Week #21 in Chemnitz (July 15, 2013).  Reese said that the week had been a full and busy one and that he was "thankful to be in a bigger city."   They had a zone training meeting and here are two pictures from that meeting:

Afterward, Reese and Elder Karlen went to KFC at Chemnitz Center for an American chicken feast with Elder Bendixen and Elder Frenkel (Hohenstein Elders).  Here are three pictures from the lunch.  I suppose one can't have a cultural experience every day.  Reese said he ate so much he used his own funds:

Week #20 in Chemnitz (July 8, 2013).  Reese had a solid week, although without the wonderful success of the prior week.  Still, he and Elder Karlen continued to work hard.  They celebrated the 4th of July with a district lunch with burgers, chips and rootbeer floats.  After lunch, they set up a street display but apparently a group of hooligans bugged them the entire time and it didn't work well.  Reese and Elder Karlen have begun singing in the ward choir to get closer to the ward members.  He commented that this week they were the only two men in the choir, which he noted was quite awkward and quite difficult.  Here is one photo from the week:

Week #19 in Chemnitz (July 2, 2013).  Reese took P-Day on Tuesday this week so that he, Elder Karlen and their Chemnitz district could attend the Freiberg temple.  Reese said they had a great time at the temple.  The session was actually in Czech but Reese listened to it in German on headphones. Here is a photo of his district at the temple:

 

It sounded like they had a wonderful week of missionary work.  They taught several Germans and a couple accepted challenges to be baptized.  It sounded like he and Elder Karlen were working hard and having fun together. At the tierpark (zoo) this week, Reese worked with Elder Brindley, who is 6'8".  He sent a great picture of the two of them that I can't locate.

After one of those rare, awesome mission weeks filled with joyful teaching, Reese concluded his letter by saying:  "I am doing pretty well. I think it is fun to work with Germans, finally.  I am enjoying my mission and I finally feel like I won't really run into many problems with German.  I still have a long way to go before it is perfect, but it is fun to be able to talk with all the members and to not be as scared on the street. I am pretty tired all the time, but I know it is the good kind of tired. I still think of the law of consecration a lot. I finished Jesus the Christ, and am now going to start reading more in the D&C. I am excited.  I read the Pearl of Great Price.  I . . .  like how our church is continually learning....."