Elder Steven Smith, Switzerland Zurich Mission January 1988 - March 1989; Geman Democratic Republic Dresden Mission March 1989 - December 1989

Kelly grew up with a background in classical music, including knowledge of much of the German culture and experience with the German language. He received his call to the Dresden Mission on the day of...

7 Okt 20231h 18min

Ken Brady grew up in a bilingual, Spanish-English household. He also grew up with a fascination with East Germany and a desire to serve a mission there. His mission call to Zurich Switzerland, Spanish...

28 Sep 20232h 36min

Dale has many great stories, in fact he has more than we could fit into one session. So check back in a few weeks for part II of Dale's interview. After one year of studies and football at BYU, Dale ...

23 Sep 20232h 8min

Laura Sumsion grew up with an interest in Germany and the German language. In 1987 she was a college student living in West Germany on a summer internship. While there she had the opportunity to trav...

16 Sep 20232h 15min

Always expecting to serve a Spanish language mission, Jeff Lindgren took Spanish throughout high school. He received his call to the Germany Dresden Mission in the summer of 1991. In addition to val...

4 Sep 20231h 58min

While waiting for his mission call, Jeff Packer watched on TV from the basement of Deseret Towers as the Berlin Wall opened on the night of November 9, 1989, and hoped for the chance to go to the East...

28 Aug 20231h 57min

Will Powley was transferred with 7 others and President Wolfgang Paul into the GDR at the end of March, 1989, becoming one of the first Western missionaries into the country in 50 years. Hear what it ...

20 Aug 20231h 43min

Today we hear about Jan-Peter (JP) Mueller's missionary service in the Dresden Mission. A native of West Germany, he grew up near Frankfurt in a convert family, the second son of a German father and F...

31 Jul 20232h 19min