Hi gang, this has been one of those fantastic weeks to be in the field. First to explain the pictures. The Family is the Da Silva's. The oldest son was baptize several weeks ago. On Saturday he baptized his father and younger brother and on Sunday he ordained his father to be a priest. The mother will be baptized this coming Saturday, the twins are 4 years. The other picture is of the YA group at the monthly dinner. Sister Larsen is setting a pretty high standard here for dinners, with table cloths and center pieces. The soldiers love the food and so do the Elders. Sunday we had just an amazing day. It began with a big lake effect snow storm, we crawled over to the Watertown Ward for PEC meeting and learned they were canceling church. After the meeting we decided to make the trek to Carthage because the Stake president was going to be there for deployment blessings. It was a heavy storm with snow packed roads all the way but well worth the drive. A couple who has just been here from Texas 2 weeks wanted to go to the temple for endowments and sealing before he is deployed on the 28th. We had begun to teach them the temple prep. lessons just this week. Their records had not arrived yet and he was still a priest. No way right, but this is the mission field. After sacrament meeting the ward clerk was checking the computer for something else when their membership records showed up. Since the Stake Pres. was there all the interviews were done and Brother Ortega was ordained an elder by the Stake Pres. with the rest of the presidency assisting. To get all that done while church was going on was a real miracle. They also got their temple recommends completed. He even called the temple pres. to make an appointment. We were in a meeting with some of the Ward members and the Stake Pres. kept coming in and having the men sustain the ordination and then he came back in the meeting and the men joined in the ordination with lots of hugs and handshakes afterward. To get their temple clothes in time we called Melissa and she is going to mail them this week. We also set apart a serviceman group leader for the 3rd Brigade. All this during a raging lake effect snow storm. We taught the Ortega's two more temple prep. lessons and topped off the day by watching the Church Christmas Program via satellite at the Watertown Ward with the Sisters and Elders and 3 investigators. What a day! Love this work, take care, we love and miss you all. Mom and Dad
Hi gang, this has been one of those fantastic weeks to be in the field. First to explain the pictures. The Family is the Da Silva's. The oldest son was baptize several weeks ago. On Saturday he baptized his father and younger brother and on Sunday he ordained his father to be a priest. The mother will be baptized this coming Saturday, the twins are 4 years. The other picture is of the YA group at the monthly dinner. Sister Larsen is setting a pretty high standard here for dinners, with table cloths and center pieces. The soldiers love the food and so do the Elders. Sunday we had just an amazing day. It began with a big lake effect snow storm, we crawled over to the Watertown Ward for PEC meeting and learned they were canceling church. After the meeting we decided to make the trek to Carthage because the Stake president was going to be there for deployment blessings. It was a heavy storm with snow packed roads all the way but well worth the drive. A couple who has just been here from Texas 2 weeks wanted to go to the temple for endowments and sealing before he is deployed on the 28th. We had begun to teach them the temple prep. lessons just this week. Their records had not arrived yet and he was still a priest. No way right, but this is the mission field. After sacrament meeting the ward clerk was checking the computer for something else when their membership records showed up. Since the Stake Pres. was there all the interviews were done and Brother Ortega was ordained an elder by the Stake Pres. with the rest of the presidency assisting. To get all that done while church was going on was a real miracle. They also got their temple recommends completed. He even called the temple pres. to make an appointment. We were in a meeting with some of the Ward members and the Stake Pres. kept coming in and having the men sustain the ordination and then he came back in the meeting and the men joined in the ordination with lots of hugs and handshakes afterward. To get their temple clothes in time we called Melissa and she is going to mail them this week. We also set apart a serviceman group leader for the 3rd Brigade. All this during a raging lake effect snow storm. We taught the Ortega's two more temple prep. lessons and topped off the day by watching the Church Christmas Program via satellite at the Watertown Ward with the Sisters and Elders and 3 investigators. What a day! Love this work, take care, we love and miss you all. Mom and Dad
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