Hi Gang, It has been another busy week up here. It seem like the work is increasing all the time. The pictures are from our last trip to Palmyra the past weekend. We took Jessica our YSA leader in the Carthage ward to the temple for her endowments. She has been a member for 7 years and the only member in her family. Her father is still opposed to it. She works as a librarian in Carthage, is very faithful and dedicated to the church, which has become her family. We were blessed to teach her the temple preparation lessons and help her get her clothing ordered. It was another great day to be in the temple. Several of the ward members were there to support her. They had a testimony meeting in the grove after for the Relief Society sisters there, Mom said it was very special. We are so blessed to be able to go to Palmyra so often in line with our calling. Last Sunday I picked up 6 soldiers from Post for church, it was max for our car. We don't know what we will do if others call next week. Our most recent soldier is from Clinton, Utah, he has been here for 2 weeks and just called the ward Sunday morning. It is exciting for everyone when new members just show up with out having to search them out. The weather is slowly warming up, but still cooler than last year when we got here. I think there has been alittle less rain also. An end of a era will happen this week in Watertown as far as missionary work goes. The Elders are moving out so there will be just Sister here for the time being. Elders have been in Watertown as far back as anyone can remember. It's sad in a way our mission was the top baptizing in the northeast last year and we are going from 110 missionaries to 90, this is the first round of decreasing areas. In the future there will be just one set of missionaries per church unit (ward/branch). It's a combination of fewer missionaries coming out, the raising of the bar and the economy thing. We will take the Elders down to Utica on Wednesday for the last time. The sisters will be here with a car which should greatly help us in giving rides. They will have a large area to cover and the ward members will have to step it up a lot. Sister Todd (her husband was a KIA in Iraq) was here to gather up her belongings and move home. We spent a couple of days helping her clean and fixing some plumbing problems, it was good to spend some time and serve her. She is putting the home up for sale and going back home in Washington to family. We love the work and the people here it will be hard to leave. If and when that every happens. Mom and Dad
Hi Gang, It has been another busy week up here. It seem like the work is increasing all the time. The pictures are from our last trip to Palmyra the past weekend. We took Jessica our YSA leader in the Carthage ward to the temple for her endowments. She has been a member for 7 years and the only member in her family. Her father is still opposed to it. She works as a librarian in Carthage, is very faithful and dedicated to the church, which has become her family. We were blessed to teach her the temple preparation lessons and help her get her clothing ordered. It was another great day to be in the temple. Several of the ward members were there to support her. They had a testimony meeting in the grove after for the Relief Society sisters there, Mom said it was very special. We are so blessed to be able to go to Palmyra so often in line with our calling. Last Sunday I picked up 6 soldiers from Post for church, it was max for our car. We don't know what we will do if others call next week. Our most recent soldier is from Clinton, Utah, he has been here for 2 weeks and just called the ward Sunday morning. It is exciting for everyone when new members just show up with out having to search them out. The weather is slowly warming up, but still cooler than last year when we got here. I think there has been alittle less rain also. An end of a era will happen this week in Watertown as far as missionary work goes. The Elders are moving out so there will be just Sister here for the time being. Elders have been in Watertown as far back as anyone can remember. It's sad in a way our mission was the top baptizing in the northeast last year and we are going from 110 missionaries to 90, this is the first round of decreasing areas. In the future there will be just one set of missionaries per church unit (ward/branch). It's a combination of fewer missionaries coming out, the raising of the bar and the economy thing. We will take the Elders down to Utica on Wednesday for the last time. The sisters will be here with a car which should greatly help us in giving rides. They will have a large area to cover and the ward members will have to step it up a lot. Sister Todd (her husband was a KIA in Iraq) was here to gather up her belongings and move home. We spent a couple of days helping her clean and fixing some plumbing problems, it was good to spend some time and serve her. She is putting the home up for sale and going back home in Washington to family. We love the work and the people here it will be hard to leave. If and when that every happens. Mom and Dad
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