Conference in Sighișoara

 

We had the best opportunity to visit Sighișoara for a senior mission conference. These wonderful elders and sisters are just incredible. Two couples are going home soon so it was nice to have time with them.

Our first dinner was what we called "matahambre" which we had in Ecuador. Nothing "kills hunger" like a spread of this kind.

Here we are looking very hungry.

After dinner I distributed Christmas treats. Because.

One note: I chose a pan too small for making caramel. Even with a bit of corn syrup, the sugar crystallized. I didn't want to throw it out, so I added 1/2 cup of water and transferred it to a bigger pot. Success! It returned to the correct form and made great caramel popcorn.

The cold weather didn't throw us off too much as we walked around the city. We hiked up to the top of the hill and toured around the church and cemetery.

Here's Vlad the Impaler. Someone has added a nice ribbon to this statue.

The cemetery was full of German names, more than I expected. Since this is Transylvania, I expected more Hungarian names.

I finally was able to order goulash, which was absolutely fantastic.

We even ordered dessert to celebrate. The Gibbons, on my right are the mission office couple and are going home in a few weeks. The Wards are history missionaries who are compiling stories from the entire Central Europe Area for the history department.