We had our first real winter storm last night. We got 12 inches of snow, it was 17 degrees and it will get down to 2 tonight. President Stoker grounded all the mission autos for today, so if any of the missionaries wanted to go any where they had to walk and that would be real tough. I don't think it gets above freezing all week.
But it is beautiful and we are doing fine. Our apartment is comfortable and we have all we need.Last night we were invited to a Christmas Party by an inactive member. WOW! I have never seen so many Christmas decorations. It was a beautiful two story New England house and it was decked out. Patty and Eric were the hosts and it was wonderful. They have lots of friends from every walk of life. It is hard to imagine she says she will never come to church again. It's a long story.
I had a great opportunity to teach with the Elders and Sisters to a single sister. She fixed clam chowder and hot bread to feed us and it was wonderful. Elder Harper gave her the
Then Thursday night I get a call from the Elders who asked me go with them to give a blessing. This was a non member family who has a baby with a large lump on her neck and she is going in for surgery next week. They are not members but some of their family is and they convinced them that a priesthood blessing would be the best thing for her. It went wonderful.
We work all day in the office and then when the opportunity arises, we go out at night to bless the lives of the people of New England. We love the work. The Lords way is the only way to bring true happiness into ones life. Our testimonies continue to grow everyday.
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