Innsbruck

Elder Ballantyne weighs 100 pounds. That's how I can hold him up.

Elder Ballantyne was a wrestler. That's how he can hold me up.

This picture was taken after we played soccer in the Olympic National Stadium. No Photoshop was used in the making of this picture.

The Opera

So this was my district (from left to right): Elders Erekson, Göhring, Ray, ME, Ek and Hartmann. We took this picture on our way home from seeing Le Bohéme. Bowties, we thought, would be a must, and we all wore them to District Meeting the next day.

Isn't the Munich Germany/Austria Mission the greatest in the world? Who else can go see an opera in the Vienna Opera House on a P-Day?

"...wie groß wird eure Freude sein..."

The Palkas were baptized on Sunday. It was such a beautiful ceremony too. Everything worked out just as planned-- no clothing problems, so fall-out problems, just a smooth, wonderful service.

What a way to end my time here in Vienna. What an awesome experience to be a part of. How lucky I am that I was allowed to stay for so long. How great it is to be a missionary!

Thanks for the love and support. And the prayers! See you all next week in Innsbruk!

Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea?

Yeah, here is a lady I met in the bus. She didn't have any interest in the Gospel, but she let me take a picture of here sweet tat. Talk about a 40-year perspective...

Just Another Day in the Park

Here is my district playing in a park near Schloß Schönbrunn. Pictured are Elders Göhring (blue), Erekson (white), Ray (brown) and me!

The second picture also has Elder Hartmann. Taken in front of Schönbrunn on 21 Septebmer, 2009. I love my district.

Baptism, Here We Come!

Don't they look so nice in white? The wedding was excellent. The reception was interesting. The baptism is in 3 weeks and the family couldn't be happier!

The New Kids on the Block

Elder Ray, Elder Erekson, Elder Hartmann, Elder Kemsley

Picture taken September 10, 2009, in honor of Elder Erekson's and my year mark.

I can't believe that I'm the oldest out of the Schlosshoferstrasse 50 Group. Or that we all have lederhosen. These kind of things don't happen very often.