Our highlight this week was going to the temple in Friedriksburg
Germany. It was such a joy to be with honest, good, worthy saints who
love the gospel. You could feel the spirit strongly everywhere about
the temple. The grounds are beautiful and all the Spring flowers were
in bloom. We stayed in a room right night to the temple. The Frankfurt
temple serves many of the European country stakes. This week was
"France" week, and there was a stake from Paris and one other. The
members travel great distances to attend the temple and are given the
opportunity to rent the hostels on the temple property like we were.
The rooms have comfortable beds and a bathroom and then everyone shares
the kitchen. There are dishes, individual refrigerators and lockers to
keep food. Everyone is responsible to cook their own food and clean
up. Families attend with their kids. It is such a blessing for those
who are able to take advantage of it. We had our choice of going to a
German-speaking session, or a French-speaking session. We chose the
German speaking and wore headsets for English. Many to most of the
people speak English so it was nice not to have to worry about any
language barriers. As we sat in the celestial room for a time and
reflected upon the work we are doing, it was an energizer of the
truthfulness of the plan of salvation and the worth of every soul to
God.
We were traveling to Frankfurt for our routine visa
trip and also to have the area doctor check Elder Peterson's shoulder
which is fine. Elder Swensen, a retired orthopedic surgeon from Salt
Lake City, and his wife were such gracious hosts while we were there.
They greeted us at the airport, took us to get dinner and some
groceries, showed us around town, and arranged for our transportation
back to the airport. We appreciated their help so much!! They were
packing and getting ready to complete their mission in the next couple
of weeks but took time to be with us as if they had nothing else to do.
I'm sure they treat everyone with that same love and kindness.
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