Hi everyone, We had a great week with lots going on. At Zone conference Pres. and Sister Eckersley said goodby to us. They leave on the 30th of June with the new Pres. and his wife arriving then. It was one of those bitter sweet things. It will be great for them, after 3 years they deserve a break, but it is hard to see them leave we have become good friends. This mission is full of people coming and going. We aren't enjoying that part of it. It will be interesting to see if things change with a new mission president. We also got a chance to go down to see the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. We took the Elders from Watertown down to the mission home and there was no one to bring back so we drove the 1-1/2 hrs from Utica to Coopertown. The one picture of Elder Larsen standing in the Hall of Fame at the beginning. It's a great little town with all kinds of shops selling baseball memorbilia. There were lots of Little League teams roming around shopping. It was almost more fun watching the excited kids enjoying the shops. Engraved bats seem to be the hot item. The Hall of Fame itself was very interesting and historic. It beat the Boxing Hall of Fame all to heck. It is worth seeing even with the long drive home. Anyway we crossed of another need to see item from our list. We had 4 of our active military families leave for other Posts this week, it was hard to see them leave. There will be 3 other families leaving soon also. They take it all in stride and look upon it as a upward and onward change. June and July on military Posts are fun times for the soldies there are lots of 4 day weekends and the soon to be deployed have block leave. Lots of the families go home to see their families so both the wards suffer for attendance. We have a Brigade deploying in Oct. so from here on they will be taking leave and doing hard core training. This will be the third brigade we have been able to watch deploy since coming here. It's guite a process to watch unfold especially with the soldiers and families. The soldiers are pulled two ways, they look forward to being down range (deployed) and doing their thing but at the same time don't want to leave their loved ones. Seeing this part of the process makes one realize how much of a sacriface the soldiers are making. It is a uplifting
thing to watch. We love you all and miss being with you. Thanks for all the calls, cards and the picture was fantastic where did you ever find it. How appropriate for our situation. You are all great. Hug all the little ones for us. Mom and Dad
Hi everyone, We had a great week with lots going on. At Zone conference Pres. and Sister Eckersley said goodby to us. They leave on the 30th of June with the new Pres. and his wife arriving then. It was one of those bitter sweet things. It will be great for them, after 3 years they deserve a break, but it is hard to see them leave we have become good friends. This mission is full of people coming and going. We aren't enjoying that part of it. It will be interesting to see if things change with a new mission president. We also got a chance to go down to see the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. We took the Elders from Watertown down to the mission home and there was no one to bring back so we drove the 1-1/2 hrs from Utica to Coopertown. The one picture of Elder Larsen standing in the Hall of Fame at the beginning. It's a great little town with all kinds of shops selling baseball memorbilia. There were lots of Little League teams roming around shopping. It was almost more fun watching the excited kids enjoying the shops. Engraved bats seem to be the hot item. The Hall of Fame itself was very interesting and historic. It beat the Boxing Hall of Fame all to heck. It is worth seeing even with the long drive home. Anyway we crossed of another need to see item from our list. We had 4 of our active military families leave for other Posts this week, it was hard to see them leave. There will be 3 other families leaving soon also. They take it all in stride and look upon it as a upward and onward change. June and July on military Posts are fun times for the soldies there are lots of 4 day weekends and the soon to be deployed have block leave. Lots of the families go home to see their families so both the wards suffer for attendance. We have a Brigade deploying in Oct. so from here on they will be taking leave and doing hard core training. This will be the third brigade we have been able to watch deploy since coming here. It's guite a process to watch unfold especially with the soldiers and families. The soldiers are pulled two ways, they look forward to being down range (deployed) and doing their thing but at the same time don't want to leave their loved ones. Seeing this part of the process makes one realize how much of a sacriface the soldiers are making. It is a uplifting
thing to watch. We love you all and miss being with you. Thanks for all the calls, cards and the picture was fantastic where did you ever find it. How appropriate for our situation. You are all great. Hug all the little ones for us. Mom and Dad
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