We had a Christmas Office luncheon at a darling German restaurant. We love all the people we work with. There are 12 of us in the Office of General Council. Six senior missionaries and the rest are paid employees. This is a picture of Christian Wolfurt, he is a paid employee. He's 37 years old and such a great guy. We really enjoy him. The couple on the left are the Thomas's, David and Paula. They are missionaries and are from Orem. They are our next door neighbors and have become dear friends. David is such a nice man and Paula is one of the kindest woman I have ever met. She always has something nice to say about everyone! Very dear friends.
This is Jeff and Janet Nelson. Jeff is the Area Legal Council. He is the man we answer to.....the boss. We had spoken with him many times before we came to Germany. He would tell us what to expect when we arrived in Germany. He and Janet were at the airport with our zone leaders, the Proctors to meet us and take us to our apartment. They have both been so wonderful. They are from Brooklyn New York, where they raised their family of four kids. Janet has had multiple luncheons at her home and has had us over for dinner a few times. She is very involved in our lives and makes sure we all feel included and comfortable. She is such a great hostess and such a kind person. She serves on the General Young Woman Board of the church. I admire her for her dedication and work ethic and integrity. Jeff will come into my office every once in a while and ask if I am happy and if I like what I am doing. He wants to make sure I am comfortable and happy with my assignments. We couldn't ask for better people to work with.
Jill and Don Roberts are such dear friends. I met Jill before we even moved here. I found her blog and started reading about the mission and it made me feel so much better prepared before we even arrived. We talked on the phone a couple of times before we left Utah and she was the first face I saw when we arrived here at the apartment. She is a dear friend. She works for the Area General Authorities one floor beneath us in the OGC and she is also very involved with the Refugees here in Frankfurt. Don's office is right next to ours and he and Tony get along so great. He's a great guy and a lot of fun. There are a lot of activities for us to take part in and Tony and I love all the social things and take part in them all. Don and Jill have taken us to a few castles and out to dinner and had us over to dinner etc. They will always be good friends. Next to Don, is Lynn Driscoll. She is a barrister from England (really!) where she worked for the Crown. She now works with the attorneys in the OGC.
We are looking older.....but still so in love as if we were still young. We are having such a wonderful time here in Frankfurt and are realizing how fast the time is going. We miss some of the luxuries from home, like a large shower and garbage disposal but this is an opportunity of a lifetime and we are loving it.
Another cute picture of sweet Paula Thomas
This is the restaurant, just a little old looking place but really nice inside. This was built and in the 1700 before the Revolutionary war and the same family has owned it since the 1800's!
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