
Dresden Mission: Connect and Reflect
An unofficial oral history project of the Germany Dresden Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A place to hear the lived experiences of returned missionaries who served in or from the mission from 1989 to 1994, the members of the Church who they served with, converts to the Church during those years, and others with valuable perspective and insights into those historic times.
Podcasting since 2023 • 26 episodes
Dresden Mission: Connect and Reflect
Latest Episodes
Katja Dürr Schiele, convert member (1992), Leipzig Gemeinde I
Katja was born in 1978 in Leipzig as the 2nd of 4 children to a stay-at-home mother and Electrical Engineering student father. She enjoyed a normal, happy childhood full of outdoor activities. She experienced die Wende as a pre-t...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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52:02

Elder Craig Miles, Germany Hamburg Mission Nov 1987 - March 1989, German Democratic Republic Dresden Mission March 1989 - November 1989
After 14 months in the Germany Hamburg Mission, in March of 1989 Elder Craig Miles received a transfer to become one of the first missionaries into the German Democratic Republic. He experienced a wide range of unique experiences including trav...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:58:34
Sister Stephanie Murphy (McGuire) December 1989 - September 1991
Stephanie Murphy McGuire always wanted to serve a mission and hoped and planned for a mission to Germany. Initially called to Hamburg, her call was switched in an unusual way while in the MTC. Listen as she describes this and many other fun and...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:18:30
Elder Matt Jensen, Germany Hamburg Mission August 1988 - August 1989, German Democratic Republic Dresden Mission August 1989 - August 1990
Matt Jensen grew up hoping to serve a mission to Germany, the same as his father and grandfather had. Initially called to serve in the Germany Hamburg Mission, he details what it was like in the Hamburg mission, including crossing over the inne...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:29:14

Elder Stephen Van Orden, Part II
In today's interview, Stephen discusses the 2nd half of his mission including thoughts about the change in teaching/proselyting after the currency changeover, his time in Dresden, and his final months in the mission. He also shares how the miss...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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2:24:00

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