Sister Tripp's Mission Blog

Servus! I’ve now been in Augsburg for about 3 weeks, and this one was the best one yet! We had a lot to do, but it all turned out really well. We had a bunch of appointments with members and friends, and a couple of breakthroughs were made! We had another appointment with one of our friends who wasn’t making a ton of progress, so we went back to the basics of faith and read Alma 32 together.

Servus! It is very much December now with temperatures dipping to around -11°C (12°F), snow on the ground, and chilly winds around every corner. But, it makes the tea taste sweeter, the lights at the market glow brighter, and it means that you have a speaking point with every stranger. People love to talk (complain) about the weather. To add to the cheer, we have gotten a tiny tree and added lights and ornaments for our apartment, and we had an amazing Zone Conference where there was lots of singing and many laughs.

Grüessech mitenand!! I’m gonna have to come up with a new greeting since I left Switzerland, now I will need a real German greeting. This week has been fun, it is always exciting getting used to a new area. Augsburg is also a lot bigger than Burgdorf, big enough that we actually ward share with Elders as well. As it is with a new area though, we have had to do a lot of contacting and get to know you meetings with friends and members of the ward.