Week #13 in Oldenburg (27 October 2014).  Transfers were the primary news this week.  Elder Schaal is headed to Berlin to be an assistant and Reese will be staying in Oldenburg where Elder Youngblood will join him.  This will be the third new ZL companion in a row.  Here is a photo of Elder Youngblood (he's the red head on the left):

In other news, a couple of investigators continued to make progress.  In fact, one expressed the desire to be baptized and they set a date.  Elder Schaal left for the mission office on Sunday and so Reese is spending a couple of days working with the Wilhelmshaven elders.  Fortunately, Reese did not have to miss his branch meetings on Sunday because there was a district conference in Bremen.  Reese was thus able to attend with his Oldenburg branch as well as see friends from Osnabruck.  Three investigators came and a baptismal service was held after the district conference, at which Reese handled the translation.  One bit of fun news:  at the district conference, Reese met Bishop Bunting of the Bremen ward.  Bishop Bunting is the son of President Bunting, Reese's home stake president.  Here is a photo from their meeting:

Week #12 in Oldenburg (20 October 2014). Another happy and productive week for Reese.  For P-Day they went laser-tagging with a member friend.  Here is a photo:

The next day they had the chance to tausch with the assistants and Reese reported having a fun and productive time knocking doors with Elder Nelson.  Here is a photo of Elder Nelson (on left, with Elder Weisner, the other assistant, on right) taken at their Leadership Training Meeting, apparently teaching that the reason the Savior's yoke is easy (Matthew 11:30) is that we are yoked beside him:

Later that evening they had another delightful teaching appointment with the sister and her daughters who have been investigating the Church so seriously.  On Wednesday, they drove up to Hamburg for a Leadership Training Meeting.  Here is a photo:

On Sunday, they had eight investigators at Church and Reese was thrilled with how many investigators were making progress.  Finally, I include a photo of Reese gagging a bit over some Chinese food.  Notice the wall behind him with photos of family and some of those whom he has taught and baptized during his mission.  It's a real source of joy to him.

Week #11 in Oldenburg (13 October 2014).  Reese reported another busy week of missionary work.  They had a zone training meeting on Wednesday.  Here are a couple of photos, one serious and the other silly:

They also had the chance to teach a sister investigator who, from the first visit, has been eager to learn more.  She also came to church on Sunday with her two daughters.  They made her some cookies, which Reese said tasted okay but turned out quite flat, probably because of old baking soda.  On Thursday, they traveled to Leer for a baptismal interview.  On Saturday, they had an open house at the Church and 15 people came.  President Kosak spoke at a fireside after the open house and Reese thought it was a great talk.  In an interview with President Kosak, Reese was told that, at the next transfer, he could choose to stay in Oldenburg or move to a new area.  Reese told the president that he was happy to do whatever he wanted him to do.  We shall see in a couple of weeks.  Reese concluded his letter:  "All in all, I am excited for the coming weeks.  We really have quite a bit going for us now (that would be one reason why it would be sad to leave here), and life is good."

Week #10 in Oldenburg (6 October 2014).  They had a Mission Leadership Council in Berlin and were able to visit the Berlin Wall.  Here is a photo of Reese and Elder Schaal at the Wall:

They also spent their p-day exploring Oldenburg with a friend who is investigating the Church:

Reese made some donut-looking item about which he seemed quite pleased because there were several photos.  Here is one:

 Finally, here is a photo from the Mission Leadership Council:

Week #9 in Oldenburg (29 September 2014).  Another good week for Reese.  They stayed busy with teaching and finding.  Here is one photo at a train station on p-day: