mission home  Goodbye Elder Thomas and now welcome Elder Spencer's new Romanian companion Elder Vitel

3 am time to pick up President and Sister Miles and head to the airport  Helping President Miles at the airport  the final end off  Elder Ward, Josh's greenie or "golden " they call them in his mission just returned after having to go home for some medical attention, welcome back Elder Ward!  Goodbye Miles, Welcome to the mission field President and Sister Kohler and Tanner and Erika!  And they are off , back to their home in Utah  And they will be just as loved and in very good hands  Thanks Miles Family for sharing your parents with the missionaries of the Alpine German speaking mission !  A special Welcome Song  of course accompanied by Elder Spencer  and now back to work ....  Elder Spencer was very happy to see Elder Ward, return happy and healthy  A good and busy week for this missionary

A beautiful day sight seeing at the Neuschwanstein Castle   A missionary never turns down a photo op, with a Ferrari ! His city of Munich , Germany

A Busy Missionary   Our mission has been really struggling with finding people. Like I said, myself included! Then there was a Sister who said that sometimes its just stressful to be a missionary and that we shouldnt be too hard on the missionaries. Then President Miles kind of just went off! hahah He got really fiery and raised his voice to teach us a lesson, that missions are going to be stressful. That we all knew that it was going to be stressful and that if we are looking for a stress free two years, we shouldn't have come. He then bore one of the most powerful testimonies. He just said "He DIED for us!" We have no excuse to complain, or whine, or not talk to everyone we see. Then we all committed to do better, and improve our Zones! It was way cool!     Elder Spencer at the Mission Leadership Council training in Munich , Germany  Sister Motto, Sister Henry, and Elder Spencer they have their mom's in common, the Alpine missionary mom facebook p...