Sister Tripp's Mission Blog

Servus! We have had a pretty solid week over here, lots of appointments and finding. While visiting a recent convert at the edge of our area, we noticed we were only about a 10 minute walk to the border between Austria and Hungary, so naturally we had to go over and take a picture. And speaking of hungry, we have had some really good food recently, from poke bowls to stuffed peppers to McDonald’s, I have a very well rounded diet ;)

Servus! Last week at our Zone Council we set a goal to do more finding, and oh boy have we done that. We have been able to hit the streets every day, and since the weather is so nice, that also necessitates ice cream afterwards (we are working through all the flavors at this specific shop). Being on the streets so much has allowed us to see many small miracles.

Servus! This week marks the beginning of my second to last transfer and my first one with Sister Knecht. After the tragic goodbyes with Sister Martin, I waited with another Sister in Vienna for about 8 hours until our new companions showed up. We then headed back to Wiener Neustadt and got right to work, feeding a cat while one of our members is out of town. We have had a blast together, though, and also eaten a lot of ice cream, as one should.

Servus!! This week we had several opportunities to work with youth and teenagers, and it was pretty cool. On Saturday, we helped set up and decorate for a Stake Youth Day in our building and got to chat with some young women – they are all so sweet. I love working with the youth, they are all so excited to do missionary work! Our other awesome experience was Friday. There was an entire school class of about 13 kids around 14-15 years old that came to our church building just so we, along with our Bishop, could answer some of their question about out church.

Servus!! Another week done, it this one was awesome! We were able to do 6 appointments with friends where a member was also there – in this mission that is a lot. We have had members inviting our friends to our meal appointments as well as asking for their numbers so they can chat more later, it’s literally been a dream. Unfortunately some of our most awesome members are going on vacation this week, but I’m excited to keep working with them all when they get back.