November Blog
November
marked the one-year anniversary of our missionary work here in the New York
Utica Mission. It doesn’t seem possible that we have been here that long.
Fortunately, we enjoy the time here and the experiences we are having. We have come
to love the people in this area and are glad to be here and able to provide
some little measure of help and support.
During
the month of November we continued with our routines. We visited with a number
of people who seem to suffer from the difficulties that life can bring. In
addition, we are both involved with helping our little Branch of the LDS Church
here in Ogdensburg try to fulfill its mission. We were also able to help
members and non-members with their family history research.
Early
in the month we were blessed to have our daughter Michelle and our oldest
grandson Ryan here to spend about a week with us. It was fun to have them here
and Michelle was even able to get her work done while away from her office it
Tucson. Technology can be wonderful!
One
of the great blessings in our life is the time we are able to spend with the
full-time missionaries in the area. These are wonderful young people who give
eighteen months for young women or two years for young men of their lives teaching
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are always amazed by their obedience and
commitment and we even get to assist them on occasion when they are teaching
investigators.
Of
course, on November 4th, Jim celebrated the 40th
anniversary of his 29th birthday. Then later on in the month we
celebrated Thanksgiving by serving a wonderful dinner at the Salvation Army and
then enjoying a great meal with the Gaines family from our Branch. It was a
wonderful time and we are so thankful for so many blessings in our life.
One
unusual but happy note is that we went through the month of November without
any snow, and the temperatures while chilly, were unseasonably warm for this
time of year in the North Country. We suspect that condition won’t hold much
longer but we will enjoy it until winter inevitably sets in.
Elizabeth enjoying the music.
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Our newest member, Ayden. He is just the sweetest young boy!
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We enjoyed having our daughter Michelle and grandson Ryan here for a few days.
We treated them to lunch at Busters. Good times!
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