Letter Home Sept 21,2015- No Growth in the Comfort Zone, Goodbye Wien

At the train station getting ready to leave Vienna.  

From Mom- The letter home this week was rough to read, heartbreaking in it's briefness and I just wanted to hug my big guy and tell him "Cheer up Charlie, give me a smile.  What happened to that smile I used to know?  Don't you know your smile has always been my sunshine, let that sunshine show." Because you can never know the sweet without the sour, I publish this recent letter home.  I contemplated whether or not to say that my son is in my opinion, really missing Vienna, his old companion Elder Plumb and the wonderful families of Wien 5.  But then again, "There is no growth in the comfort zone; there is no comfort in the growth zone."  As Ben said, "I need to find the positive."  I have no doubt that he will be able to find it, because he is doing the Lord's work, he is serving His children, teaching His children.  

 Monday we went to the aquarium and that was a lot of fun. Tuesday we had a eating appointment with the family Zemps, it was awesome.  Wednesday I said bye to everyone and had another eating appointment and Thursday we had transfers.  On Wednesday night we slept on the roof, I have a pic but drop box was full.  So we waited in Salzburg for 5 hours because the borders are shut down and the ones coming from Germany had to drive cause no trains were running between Austria and Germany.  There were a lot of refugees in the Bahnhof so it was kinda dirty in there, then it was a 3 hour train ride to Klagenfurt, so that was fun so all in all I got to the new place around 930 or so.  Friday we got to know the area, had a fireside and met a lot of the members then on Saturday we went finding all.....day....long. So yeah and found no one.  My honest opinion about this place is well.......I need to find the positive about it that's all I'm going to say.  I live in a four man and we spent most of our day just cleaning the apartment cause it was really dirty and moving things so that we had more room.  In honesty nothing interesting happened this week sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear but that's how it is yeah.  I'm really bummed about leaving Wien and Elder Plumb and everyone.  I'll send pictures next week I love you mom and love everything you do for me have a great week and be awesome 

Love,
 Elder Summers