Robert, Diana and 6 day old Maleah Martha Weidmann; Ice cream in a store in Konstanz; the last photo we made of Paulina before she left to go home to Mexico.

JULY 12, 2009 SUNDAY

We didn’t get our correlation report completed last night so we were up early to do it this morning. We were at Church a few minutes early so we could practice the hymn, Sweet Is The Work, we missionaries were going to sing in Sacrament meeting. We decided we would sing the first two verses with George playing the music, and then sing the last two verses acappela (sp). At 8:00 we attended our correlation meeting and announced that Priscilla would be baptized next Sunday afternoon, if all went well. The progress of other contacts and investigators were discussed and coordination between missionaries and ward members arranged. Priscilla needed some electrical work done on her main plug she uses for her iron and help for her was discussed.

At 9:00 we were expecting Priscilla to be at Church for Relief Society, but she didn’t show up. Elder Nilsson called her to see if she was going to come. She said she was just getting on the bus and she would be coming, but a little late. We waited at the front door and when she arrived, she explained she didn’t remember the buses have a different schedule on Sunday and that was why she was late. So we aren’t the only ones who get goofed up with the tram/train/bus schedules. We were also looking for the Rodriguez family and Ranatus Raschle to come, but in that we were disappointed. We’ll have to follow up with both of them this coming week.

For Sunday School Elders Harris, Nilsson and we met with Priscilla and reviewed the first discussion with her and watched the Joseph Smith Restoration video. Between now and next Sunday the missionaries will review all of the lessons with Priscilla to make sure she understands everything and is completely ready for baptism. They already have meetings scheduled with her on Tuesday and Thursday, and we also have an “I’ve Quit Smoking” graduation party arranged for Wednesday evening. Her baptism interview is scheduled for sSaturday.

Sacrament Meeting is always a spiritual experience. The first speaker was Michel Weiss who talked about preparing to go on a mission. Next came Sister Aeberli followed by our quintet. We thought we did well and members thanked us after the meeting. Brother Sannemann gave the last talk using the hymn, Because I Have Been Given Much, as a basis for his talk. It seems after the meeting is over every Sunday we are in a scramble to talk to everyone we need to before they leave and go home. Today we made an appointment with Brigitte Roffler to visit her on Thursday morning, introduced Priscilla to Bishop Schwendener, arranged to have Heinz Locher fix Priscilla’s electrical problem, arranged an appointment with R.S. Pres. Esther Ryser to go over the member list with her, and then try and make contact with other investigators and members to wish them a good coming week.

When we got home, we decided to make dinner for Markus & Barbara Weidmann who just added a new baby, their first, to their family and Neide, who we heard is ill with the flu. The Weidmanns named their daughter Maleah Martha Weidmann. Maleah is spelled almost the same as our granddaughter’s name, Mayleah, which is quite a coincidence. We made meatloaf, boiled new potatoes and peas & carrots. We also took a few small baby gifts to the Weidmanns as we delivered the meal to them. We stayed about a half an hour and Diana got to hold the baby for the whole time we were there. Everything went well with the birth and both mom and baby are doing great. Next we took Neide her meal and she did everything she could to not get close because her doctor told her to not come into contact with people. Everyone is concerned about the swine flu that is a problem all over the world it seems. We reached the sack through the door and left without the usual handshakes and hug.

The rest of the evening we spent reading, relaxing and preparing our assignments for FHE tomorrow night (game) and our district meeting assignments (game and 10 minute spiritual thought). And so ends another Sunday.