We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers. 1 Thessalonians 1:2
Give thanks unto God for all things, for His mercy endures forever... Psalms 136
November 2022 Highlights:
- Michele returned from UT 11-Nov (medicines helped her mom; dad's back in pain)
- Millie Kyla Schroedter and her mom Kristi Brown visited during Thanksgiving
- Czech Republic Institute teaching at Cumorah Academy (Sun to Wed)
- YSA in Wien Wednesday evenings
- Ukrainian German class support Thursday evenings
- English and YSA game evening Friday evenings and support to our young missionaries
- Baptism of Olha who joined her family in their covenant with Christ
Deeping friendships and memories:
November 1st @ Cumorah Academy Fall 2022
How about a Vegan labeled skewer into bacon wrapped chicken???? afternoon walk
More Cumorah Students and Mentor photos (by Lubomir)
BYU Int'l Study Abroad students visited 2-Nov; service with the Cumorah Students
5-November, stopped by Brno church in route to Cumorah....hello to Elder Denys Levyk and Woodland (now returned home), Ray...the YSA rock in Brno
we worked with and knew most of this returning group Nov-2022--LOVE
November 7 Mentors (Fords and Freiberg Germany Temple Trip)
Arriving in Freiberg, Germany 9-November 2022
before (after-below)
tour by local missionaries for many students - some not of our faith
Temple view and Tibi (District President from Bucharest--motoring about)
Ukrainian friends of the church before they tour the town, Julie and Klarens (Syria & Albanian friends)
Saints smile from Syria, Spain, Nicaragua, Brazil, Albania, USA 
leaving Freiberg for our 4-5 hour ride back to beautiful Cumorah campus
11-November Zone Conferencem Neumarkt am Wallersee (near Salzburg Austria)
Michele flew into Vienna that evening, Harts providing some awesome mission sites (Ducky?)
another successful lunch coordinated by the Harts
drove from the Zone conference 3+ hours to the Wien airport...carmel popcorn brought from UT via Teresa Smith (Jeffersonville, IN) for supporting "Out of the Darkness" Suicide Prevention fundraiser.
view from 2nd floor of Belvedere looking toward Wien (northward)
inside the Belvedere
Lots of beautiful art displayed ("The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt, and other paintings include Monets)
13-November (dinner after church with the missionaries and Vadym & Olha Chemarieva family
November 13 pm - The Fosters (Gilbert AZ living in Krakow) Rescue Friends
REACH HUMANITY - nonprofit initiated while in Krakow
Kelly and Stacey Shepherd with the Fosters and Mariia--great week with dear friends!
17-November (supporting German class for Ukrainians back in Wien, TH pm
on the 18th of November, we helped with the YSA weekend Friday night meal, and Saturday meals while they had dinner in the dark and midnight church (we missed that Sat night event)
- First "The Prophecy Candle" -- represents Hope and Forgiveness for mankind, coming of the Messiah
- Second "The Bethlehem Candle" symbolizes Faith and Joseph and Mary's journey
- Third "The Shepherd's Candle" referred to as the Joy that Christ's birth brought the world
- Fourth "The Angelic Candle" represents Peace and Justice that the Angels and Christ bring to the world--also represents purity
19-November (Thanksgiving Week with Millie Kyla Schroedter, 12, Garrett's little girl growing up visited with her mom Kristi--we love them both). Their flight via Toronto--on time!
straight from the airport to Olha Chemarieva's baptism at Silbergasse (Döbling ward)
20-November - linger longer after Church (our chicken over rice was well liked)
went inside looking for a .01 Euro for Millie to smash/roll souevenir
A time to go home
The last of November at Cumorah (community outreach projects; Kosaks and Clive)
Henry Kosak and Clive
20-Nov walking Vienna from our apartment Sunday afternoon with Millie and Kristi
Belvedere
one of Millie's favorite pictures - the pano with quick moving sidekicks
walking toward the city centrer via Am Neumarkt
Millie showing off her speed like "Dash" once again! by mom then by mimi
then, on toward Karl's Kirche and one of the many Christmas Markets in Vienna
21-November drove back to the Cumorah Academy Monday am vs typical Sunday pm, we stopped at the Czech border town of Mikulov(sko). They were raising the town Christmas tree during our 1 hour stop and walk about the castle (it was closed)
Mikulov town square -- raising their Christmas Tree
21-Nov pm, reconnected at the Cumorah Academy by teaching Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel class and then 22-Nov am we taught Answering Gospel Questions before we left to tour Prague with Millie and Kristi. Hadi (from Syria) and Anastasiia (from Ukraine) came back from Spring Term as an onsite worker and student liaison respectively and this fall 2022 term.
22-Nov: first site is the Prague Castle (many walking steps which Millie loved??)
on toward Charles Bridge
Millie Kyla Schroedter with Mimi and Papa Schroedter
Prague Astronomical Clock -- every hour proceedings (don't ask me how to read the dials)
Prague Square Christmas Market coming together
Kristi was excited for this famous Prague Center Toy Store!
a brisk walk on Charles Bridge back to the car at the Mission Home
23-November [39th Wedding Anniversary], traveled back from the Cumorah Academy through Jihlava (our first assigned city Sep-2021) in route to Wien. Shared the sites and made a dear visit to Vera whom we love and met her daughter Katarina. Jan texted me later and thanked him for remembering them--of course, we are blessed with many dear friends from our mission time in Europe.
we shared a lot of tender and fun moments (with Google Translate) at Vera's home on Jihlava's Namesti (square)..so sorry she is bedridden, but her smile is priceless to me. St James church pic and we're off.
Off to Wien (Vienna) and the Wiener Christkindlmarkt (Vienna Christmas Market)
Kristi loves the "snow globes" - plethera of choices!
Wien Rathaus (Vienna City Hall) Christmas Tree and Nativity ! Center of the Season: Jesus Christ
24-November [Thanksgiving Day] started the day with a 5+ K walk-run with our Alpine German Missionaries in our respective cities. Matching t-shirts from President Scott and Jodi Naatjes, following their family tradition...Grant you are very blessed to be in their family.
after the Belvedere, Karl's Kirche, Wien Opera House and city streets to home
We showed more of Wien to Millie and Kristi, had Schnitzel (breaded chicken) for our Thanksgiving Meal. We enjoy sharing the beauty of this city with our family: Opera House, Stephanplatz!
Schnitzelwirst 52
a walk by Parlament
quick Millie in action
Volksgarten museum - with Dash (aka Millie)
Hofburg zu Wien entrance from the city center
ending the day with a pastry freshly cooked daily at the Hofer or Billa around the corner from our flat
From our original mission -- They held a Czech-Slovak combined Thanksgiving Conference in Brno
25-November (last tour day, Millie) - 'hooray', she says! Schloss Schönbrunn
Millie and Kristi ice skating in Vienna
A time to go home
Prague retirement home
Brno youth
30-November back in Wien for Institute and walking to the tram in fron of this site weekly
Our Ukrainian Students inspire us this semester too (the love of country and freedom cannot be underestimated; nor does the love of Christ have any bounds):
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