Special Permission

We have had the coolest things happening in our mission. 
As you know, you must have a Stake to have a Patriarch, and the blessings are given in their native tongue.  Romania does not have a stake yet But........

There are two previous Patriarch's serving as senior missionaries right now in Romania and Moldova.  Our mission President contacted President Boyd Packer and received special permission to activate these Brethren to act as Patriarch's for the remainder of their missions.  One in Romania and the other in Moldova.

The blessings will be given in English so the individual must be able to speak and understand enough English to understand the blessing. What an exciting thing !!There are many people who do speak English and will be able to take advantage of this privilege. Thank you Elder Marcov and Elder Kitchen.

This is the only picture I could find. From the left side Elder Heninger is next to Pres. Hill, then Elder Marcov and next to him is Elder Kitchen. 
These are exciting times in eastern Europe.  My dear friend sent me the news article that stated the change in our church's status in Italy.  They are fully recognised as a church now and that is huge.  We hope Romania will have this same blessing soon.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfaithblog/54522757-180/church-lds-italian-homer.html.csp

I thought you would enjoy seeing the fields of sunflowers, they are everywhere in the countryside

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You can't help but smile when you see fields of sunflowers.

Humanitarian Project

This past week was a big one for Elder Heninger, he worked 4 days of hard labour--of course I mean physical labour.  He worked with  a team of men from England who were volunteers and of course our own Elder and Sora Wolsey who is head of all Humanitarian work in Romania.  They built a drying shed to dry clothes year round at a hospital in Colonia.  The last one they had collapsed in the harsh winter last year, as you can see from the pictures that won't happen again.  They built this one to last.

Our missionaries were a great help and they worked really hard.

 This is the picture of all the super volunteers. These people are wonderful people who have come every year for 16 years to improve the condition of the hospital. 

All finished and Fabulous !!!!

We travelled across Romania last weekend to the very west side of the country to Oradea.  This area has a huge Hungarian influence and it showed in many of their buildings in Centru.  It was great to be able to visit another city and meet the district president and support and love him.

We love all the senior couples that we work with.  They all have so much to offer and we learn so much from them.

Here's
 Elder Heninger after eating a little lunch at the outdoor restaurant in Oradea.  He's always this happy after he eats.

I wanted to get some pictures of the beautiful country side, but some of the shots are blurry.  I love there hay stacks.

This is taken at 60 km.--I'm lucky I got it all.
On our way back we stopped in Sibiu, for training and to go to church.  It was wonderful testimony meeting and even though the numbers are small, the spirit of the Lord is present.  It is also a lovely city.

It is easy to see the buildings that have been restored and those that have not. 
Here are some amazing missionaries!!

We feel so blessed to be able to see so much of this country.  We love the people and the gospel.