Happy Christmas Eve! In Austria
stores are only open until about noon on Christmas Eve, so we had to brave the
crowds at the grocery store to buy some last minute things this morning. It
reminded me a little bit of Costco on a Saturday.
D had her baptismal interview! She
passed :) Right now she is at her parents’ house for Christmas. This coming
Saturday is the big day! Everything is (almost) in place, just a few more
details to worry about. We are so excited for her!
On Wednesday we were in Wiener
Neustadt for District Meeting. Then after District Meeting we passed out flyers
for the Family History Center there. And somebody actually let us in! We rang
the bell and waited, then were about to just stick a flyer in the mailbox when
the door opened up! It was an older gentleman who had just been working on
decorating the house for Christmas. It turns out he doesn't have too much
interest in religion, but he did think the Family History Center was cool. And
he fed us cookies and orange juice :)
My favorite part of this week was
the Ward Christmas Party on Saturday. There was lots of good food, good
company, and a funny talent show. I am just so grateful to be a part of this
kooky international community. It is so fun to see all these people from
different cultures come together to celebrate.
Church yesterday was a special
Christmas program. The German ward and the English ward were combined, so the
service was held in both languages. That was really cool. It was the best of
both worlds :)
Sorry this is a little shorter than
normal. I am sure that next week there will be a lot more to talk about!
Frohe Weihnachten! Vergesst nicht,
warum wir diesen Tag feiern!
(Merry Christmas! Don’t forget why
we celebrate this day!)
Liebe Grüße (Best wishes)
--Sister Stewart
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