Leaving Poland

this was our last Sunday in Poznan Poland. after Church we took some pictures of people we want to remember. This is Pavel. He is from Russia and I met him when he started coming to my English classes. We love him and hope to stay in touch with him.

These women are part of this small Branch in Poznan. From left to right is Margorzata, me, Jola, Marlena, Marta and Marzena.

This is our Poznan Branch with our members and investigators. there are some dedicated members in this Branch.













We are about packed up. What you don't see are the 7 boxes that went out in the mail before this. Plus there are more suitcases in the kitchen.














This picture is in the wrong place but you would never know that Flugger Farby is the words for paint store.

Kim's is a wonderful Polish Pottery store in Warsaw and this is where we picked up a few last minute items when we arrived in Warsaw on Wednesday before flying out on Friday.

We stayed at the Pickett's Wednesday night and met a couple of our YSAs and our good friends the Netos for dinner along with Jackie and Mark.

what a great resturant!! Polish food.

That is Dominik and Jackie. Dominik is headed out the end of April to serve a mission in the Washington Tacoma mission. He'll be a great missionary.

This is the dining room of the resturant.

This is the dessert area where you choose your dessert and then they cut however big you want it and bring it to you. The desserts were heavenly!!

Ross with Emanual and Gosia Neto. Emanual was Ross's counselor when Ross was the Warsaw II Branch.

Dominik and Jackie and Mark Pickett.

This is Ellie Hoyland from england. she teaches at the English School in Warsaw. I love Ellie.

Gosia, Jackie, Ellie and me. I will really miss them.

Here's the whole group.

This is an example of how they park in Poland. they park on curbs, sidewalks, and even behind trees.

Here's the paint store again in it's proper place.

This is also what the traffic is like on any given day. There is always a solid line no matter when or where. We are on our way to the Mission Home on Thursday after running last minute errands and stopping in the Mission office.

We talked Stan and Judi into going out for dinner rather than Judi cooking for us. Our mission started actually over dinner at a Mexican resturant in Las Vegas 2 years ago so it was only right that the last night of our mission we go to a Mexican resturant in Warsaw. The food was pretty good.

We thought we would get another shot of the four of us before leaving the resturant.

Back at the Mission Home we had to have the cutting ceremony. Judi is cutting a piece of my scarf and a piece of Ross's tie and those pieces will be put with all the others on a board until the end of their 3 year stint and then made into a quilt.

We were glad to leave those 2 tokens of our mission here in Poland. it was truly great to serve with the Nielsons and we are so grateful for their friendship.

Judi and I are enjoying a few last moments together as tomorrow we leave for home.

Dominik surprised us at the airport to say goodbye.

Now it's time to say goodbye to the Nielsons. there were a few tears on Judi and my part.

This is one of the things waiting for us at home.