Elder Jeppesen is always interested in the farming ways of
Western New York, so when Elder Jensen, who works at the mission office,
arranged for us to see a high tech dairy where the cows are milked by robots,
Elder J was anxious to take a look.
The setup was pretty impressive.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Lunch with the Sisters
I often get lonesome for some chatty “girl talk” so it was great
fun having lunch with friends at the four corners restaurant in Eden. Pictured are: Sisters Jeanne Berlin, Denise Hoca, Vicky
Seneca and myself. We need to do
this again!
A Valentine's Dinner
The High Priests of our Branch held a first time ever
Sweethearts Dinner for Valentine’s Day.
We had grilled steaks and lots of yummy food and a fun program. The Jones’ even got me to sing and play
the guitar with them.
Wintery Weather
The weather here for the most part has been milder than back
home in Utah. When the Northeaster
hit Buffalo a while back we received just a couple inches of snow. The weather changes a lot from place to
place. Just a few miles from here there are areas that received a lot of snow.
We’ve had a few really cold days, and blowing snow that makes driving and
knocking on doors miserable, but so far it hasn’t been too bad. The worst was the night we had to pick
up a member from the Buffalo airport because their car had problems. The blowing snow and icy roads made for
white knuckle driving but Elder Jeppesen handled it well. We arrived home safely about midnight.
Temple Excursion with Sternishas
Brother and Sister Sternisha went to the Palmyra Temple last
month and did baptisms for family members. Sister Sternisha got the names temple ready during a family
history workshop at President Jones’. I called to make temple arrangements and we had a nice
Saturday excursion to Palmyra on January 26. Brother and Sister Hoca, Brother and Sister Campbell, Elders
Richardson, Vasquez, Williams, and Hunt attended the session with us.
February's Update
Here we are, nearly ten months into our mission. The time continues to fly. Last night
we attended President Christianson’s missionary fireside in Amherst. We have several new missionaries here
now, some just 18 years old. In
last transfer our mission received 18 Elders and 2 Sisters and next transfer
will receive 10 more Elders and 10 Sisters.
We are seeing growth in our own Cattaraugus Branch. Sacrament Meeting attendance is up,
which is encouraging. Elder
Jeppesen continues to serve as Branch Mission Leader. We hold weekly meetings in our apartment with the young
Elders. They live in the apartment
just below ours. The Elders
usually stay and have lunch with us after the meeting. We often provide another meal for them
during the week as well. I’ve
given several Elder haircuts and no complaints so farJ Elder Jeppesen and I are
teaching two families right now, an investigator couple and a less active
family. It’s difficult yet to say
whether they are going to make progress in the gospel but we are sending our
prayers up hoping it will happen. Sundays
are really busy days for us. Meetings start for Elder Jeppesen at 7:00 am. I’m still leading music wherever
it’s needed. The branch choir is preparing a nice Beebe arrangement of “I Stand
All Amazed” for Easter Sunday. Easter
weekend is something we’re really looking forwards to because our oldest son Ty
and his family are coming out then to spend a few days and visit Church History
sites.
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