We were up early after a very short night. John started packing last night after the last of our visitors and phone calls ended (after 10:30 p.m.). I said farewell to my clean office and waved at the rogue pumpkin as we drove away from our beloved home for the next 18 months. Aaron will take good care of things here.
When we were finally on the plane, we heaved a huge sigh of relief. Now we go forward without looking back.
We were in the air until Tuesday morning, with a stop over at JFK in NY. The flight was fine. I didn’t do much but sit.
Elder Gregg Garber and his wife, Cheryl met us. They are our Zone Leaders who take care of all the senior missionaries. We will also be working with them in Communication office. They were great and drove us to our new home.
Our apartment is on the south (right) side of this 11 floor apartment block, on the 6th floor overlooking a huge and very old cemetery. We loved our new home the minute we walked in. It will be just right–comfortable and cozy. I can get from one end to the other in 14 or 15 steps. It’s just what we need.
This apartment building is located on Porthstrasse 11, right next to what has been the Area Offices for many years. This month everyone in these offices is busy relocating to a new office building about 15 minutes away called the Phoenix Haus. Every week a different department moves. Communications moved 2 weeks ago. It will be good to have everyone under the same roof soon. We visited these offices and said hello to those still here.
The Frankfurt Stake Center is next to these Area Offices. This stake was organized in 1976. The Frankfurt 1st Ward and the 2nd Ward (International, English) meet here each week. The Frankfurt Mission missionaries use this building for many of their meetings and we hear pickleball is often played here on Friday evenings by the senior couples!
We are give the choice of deciding where we want to attend church on Sundays. There are also some wards and branches in the area we will visit before deciding. Many of the missionary couples attend the English-speaking ward that meets here.
We had the afternoon to settle in, unpack our things and get acquainted with the neighborhood and our new home. We are happy and excited to be here. Really happy!
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 