Queen's Bday Party and Conference

  

Dearest Family -

Before I go any further, I must stop dad before he writes his email. Sis Alder sent me an email about the BYU-U game. I am glad that I do not come home for a couple of months. Hopefully by then, dad will have forgotten to brag.

Queen'S birthday. Queen is getting baptized on Saturday and we (all 4 Sisters) decided that we'D throw a little party for her. She and I made a deal that if she'd teach me how to make something African, I'd teach her American. She chose Saturday to make American food. I made pizza crust and we all topped it. Sis Nelson and Sis Weed made rootbeer (sparkling water, root beer extract found in the apt, and LOTS of sugar). Sis Nelson made banana bread with a lemon glaze. We all met at the church and topped the pizza and watched 'Errand of Angels'. Queen wants to serve a mission so that was the movie she chose to watch. It was even better for me because I have served in EVERY area that the character serves in the movie. AND we saw a couple of the most memorable members here in Vienna also playing investigators in the movie. We stopped and rewound the movie a coupld of times. Really great!

Stake Conference was great. We sang a version of 'Näher Mein Heiland Zu Dir' (Nearer Dear Savior to THee) and Joseph SMith'S First Prayer as the Prelude music right before the conference began. I even got to see the Bruck an der Mur members....and Manuela. That was a blast from the past! It was great to see her because for a time she fell away (into anti-mormon crazy Martina). Now she's back! She saw me as Sis Nelson and I were greating people and practically jumped on me. She was so excited! When we were all inside, she came up to me and said that she'd saved a seat for me, right beside her. That did my heart good to have a person I found and baptized almost a year ago remembers me.

Also, SIS ALDER - - Manuela is going to have a baby in June-ish. That in and of itself is an odd story. Remind me to tell you sometime!

I got grandma's card she sent from PA

Not too much else to report. Still chugging along. I finished the Old Testament on Saturday and am now determined to finish the New Testament before November. My orginial goal was for Dec 1st, but I read to gosh darned fast that I'Ve had to recalculate my goal a hundred times. Now, at 5 pgs a day I'll finish before Dec. That's a piece a cake! Next, bring on Jesus the Christ for round 4. Sorry, I just reread this paragraph and I sound like a missionary...weird!!

Pic 1 - Me and Sister Nelson. Tay, she is 6´6! She is an English major who loves movie musicals and to cook. We are like two peas in a pod. AND she reminds me that I am not the tallest Sister in the mission anymore.
Pic 2 - Yoga class crew. Front row: Tsolmon and her kids (daughter Delga 10, son Ulzii 8), Sis Weed (Idaho), Queen (Nigeria). Back row: Tessy Okoro (member from Nigera), Sis Chapple (Colorado), Sis Nelson (Salt Lake)
Pic 3 - HeinzPeter (Manuela'S boyfriend who loves America and speaking English), Me, Sister Nelson, and Manuela (She doesn't wear a wig anymore) at Stake Conference.

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Alles Liebe SISTER CHOCOLATE