A place for a kebab!

It is in this small village that Miguel, our oldest son did his graduation ceremony from FIS (Frankfurt International School) and where Ana will graduate in 2010.

The "altstadt" (old town) is a charming middle ages town, built arround it´s original source of life; the Ursel creek. The roots of the name “ursella” that has been used to name both creek and town is reflected in the 2000 year old history of this settlement.

In the middle ages the development of the textile industry, especially clothiers, led Oberursel to cultural and economical prosperity. Thanks to the numerous mills located on the creek, the town successfully gained economic wealth during the industrialization.

Today the privileged location at the Taunus mountains, this little town is a place we go to for shopping, a kebab or a walk by the many meadows and fields.

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What about spiritual prosperity?

Miguel & João - Salt Lake City, Oct 2011 Many have looked at prosperity solely from a financial perspective, thus to prosper in this narrow vision of things one looks only to the external signs of wealth and consequently soon after the focus becomes on material possessions or the fix idea of having them. Inevitably this arrangement leads to feelings of envy, greed and selfishness and creates an enormous distance between us and the needs of our fellow men, including our families as time is not allocated any longer to what matters most but to what we want the most. What about spiritual prosperity? A clear understanding that we are children of an Heavenly Father that loves us, that He has a plan of happiness for us which through the atonement of Jesus Christ and our faithfulness allows us to return to Him, and an understanding that He gave us commandments to help us face the adversities of life will guide us to a path of gratitude for everything we have, ...

Something worth reflecting once more

Decisions are a big are part of life, we make so many in the course of our journey and so often, small ones and big ones! Because all of them have implications for us, learning to make decisions... I should say wise and inspired decisions is a something that is worth reflecting once more. A decision enters in the wise category when we devote careful consideration to the alternatives available to us and it becomes inspired when we prayerfully take what we consider the best option and counsel with the Lord in prayer before we take a final route. Here is a good link to a scripture that helps in this reflection: Doctrine and Convenants 9:7-9

Next milestone

Today prom dance took place and now the next milestone for Ana and all the seniors class of 2010 is June 5th at 15:00-17:45 at the Oberursel Stadthalle for the Graduation Ceremony. Ruth van Reken is the guest speaker. A reception with juice being served will follow the ceremony in the lobby of the Stadthalle. Ana is now going to be part of the Frankfurt International School Alumni together with her brother Miguel.

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