Stephens Berlin Germany Mission Blog

  Berlin North Zone We have four zones in the Germany Berlin Mission. This time, President and Sister Moyer had four separate  zone conferences - one for each zone.  It was fun because the missionaries had more opportunity to participate.   Gary and I were able to help with the North Zone held at the Berlin Stake Center.  Also, with the Dresden Zone held at the Freiberg Chapel. Leipzig Zone Berlin South Zone Dresden Zone 88 Straight through the Gate! Mission Focus and Vision "We are Preach My Gospel Missionaries" Kitchen Crew Sister Stephens, Wardle, Christensen Elder Christensen and Stephens Elder Stephens teaching Sister Christensen and Sister Berryhill how to put a desk together. Sister Stephens and Sister Christensen at the Dresden 5 apartment Apartment inspection in Schwarzenberg with Elder Moller and Elder X Johnson Apartment inspection in Annaberg with Sister Taylor and Sister Harrison We also delivered packages.  Sister Taylor is VERY happy bec...

  This week was MLC or Mission Leadership Council. Our Mission President held the meeting in his home and  that is so much fun for these 20 leaders.  They love to be  in a home environment as they learn how to be  better leaders.   Sister Wimmer is one of the other Senior Sister Missionaries I work with in the office.  She is the kindest missionary.  She bought me some chocolate and put "thank you" in many different languages on the package.  She even included the Indonesian - Terima Kasih This is Gary at the garbage dump/recycling center. We had rugs, broken fans, broken microwaves, broken vacuum, etc.   More trash - during our apartment inspections that we perform each transfer cycle, we haul away the trash that has accumulated and take it to the dump.  Gary and I had a date night on Saturday, 17 January, 2026. We went to a nice place and had chicken and roasted vegetables. I ordered a Coke Zero and Gary ordered some bot...

  Elder Bryant, Elder Francis, Elder Esslinger, & Sister Stuart all left on 9 January 2026 after completing their missionary  service.  Also pictured are our AP's - Elder Holland and Elder Koshar. These are some of the missionaries who live close to the office. They catch a bus about a block from the office. It is COLD here this week. Elder Stephens, Elder Bryant, Sister Zwick, Sister Hokanson, Sister Harmon, Sister Spaulding, Elder Johnson, Elder Lucas,  and Elder Turman.   We had 11 new missionaries arrive in Berlin on 8 January 2026.  They were so tired after traveling for 20 hours.  We picked them up at the Berlin Airport, took them to the Stake Center where we fed them, interviewed them, did intake paperwork with them, and then sent them on busses and trains with their trainers for  their new area assignments.   Sister Karchaske Elder Wimmer Sister Stephens and Elder Esslinger We were on  "kitchen duty" I prepped all t...