Dear Family:
Another week has raced by and we are at another Sunday. Our weather is getting cooler, but no snow yet. The worst part of this time of year is how early it gets dark. It seems that by 3:30 in the afternoon it is getting dark and mentally I am thinking it is about time to go home. We aren’t any further north than we are in California, but we have lots more cloud cover here in the East than we do in the West thus later sunshine in the morning and earlier darkness in the evening.
Monday we had our senior get together (dinner) at the stake center where we do all our transfers. We were asked to bring a gift to exchange that would be a good memory of our time here on our mission. We had ordered a pin and a tie bar with the Washington DC Temple on them as our gift. But as typical of Deseret Books they didn’t have them in stock and12-15-19
Dear Family:
Another week has raced by and we are at another Sunday. Our weather is getting cooler, but no snow yet. The worst part of this time of year is how early it gets dark. It seems that by 3:30 in the afternoon it is getting dark and mentally I am thinking it is about time to go home. We aren’t any further north than we are in California, but we have lots more cloud cover here in the East than we do in the West thus later sunshine in the morning and earlier darkness in the evening.
Monday we had our senior get together (dinner) at the stake center where we do all our transfers. We were asked to bring a gift to exchange that would be a good memory of our time here on our mission. We had ordered a pin and a tie bar with the Washington DC Temple on them as our gift. But as typical of Deseret Books they didn’t have them in stock and they are on back order. We didn’t find that bit of news out until a couple of days down the road. We waited until after the mail came on Monday to see if they would arrive. When they didn’t, we copied pictures and wrapped them. We received a canvas picture of the Washington DC Temple. We will get it framed and have good memories as we look at it.
We got home just in time to give the mail to the Hermanas who live in our complex. It is a fun way to get to visit with the young missionaries who live close to us—take their mail to them.
Tuesday was our ”Rogue” council meeting. Garn wanted to practice the presentation (training) he is going to be giving at the beginning of the year to our ward. He has had the idea of calling 3-5 people to be finding missionaries for a period of 3 months. They will be trained in how to do it then will go do it and report back each week on their experiences. Hopefully the return and report will help them stay focused. At the end of three months, another group will be called. After a while hopefully we will have a lot of trained finding people who will be good at inviting people to come and see, come and help, and come and stay. It went well and there were good suggestions too.
After dinner we went to Walmart to get some thread so I could mend a pair of slacks for a missionary who tore a three-corner hole in the leg of his suit pants. The repair will not be invisible, but at least he will be able to wear them some more.
Wednesday was the day that my computer keeps telling me how many hours I have before the missionary cards are funded—and I have to have the amounts correct and which cards get paid and which ones have too much money on them already. Some of the missionaries have to be paid on their companion’s card because for some reason they don’t have one. I used to only have to do that once a month, but now it is 2 times.
We had one of the missionary’s parents stop in at the office in the afternoon and we had a really nice visit with them. Their son is a missionary that had until recently been working with our friend David. David has really come to love this missionary. When he was transferred he gave David his CTR ring to help David remember to choose the right. One of our office elders grew up in the same area as Elder Cook. In fact, the dad was our office elder’s bishop when he left on his mission. It is a little world in the church.
Thursday was another office day trying to get projects done. Then in the afternoon Sister Calin came so we could help put the Christmas ornaments (for the missionaries) in a bag so they would be ready for the Christmas Devotional on December 22 and 23. We have to do the devotional in two sessions because they don’t like the missionaries meeting in too large of a group. The job was so quick that we were done in less than an hour—SO much better than last year!
Friday was exiting missionary interview day. We love to get to see the missionaries come into the office, but with all of the coming and going of people we get very little done. I did have one of the exiting sisters do some filing for me while she waited for her interview. Dad has those waiting for their companions help with the mail.
In the afternoon there was the final meeting about transfers, but I chose to stay out and answer the phones and try to get some things done. There is so much to get done with 22 missionaries coming on Monday, Transfers on Tuesday, and 12 leaving on Wednesday.
After the meeting, three senior couples along with President and Sister Caplin went to Kumo (David’s restaurant that he manages) for dinner. He loves to really go over board in his service for us when we go. We get fee appetizers, ice cream, dry ice fog at our table, and roses for the sisters. On our way out, the young elders who are working with David stopped by the restaurant to say hi to David. Great evening!
Saturday was a chore day for us. Garn went (6:30 am) to help with a service project at the Methodist church in the area that our ward helps a little with. I worked on mending pants for a missionary and for Garn. We were both out of gas and took a nap, then we got up and did grocery shopping for us and for the luncheon at the Train the Trainer. The day was gone before we knew it.
