Today was Memorial Day, so Elder and Sister Alsop decided to host a good old American barbecue for the Prague district missionaries. For many of them, it was P-day, so they came in their casual clothes and had a good time. Elder Trost is in the apron flipping hot dogs, while Elders Nowland and Johnson are excited to receive the award for the Most Extreme Contacting. (They won a pair of flip-flops--nice!) Ed Barner came and was the hit of the barbecue because he brought A&W Rootbeer--impossible to find in the Czech Republic.
The Brno District Young Women had a conference at a ropes course in Zlin. I was invited to come along. It was an honor for me to be with them, but I had to wonder if I was invited for comic relief. We practiced walking on the ropes a few feet above the ground before we ventured up high into the sky. The lone silhouette against the cloud in the sky is me. A few minutes later I fall from the rope, but my tethering person catches me, so I wasn't hurt. It was a GREAT DAY!
The Brno Young Women leaders are a fun-loving bunch! And the girls love them, too.
Sister Hansen and I practice walking the ropes in the forest before we hit the big time. This was hard work!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day and Learning the Ropes
Posted by Ellen at 6:27 AM
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We were so very touched at the Fast and Testimony Meeting while visiting in Prague on June 1st. We found out that one of the folks in our group, Carl Johnson, had served in the same mission with President Slovacek in Austria. I have since learned that one of my nephews, Elder Nathan Tew, is serving in the Czech Prague Mission. May the Lord continue to guide and bless you in such a special mission.
- Darrell Tew, Yakima, WA
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