Sunday Meetings with the Eisenhuttenstadt Branch, Berlin Stake

We attended church with Elder Givens and Elder Boom in Eisenhuttenstadt. Here are a few of the warm and friendly branch members. You can see some of the flooding the city is dealing with due to heavy rain storms. Nevertheless, it was beautiful.

Elders in Dahlem (section of Berlin)

Elder Graham and Elder Downing at the Dahlem Church building. This

is their area to work as well as the office - double duty.

"Rejoice, for the Hour of Your Mission is Come..." D&C 31:3

Sister Jovero from England,

Elder Skoczylis from Germany,

Elder Conrad from Switzerland

Arrival at Tegel Airport, check-in with Sister Lewis and off

to visit Mauer Platz (place of the Wall) with Assistants

Felsing & Roden, President & Sister Pimentel and Sister Hadfield

Office Meeting Spiritual Thought

Elder Roden gave the spiritual thought at office meeting this week. This quote causes one to think: "... the Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts—what we have done. It is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and thoughts—what we have become. It is not enough for anyone just to go through the motions. The commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel are not a list of deposits required to be made in some heavenly account. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become."Dallin H. Oaks, “The Challenge to Become,” Liahona, Jan 2001, 40–43

Additionally, these scriptures were related:

This is eternal lives—to know the only wise and true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent. D&C 132:24

and: "...charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen." Moroni 7:47,48

Meerane for Sunday Meetings

President and I attended Sunday meetings with Elder Hann and Elder Hamilton in the Meerane Branch. We were warmly greeted and will remember the spirit which was generated by the members as they sang, "The Spirit of God".

Zone Conference (Mission Tour) May 19-21, 2010

The overall theme of our Zone Conferences was "Faith." When we increase our faith the Lord will bless us to move whatever mountains that need to be moved in order to fulfill our purpose. Faith is manifest through diligence and work. It is a principle of power. God works by power in response to faith. "We set goals to show our faith. We follow up to count our blessings." (Quote from a Germany Berlin missionary)

Elder & Sister Weidmann

President Pimentel, Elder Weidmann, Elder Felsing, Elder Roden

Zone Leaders Meet with Elder & Sister Weidmann

May 19, 2010

Elders: Merrill, Pauli, McClellan, Dean, Clawson, Killpack

Münzer, Brons, Cameron, Bergeson

Assistants: Felsing, Roden, Elder & Sister Weidmann, Sister & President Pimentel

Elder Weidmann, Quorum of the 70, and Sister Weidmann began

their tour of the Germany Berlin Mission on Wednesday evening.

We enjoyed dinner together and then received training and instruction.

Mittweida for Sunday Meetings

President and I arrived early for Church meeting in Mittweida. A few blocks from the chapel is this lovely park. We enjoyed a nice walk before meeting Elder Schimpf and Elder Shiverdecker. After meetings we were greeted by an elderly couple who had joined the Church a year ago. They expressed their love for the missionaries who serve, those who taught them and shared that they received their patriarchal blessings last week. The joy of service!

"They Did Preach the Word of God, and Did Baptize..." Alma 48:19

Our Friday visit to Werbellinsee Lake near Eberswalde was absolutely wonderful! There is no baptismal font in Eberswalde so this is where we gathered.

"Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant" - Matt. 25:23

Sister Meiser returning home to Frankfurt.

Sister Meiser & Sister Singer bid each other farwell at the train station.

President Pimentel with Sister Meiser at Mauer Platz.

Visit to Bernburg, Germany

President Pimentel and I had quite the adventure on Friday as we

travelled to Bernburg. The 2 hour trip took 4 1/2 hours due to freeway traffic, road closure and a navigator that didn't know how to adapt. However, it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed the time. We not only got to see the countryside and small villages with cobblestone roads but we rode a ferry across the Elbe River (unexpected but necessary)! We also drove through a village that celebrated its founding over 1,000 years ago.

We were able to spend a short amount of time with Elder Mortensen and Elder Hatch before we all headed off to other meetings. We really did have a wonderful day.

Elder Hatch & Mortensen, Elder Schütze- Q of 70, President Pimentel

Brother Gäbler




On the way out of town we saw this old church, the beautiful tree lined roadway and cute children out for a bike ride with their mother.

President's Interviews - April 27 - May 4, 2010

BERLIN ZONE

Elders: Wells, Moysh, Ashley, Anderson, Downing, Sisters: Geurts, McCall

Elders: Graham, Kersavage, Givens, Felsing, Brechbuhl, Redmon

Elders: Hale, Stevenson, Livingston, Rückauer, Pauli, Roden, O'Neill, Boom, Merrill

ERFURT ZONE

Elders: Webb, Allenbach, Sisters: Gill, Hadfield, Jensen, Wells, Muhlestein

Elders: Good, Killpack, Watkins, Münzer, Speelman, Chidsey, Barrus,

Fock, Friedrichs, Ulrich, Kearl, Puriri, Muhlestein

LEIPZIG ZONE

Sisters: Martineau, Schwartz, Swendsen, Dabel, Forsyth, Bangerter

Elders: Goodrich, Burns, Mortensen, Dabel

Elders: Gerhardsson, Wardell, Beard, Masters, Hamilton

Elders: Hann, Loynes, Hatch, Sonderegger

Elders: Arnold, Bergeson, Tjaden, Sorensen

NEUBRANDENBURG ZONE

Sisters: Monson, Scruggs, Crane, Liboschik, Sister & Elder Christian

Elders: Brons, Griggs, Merritt, Taylor, Smith, Ellsworth,

Barton, Tetmeyer, McClellan, Naumann

DRESDEN ZONE

Sisters: Meiser, Singer, Lederer, Hung, Hegewald, Kocharyan, Hansen

Elders: Gordon, Mansfield, Shiverdecker, Dean, Hegewald, Bergeson, Breuer

Elders: Lersch, Arnold, VanDenBerghe, Seegmiller, Schimpf

Walter, Hahn, Klein, Mason, Clawson, Cameron

Sunday Meetings with the Marzahn Ward in the Berlin Stake

Elder Kersavage and Elder Stevenson on Sunday morning

in the Marzahn Ward

President Pimentel with Professor Hans Kelling from BYU.

Professor Kelling was President Pimentel's Mission President while

serving in the Münich Germany Mission in 1973. He is

here with study abroad students for 6 weeks.

What a fun reunion!