Dear Family,
HELLO DECEMBER FIRST
Monday
Adrienne and I found a Rodgers and Hammerstein singing program. We
invited the Maxwell's to go with us and eventually 13 of us went. Four
senior couples came with us. It was fun and enjoyable but Adrienne and I
realized it wasn't as professional as we expected. Some of you would have
found it very humorous. It was held in a beautiful building.
We were fortunate enough
to be invited to three Thanksgiving dinners. I made two cheese balls for
two dinners. Adrienne made two cheese cakes and we took veggies and dips
to two of the dinners. Also, we were asked to bring drinks. The
Maxwell's dinner was a real American Thanksgiving, quite formal. We loved
it. Thanksgiving night we went to another dinner. It was total
chaos but we enjoyed it anyway. Kids running around made us feel at home.
The third Thanksgiving feast was Saturday night at the Bishop's home.
There were four families invited plus Adrienne and me. There were
several Americans in the mix. We had ham, turkey and Australia specialty
lamb. The lamb was delicious. All we can say is we are full.
Friday we worked all day
and in the evening went and got our hair cut and colored. This always
makes us happy.
Saturday we cleaned the
flat, washed clothes, cleaned up the yard, vacuumed the car and cooked for our
third dinner.
The ladies in our ward,
the ones we were assigned to contact, don't have any interest. We have
sent cards to them with an invitation and our phone number. We will try
this week again. They don't answer our calls but we will keep trying.
Mormon.Christmas.org is
the new program for the missionaries this December. It is called, HE IS
THE GIFT. The church is advertising in Times Square, NY on very large
billboards and on December 7 the church will be on the masthead of YOUTUBE in 7
different countries, for a full day. Each of our zones have received 2500
pass along cards to hand out. It is to center the season on our Savior,
Jesus Christ. They have spent lots of money to do this and are expecting
great results.
One weird thing they do
here is washing dishes. When they wash their dishes by hand they put them
in the soapy water but do NOT rinse them off in clean water. They don't
rinse them at all. Soapy water straight to the drying rack. I hope
they didn't notice my mouth hanging open.
This week has not
been our busiest week but the rest of this month is going to be wild. Long days
and lots to do.
I hate the word LOTS and
I use it often so please forgive. These letters are done by the spirit
not by grammar.
Elder Bednar said;
The Holy Ghost is a revelator, testifier, teacher and sanctifier.
We need to invite the Holy Ghost to be the teacher and the missionaries
help the investigator to make commitments.
The Holy Ghost comes
unto the heart but we have to let the Holy Ghost into our heart. We don't
teach anything only the Holy Ghosts teaches.
Love to all of you,
The Sister Sisters
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