Bulgaria....

One of the highlights of the trip was Bulgaria. We flew from Tallinn to Vienna, then on to Sofia. It was much warmer there and everything was green and flowering. It was great to get together with other missionaries for the conference…there were about 50 humanitarian missionaries from the Europe East Area who attended, along with the Area President and his wife, and others who have responsibility in this area in Moscow. The conference, as we expected, was informative and inspiring. One couple (you met them at the MTC Beckie), the Moultons, and us, spent a lot of our free time together. On Friday we went to the History Museum there, and they had just put on display an exhibit of gold plates found near there recently – bound just like the Book of Mormon plates. For more info, go here: http://farms.byu.edu/publications/insights/23-5.pdf

Again, we were fed way too much with fantastic ethnic food…(not from the McDonalds pictured!) The following morning (Sat) we headed to the airport once again. We arrived home Monday morning at 7:30am. Needless to say we are tired, but excited to get back to work. The only thing missing from this trip was our wonderful family!! Sorry this sounds like a travelogue!!!