January 31, 2013

We visited the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum on Thursday with President & Sister Kosack and the office staff.  The Williams wanted to visit there before they left Germany.  It was a sober way to begin our stay in Germany.  This camp was used during World War I (1933-1933), again in 1936-1945 as a concentration camp and in 1945-1950 as a Soviet Special Camp.  It was a cold, dreary, windy day which made the mood appropriately somber.

 

E/S Williams, Sister Kosack, E/S Gibson, Beesleys

 

The words on the gate read:  Work Makes Free

 

January 26, 2013

We finished our second week at the MTC and completed our training for office work. We had a chance to take in a temple session in Provo.  We met the other couple who would be traveling to Germany with us.  Much to our surprise Elder Nuttall and Cliff had served at the same time in Austria.  They recognized each other immediately and had a great reunion.  The Nuttalls will be serving in Hamburg in a Young Adult Center.  We spent some time during the week getting to know each other and anticipating our adventure in Germany.  It was great having traveling companions as we navigated the airports.  We arrived in Berlin and were greeted by President and Sister Kosack, Elder and Sister Gibson, and Elder and Sister Williams (who we are replacing).

 

Attending the Provo Temple

 

Arriving at the Berlin Airport, January 29th 11:00 am

 

Elder Beesley and Elder Nuttall using their I-Pads in the airport

 

Nuttalls and Beesleys in front of the Germany Berlin Mission Office