We can hardly believe 2009 is beginning -- seems like the time is really flying by. We are so thankful for all the wonderful blessings that has come to us as we serve here at the Birthplace of the Restoration. We truly have felt the Spirit of the Lord in our lives and we love bearing testimony to the truthfulness of the restoration and the truths of the gospel. We are also grateful for the blessings of health and strength and the ability to serve. We thank all of you who support and sustain us -- and in all you do for us. It is with grateful hearts that we acknowledge the birth of our Savior, the example He set for us, and His atoning sacrifice for all of us.
This past week has been a busy time -- lots of fun activities with all our wonderful Senior missionary friends, and many of the young Sister missionaries. We had a brunch together on both Christmas and New Year's Day, also some fun programs and talents to go along with the good food. We also attended a live Nativity program and had a Family Home Evening program to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith. This evening we went to dinner at Elder and Sister Pinegar's (an old Page Elementary School reunion, he called it) -- the Pinegar's, the Bennett's and us, we all attended that old school together in our youth (at least Linda and I and Ed Pinegar). It was fun to remember all those old teachers we had and friends we'd almost forgotten. The Pinegars will finish their mission and be leaving soon, they will be sorely missed.
This greeted us for the last day of 2008, this was following a mid-winter thaw a few days earlier. This is looking toward Linda and Gary's house and the Sacred Grove parking area.
This week was transfers for some missionaries. Elder McKee and Elder Wilson came by the Grandin bldg. to let us know Elder McKee was being transferred from Palmyra. They are both really good missionaries and they have seemed to "adopt" us.
Here they were hugging us goodbye. Note: Elder McKee's long distance hug for me. HA!!
They came for dinner with us, afterwards when they went into the bedroom to change to their missionary suits they "spied" Elder Hamblin's boots. So out they came with each of them wearing a pair of his boots. What a "hoot" these two are!!!
This is all of our Site Sister missionaries at the Hill Cumorah Visitor's Center following our Site mtg. last week. They are wonderful, dedicated young women. Hoorah! for Sister Missionaries!!!!
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Sorry, I tried to move them around, but because of the typing and such on the side, it has pushed some of them down a little, so without disturbing the captions, I couldn't change it...but they look fine! Don't sweat the small stuff!
How FUN is all of this!!! We love it!!!
YO GRAMS AND GRAMPS! I posted a new blog if ur interested. I really suck at figuring this thing out. Im writing u a letter anywayz and i'll send it to ya. ummm yeah.
Dads onery btw. He just had surgery. I hate being at home. U should call him and tell him to quit being a pain. And its only been 2 days, and hes already bugging me.
Brooke, I went into your blog and the only post is still the Oct. 13th one. Where did your new one go????
Try again please -- I want to see the new blog. Will try to help Dad do a little better. Keep cool!!! Remember he's miserable too.
Love you lots!!
Grandma H.
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