President and Sister Hammon in the Germany Frankfurt Mission

  Full circle for the little congregation in Trier! On Sunday we drove to Trier.  This was where Dan/President Hammon served his first nine months of his mission 40 years ago. On a trip to Germany in 2003 Dan had a strong impression we needed to attend church in Trier.  It happened to be the day the branch was closed and the members were told they would need to attend another ward.  This past Sunday we attended the Trier meeting along with 42 others.  The stake president announced that with that many people in attendance, he felt it was time to make it an official branch again on January 1!!!  Such a full circle banner day!!!  Here is a photo of us with Elders Frei and Miner who are serving there. Zone Conference Great Zone Conferences this past week where we discussed new and better ways of finding, choosing to be happy,  goal setting, and using the Book of Mormon in our teaching.  We are blessed to serve with these amazing missionaries. A highlight at our zone conferences was soft i

Beautiful Fall Colors As we travel hundreds of miles each day visiting missionaries, wards and branches we are enjoying the gorgeous fall colors of Germany.   You can see every shade of orange, gold, lime green, purple and burgundy along the roadways.   There are many vineyards in the area and the vines of each type of grape are all different colors.   It is gorgeous.     Gorgeous fall colors in Germany Germans and Fresh Air We were in church last Sunday.  The temperatures outside were in the 50's and they threw open the doors.  I chilly draft blew through and Dan and I about froze to death during the hour long meeting.  In another church building we saw this pile of blankets the ward had purchased for members to use during meetings.  Below is the explanation of the German way of thinking on fresh air: If you're in an office, cafe, bar or restaurant, look around you. Are the windows or doors wide open? If so, it's likely because of a very German habit: Lüften or airing