It doesn’t take long for us to become quite attached to the
young Elders serving with us in the branch. We are often taking them with us to
visit the sites or traveling to district and/or zone meetings. Taking them out
for lunch afterwards is a weekly affair.
When district meeting is in Freedom Branch (Arcade) our Cattaraugus
group joins the Freedom group and we go to the Pizza Hut buffet. On the opposite week when the meeting
is in Cattaraugus we go to the Native Pride Restaurant on the Rez. This little excursion gives us a chance
to catch up with the latest from our senior cohorts the Westerns, and gives the
young Elders a chance to socialize.
Until recently when Elder Jeppesen was released as Branch Mission
Leader, we held the weekly missionary meetings in our apartment and fed the
missionaries lunch afterward.
The young Elders living in the apartment below us have also learned they
like my chocolate chip cookies and frequently stop in at the end of their day to
share experiences and have cookies or root beer floats.
Elder Van Leeuwen celebrated his birthday with us in July so
after our dinner I served his favorite dessert, rice pudding. (see photo)
The new mission President, President Francis decided to add
two more missionaries to serve in our area. The Branch area was divided in half and Elder Ivie and Elder
Hales now serve in the southern half.
They are living in an apartment Elder Jeppesen and I located for them in
Gowanda. We now refer to those two
as the Gowanda Elders and the ones living in our complex the Angola
Elders. Last Sunday was transfer
day. We were happy to learn there
were no changes in the missionaries here, but Cattaraugus is now a District of
it’s own. The drive over to Arcade
(Freedom Branch) is absolutely beautiful and I’m sure we will miss it but with
the Westerns leaving and us just a month later, it will help with milage.
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