Today we had a wonderful Sacrament meeting. There is so much musical talent that we have to have two weeks of special numbers to let everyone have a chance. It is so pleasant to listen to all of the talent!
This afternoon we are going to the Carlyle’s for dinner and then from there we are going to the Come Unto Christ Fireside that we have the Sunday before transfers. We get to hear the conversion stories of 3-4 recent converts and that is a very spirit-filled meeting.
I need to go get my salad ready for the dinner. Know that we love you lots and lots,
Mom they are on back order. We didn’t find that bit of news out until a couple of days down the road. We waited until after the mail came on Monday to see if they would arrive. When they didn’t, we copied pictures and wrapped them. We received a canvas picture of the Washington DC Temple. We will get it framed and have good memories as we look at it.
We got home just in time to give the mail to the Hermanas who live in our complex. It is a fun way to get to visit with the young missionaries who live close to us—take their mail to them.
Tuesday was our ”Rogue” council meeting. Garn wanted to practice the presentation (training) he is going to be giving at the beginning of the year to our ward. He has had the idea of calling 3-5 people to be finding missionaries for a period of 3 months. They will be trained in how to do it then will go do it and report back each week on their experiences. Hopefully the return and report will help them stay focused. At the end of three months, another group will be called. After a while hopefully we will have a lot of trained finding people who will be good at inviting people to come and see, come and help, and come and stay. It went well and there were good suggestions too.
After dinner we went to Walmart to get some thread so I could mend a pair of slacks for a missionary who tore a three-corner hole in the leg of his suit pants. The repair will not be invisible, but at least he will be able to wear them some more.
Wednesday was the day that my computer keeps telling me how many hours I have before the missionary cards are funded—and I have to have the amounts correct and which cards get paid and which ones have too much money on them already. Some of the missionaries have to be paid on their companion’s card because for some reason they don’t have one. I used to only have to do that once a month, but now it is 2 times.
We had one of the missionary’s parents stop in at the office in the afternoon and we had a really nice visit with them. Their son is a missionary that had until recently been working with our friend David. David has really come to love this missionary. When he was transferred he gave David his CTR ring to help David remember to choose the right. One of our office elders grew up in the same area as Elder Cook. In fact, the dad was our office elder’s bishop when he left on his mission. It is a little world in the church.
Thursday was another office day trying to get projects done. Then in the afternoon Sister Calin came so we could help put the Christmas ornaments (for the missionaries) in a bag so they would be ready for the Christmas Devotional on December 22 and 23. We have to do the devotional in two sessions because they don’t like the missionaries meeting in too large of a group. The job was so quick that we were done in less than an hour—SO much better than last year!
Friday was exiting missionary interview day. We love to get to see the missionaries come into the office, but with all of the coming and going of people we get very little done. I did have one of the exiting sisters do some filing for me while she waited for her interview. Dad has those waiting for their companions help with the mail.
In the afternoon there was the final meeting about transfers, but I chose to stay out and answer the phones and try to get some things done. There is so much to get done with 22 missionaries coming on Monday, Transfers on Tuesday, and 12 leaving on Wednesday.
After the meeting, three senior couples along with President and Sister Caplin went to Kumo (David’s restaurant that he manages) for dinner. He loves to really go over board in his service for us when we go. We get fee appetizers, ice cream, dry ice fog at our table, and roses for the sisters. On our way out, the young elders who are working with David stopped by the restaurant to say hi to David. Great evening!
Saturday was a chore day for us. Garn went (6:30 am) to help with a service project at the Methodist church in the area that our ward helps a little with. I worked on mending pants for a missionary and for Garn. We were both out of gas and took a nap, then we got up and did grocery shopping for us and for the luncheon at the Train the Trainer. The day was gone before we knew it.
Today we had a wonderful Sacrament meeting. There is so much musical talent that we have to have two weeks of special numbers to let everyone have a chance. It is so pleasant to listen to all of the talent!
This afternoon we are going to the Carlyle’s for dinner and then from there we are going to the Come Unto Christ Fireside that we have the Sunday before transfers. We get to hear the conversion stories of 3-4 recent converts and that is a very spirit-filled meeting.
I need to go get my salad ready for the dinner. Know that we love you lots and lots,
Mom
Mom
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| Our senior group Back row: Sister Zabriski, Laursen, Chesbrough, Gowans, Taylor, Cook, Downs, Tobler, Me, Caplin, and Vennard Front row: Elder Zabriski, Larsen, Gowans, Taylor, Cook, Downs, Tobler, Nelson, Caplin, and Vennard |
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