NAPS?????

One of the videos the church posted of senior missionaries telling about their experiences, has an Elder saying, "you can even take a nap during the day, if you need one".  That sounded pretty good to us!  Especially since Elder Breinholt had gotten in the habit of an afternoon snooze!  I'm not sure this is what we had in mind:

     

                The boxes behind him are some infamous TIWI's waiting to be installed!    

I had planned to post this last week before the new month started.  But...good intentions don't matter if you don't follow through!  Anyway...it's now October 4.  The mornings are starting to feel like Fall.  Don is dreading having to go back to normal time next month!  I have a feeling though, that winters may not last as long here...guess we'll see.  I've seen several pictures of fall colors back home.  Most trees here haven't gotten there's.

Yesterday was MLC (Missionary Leadership Council).  It's always fun and chaotic when you get a pile of missionaries together.  This group meets once a month and come from all six zones so they haven't seen or talked to each other for awhile!  You can imagine how that is!!!  And the Elders are as bad as the girls!

I am grateful for the feelings I get when I'm around them.  We are constantly being told we are loved by them.  It really brightens my day.  And it's hard not to fall in love with all of them...each one different...kind of like a big family.  They radiate the Love of Christ and it's contagious.  It gets harder to say goodbye when their missions are up!  

Random thought:  Don said the other day, "Do you realize that we now know someone named Kansas and Chynna?"  

Elder Breinholt's sister, Gayla is not doing well.  She has alzheimers and is now in the final stages.  I'm grateful I got to know her. She is really sweet and the thought of her being gone is hard.  We may have to fly out to Denver, depending on what they plan to do.

Our mission president and his wife have been living at a Residence Inn since July 1, while some of the mission home was being remodeled.  What a way to start out!!  They were finally able to move in last Friday.  The home was first used in 1960...so it kinda has that look.  The carpet is gone and laminate is in. The Master bedroom and bath were made bigger, the kitchen was completely re-done.  It's a good house as it has several bedrooms downstairs where the new missionaries stay their first night here and the ones being released stay for their last night.   Anyway...long story short...we had dinner there Sunday night and one of our AP's played the baby grand piano for us.  No music.  Oh my!!  He is so good.  Don taped it.  If there was a way to put it in here, I would!

So...in the last 3 transfers, we have had several of our leaving missionaries dating, or engaged, or married, after they get home!  It's been quite the surprise seeing who has paired up with who.  

Last night the weatherman said, we're in need for some rain.  It's been two weeks since we've had any! So different from the western united states.  They can get as much in one day as we get all year!

Bye for now...