Servus! Baba

Servus Familie!

I am in Austria and I am so happy. It has been a good few days. I KNOW this is where I am suppose to be. I really feel like my time in Munich and Singen prepared me for this area. I just feel like there is somethings I am suppose to do here. I really feel like Graz is about to blow up and I am ready to see miracles. I am really happy to be here and am ready to give everything I have. Graz is really cool. It is way bigger than Singen, but smaller than Wien(Vienna). Ít is a perfect size and there are old buildings and architechture everywhere. We travel on strassenbahns and there are people everywhere. It is beautiful. The austrian accent is crazy, and I have to learn a new german, but I like it! My companion is Sister Regnier. She is super cool and from California. She has been out about 11 months. We are already having a lot of fun. I came hereon Thursday and we got in about 8:45 at night. I came with 5 missionaries from Munich to Vienna where I then met my companion. Then we headed on a 2 1/2 train ride to Graz. The Elders picked us up with the ehepaar the Tews. The Tews actually live in Fruit Heights-in the near from Tami! Everyone here is really great. I just feel really good here. I can't really describe it, but I just know I am suppose to be here and the Lord has work for me to do. All I can say is that I am so happy to be here.

 

It was a great week. The beginning of the week consisted of many goodbyes. O man it was tough. I love the gemeinde in Singen so much. Monday thru Wednesday consisted of us running to all ends of our areas and it was way busy. It was so cute, before I left the we had a joint teach with the Elders and they surprised me a with a goodbye gift. It was so nice! I love the missionaries and of course the Gurney's so much. I am going to miss them a lot. Thursday I was on the train all day. It was so much fun being in Munich and seeing Sister Tranum and Michael. I just love them. They are the best! I then headed on the train for the rest of the day. Friday we got me registered and we had a few appointments. I met a lot of the JAE's (YSA). I am so happy there is a JAE Zentrum here. I love working with the JAE's so it will be fun.

 

Saturday we headed to Vienna for the district leader meeting. That is one of my new responsibilities of sister training leader. I realized that it is going to be pretty crazy being sister training leader because we have to be in Wien a lot, and that is a 2 and a half hour train ride. But I am not complaining..I can go to Wien as often as they want me too. haha But that night we had stake conference. It was soo good. First off, I saw so many of the JAE's who I was friends with in Wien. It was such a wonderful surprise and everyone was so shocked to see me. I could've cried I was so happy to see these people. I have never loved people as much as I loved the JAE's in Wien. They have such a huge place in my heart. It was such a happy reunion seeing them. It was like I hadn't even left, besides the fact that some of them are married now. I just felt so at home being at the stake conference. I felt like it was where I was suppose to be. I can't even describe to you the connection I feel with Wien. I know I probably won't have the chance to serve there as a missionary (besides exchanges), but I really feel like one day I will be back in that stake. Something is waiting for me in Wien. I don't know.. I just know I will be back one day. But I was so happy. President and Sister Miles spoke at stake conference. It was the last Stake conference that they have as mission presidents. It was just so crazy that I could be at their last because I was one at one of their first stake conference when I was in Wien 2 and a half years ago. The whole session was about missionary work and they committed the members to pray for the missionaries and investigators by name. The best part was that they had made a video of the missionaries in the Wien stake that were out on the missions. It was so cute. David Meissner, Joel Dospil, Clara Nemec were both on it. It made me so happy. It was just a great night.

 

On Sunday we were back in Graz for stake conference. It was actually a broadcast from Salt Lake City. Elder Bednar and Elder Hales spoke. The best part about it was that Elder Bednar did his talk in German. He served in this mission when he was younger, but it was really powerful that he did it in German. It was soo good too! The ward is big! It is the biggest in the mission. I met a lot of members and I am excited to get to know them more. The GML is soo awesome. He is 23 and loves missionary work-everyone tells me he is the best gml in the mission, so we will see! I don't really know what else to say for now. I am so excited for these next few transfers here and I already said this but I really know this is where I am suppose to be. It will be great.

 

Well I love you guys. I am praying like crazy for our family. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST FAMILY A GIRL COULD EVER ASK FOR:)

 

Sister Allman

 

This is a picture in my favorite city in my area in Singen. Also I uploaded some pictures on dropbox mom!!