Elder Antone Gatherum was one of the first single male Senior Missionaries called on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was called to work in Family History in the Europe Central Area (ECA) based in Fankfurt. Elder Gatherum is from Oregon. He sits just around the corner from us. He is extremely diligent. He has worked very diligently to learn Turkish. It has been hard to come on a mission alone, and to do all of the things those of us who haver our spouse with us take for granted.

Elder Gathrum walks every morning. For over a year, almost every morning when I would go on our second floor balcony to do my Tai Chi exercises, he would show up on the street below me to do his own exercises. Because I walk backwards as part of my routine, he started walking backwards. This is a good thing for old people to do. In addition, Elder Gatherum writes poetry. He has read several poems he wrote at various Family Home Evenings. He asked me once if I ever put other’s words to music. I explained how most of my songs are quoting other people and particularly the scriptures. So he gave me a poem he wrote about visiting another single missionary’s home town with her. Sister Frauke Zander, whose spouse also died, was born and raised in East Germany. She joined the church and then decided to go on a mission. It has also been hard for her, because she English is not her native languate. Elder Gatherum served a mission in Germany as a youth, and so he has been able to communicate with her and they seem to have a lot of fun together.

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