CZECH MISSIONARIES COMMEMORATE 84TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEDICATION BY JOHN WIDTSOE

On July 24, we met up with President and Sister McConkie and their Czech missionaries at the site where Apostle John A. Widtsoe dedicated the country for preaching the gospel 84 years ago to the day in 1929.  The missionaries rededicated themselves to their part in realizing the promises pronounced on the Czech Republic and its surrounding neighbors.

 Overlooking Prague from the castle on the hill.

 Dinner with the McConkies at a great Italian  restaurant on the river.  Notice President McConkie on duty 24/7.

 The Prague missionaries do a "Musical Display" near a busy subway/bus transfer stop.  They take turns with their companions, first singing a while then street contacting passers-by for a couple of hours each Friday.  Hyrum was anxious to street contact too and accompanied one of the Elders for his first rejection :(.  Now he has done the hardest part of missionary work and it will only get better.

 On our way to Zwichau to visit Christel Hafner, we stopped for an hour in Dresden and went to the top of the Frauen Kirchen where we had a beautiful view of the entire city.

 Martin Luther's statue in front of the Frauen Kirchen.  also Martin Craven with his Frauen Elaine.

 Mutti sacrificed for me and arranged for us to take the Phaeton assembly plant factory tour in Dresden.  We decided we did not need a Phaeton ($100,000-$160,000 VW) but now appreciate why they cost so much.

 We spent Saturday with Elaine's distant Buttler cousin, Christel Hafner  in Zwichau.  Her son Uwe and spouse Sybile joined us for some site-seeing, a walk in the forest and dinner.

 Christel wanted us to have our first roulande in Germany and we could not turn her down.  Our first real beef dinner in over 2 years.  Probably took 2 years off our lives, but sure was gute.

 The temple and surrounding grounds in Freiberg are very pretty.  Very warm and kind members here and in Zwichau where we attended Sunday. We pray they will find more to join them.