Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas Zone Conference in Moldova with our zone and Mission Pres. and his wife.  It was a great dinner and spiritual feast with our Mission Pres.  We traveled by Maxi-Taxi and it's always an experience of bumpy roads, no available bathrooms and long waits at the border.  This was not the most excitment however--we got stuck in our elevator in our apartment last week.  It broke down while we were in it.  Dan is my hero as he pryed the doors open, unlatched the swing door and climbed out 21/2 feet up.  I don't really want to do that again.

We went caroling on Christmas Eve, when you sing the people bring you in the house and serve food and drinks apples, and nuts and this man really got in the spirit. 

We awoke to the bells on Christmas Day.  Just like the song.  It was the first time in my life that that had happened.  I enjoyed it very much.  The bells were calling everyone to church.

This is a picture of our Christmas dinner.  We had chicken, vegetables, coleslaw.  It was very good.

Dan spoke in church as well, he did a great job.

This is soooo pretty.  They decorate the main street down town with lights and the main square with all kinds of Christmas decorations.

Sorry thats blurry.  It is very beautiful.

This is boxing day, we are on our way to dinner at a sweet lady's home who is so good to the missionaries.  Hope you have a wonderful time with your loved ones celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.

We had some nice warm weather and went for a big long walk on P-day.  It was fun.  Here's some of our great missionaries in Romania.

Sora Remsberg from California, Sora Skifernets from Bucuresti, Sora Heninger

Elder Heninger feels quite domesticated.  He does dishes everyday, helps with  hanging laundry and even makes banana bread from scratch.  We live a simple life but we like it.  We haven't been here long enough to wear our shoes out but this shoe went to the shoemaker.

This lady is weighing my carrots on her scale.  I love it.  This is common here and we buy most of our produce in the open market and it is Good.  Right now the pomegranates are amazing, and delicious.  The fresh walnuts that ladies like this sit and shell in the market are the best we have ever eaten.

We are on our way to some teaching appointments.  We had some great lessons this week and are excitied about some wonderful people we are working with.  Still no snow, it has been milder than normal.  We are greatful for that.

We are busy with English class we bought our monthly pass (abonament) for the tram-vi so we can hop on the tram-vi at any time and get around town.  We thought it was going to be colder than it is.

Elder Heninger has to give his first talk in church on Christmas day and I have to speak on NewYears day.  I guess we'll have to be getting that ready.(My kids will laugh-they think thats my favorite thing to do)