The Berlin Zoo

 


We went to the Berlin Zoo for our P-day on
Saturday, March 14, 2026.

The following pictures are for us and our memories-
We realize all of you have been to Zoo's and have
seen these animals!


Lions


Tiger


Zebras


Louise and Gary


Kangaroo


Kangaroo's kick boxing


Ostrich


Camels


Penguin


Otter


Gary


Wild dog


Gary at the wishing well


Elephant


Panda Bear


Louise and Gary at lunch 
Dolores Burrito - similar to Costa Vida


Newly taken picture of the 12 Apostles


Gary at the Zoo


Apartment Inspection
This is the AP's apartment located above the Mission Offices.
Sister Stephens, Elder Holland, Elder Lucas, Elder Pead , and Elder Stephens
I also call this apartment "The Penthouse".  


This picture was taken from my car while the 
missionaries waited at the bus stop-so it's a bit dark...

Elder Baxter, Sister Karchanske, Sister Fjeldsted, 
Elder Radle, Elder Ash, and Elder Hale



We drove North and East of Berlin to
Marzahn to deliver some new desks, 
office chairs, and mattresses.  We saw some
cool things on the way.





Sister Stephens, Elder Stephens, Elder Erickson,
Elder Turman, Elder Gerlach, and Elder Roark.

We inspected their apartment.  It was nicely cleaned
but does need a few repairs.


Kitchen cabinet doors have fallen off.


Dining room chair seat loose


Worn toilet seat


Nice wall pyramid


Gary and I walked over to a little cafe a few blocks
from the office and had some pasta for lunch.  They
had fresh flowers on the table.  I love spring
after a dark and cloudy winter in Berlin.


After we delivered the new furniture to Marzhan, we took
the old and broken desks, mattresses, and chairs and some
broken appliances to the recycling center.

In Berlin, they recycle everything.  It is very organized with 
a bin for each type of trash.  


This is Elder Stephens removing some of the metal
from the broken desk so we could discard it.


In the spring when people are cleaning up
after a long winter, the line to get into the
center can take an hour.


Most apartment have four separate trash receptacles:
cardboard, plastic, biodegradable, and regular trash.  


We were invited to a lesson with Mustaffa.  He was baptized
last July and is meeting every week or two with the
missionaries to learn more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Elder Stephens, Sister Stephens, Mustaffa, Sister Bluhm, Sister Schubert














































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