Thanksgiving 2021, etc

After going a couple months without seeing Andrew, Tina, and family, we saw them 3 times in 5 days. They needed baby-sitting help while they helped with moves. Their moving business has been doing very well, but they have trouble keeping good employees. On top of that, Hunter and Harper were sick so they couldn't …

Photo from my mission

This photo showed up on Facebook some time ago after I started connecting with some of the missionaries I served with in Japan. It was taken in the Spring of 1982 while I was serving in the Hombu (Sendai mission home). On Sundays, we would hold a Priesthood meeting outdoors mostly for the missionaries (as …

Every convert is precious

The Bishop asked us to handle the 5th Sunday Lesson today, and base it on Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley's 1997 Conference talk about helping new converts. We decided that I should lead the discussion with Susan providing "color commentary". Here's a link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_FrjuSinyRw_hQPhZlFw43DhS7sLMoEp9c9JPRdavJM/edit?usp=sharing

More Trips (Washington State & Wisconsin)

It's been a busy month. We enjoyed General Conference at home. Katherine (a new convert) and the Sister missionaries came over to watch the Sunday morning session with us. Susan flew to Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct 5th, spent the night with her friends Wendy & Tom, then flew on to Washington State the next …