I am working on updating our blog page. There are several birthday’s this month - Lexie’s, Merak’s, Valerie’s & Becky’s. There are a LOT next month too so I had better get this up & going.
Today is Merak’s Birthday. I talked with him on the webcam yesterday so wished him a happy day - early.
Cami called & said that they have their fights to come out on Oct. 14th. We are EXCITED about that! They blessed the baby yesterday so you might want to check out her blog page because I hope she will have pictures.
We are filling our assignments each day at the sites. It has been slow but with the leaves turning they say it will get busier - also with the UEA coming up in Oct. in Utah it should get busy then too. We are getting time to fulfill our assignment from Pres. Hemingway to read the full Book of Mormon by next zone conference (6 weeks) - middle of Oct. It averages out 20 pages a day. So far we are right on schedule. We were in 3rd Nephi when the challenge was issued so we just continued, finished the book a week ago & started over to catch up to where we were when challenged. We are nearly finished with 2nd Nephi as of this morning. It’s amazing how much continuity you get out of reading this way. It DOES take some time & is a real push but interesting. We don’t have time to ponder, study or mark scriptures but we are keeping up & actually accomplishing it.
There is never much leisure time on a mission. We have been able to watch the BYU play football though. Elder Hamblin (Ray) along with some other Elders has persuaded Elder Weston to get & set up the Mt. Network at the Visitors Center so we can record all the games & either go see them there or see them later in the day or night if we are on shift. So far it’s working out great. Talk about a football party - lol!!!
We love the work & the sister’s we work with. It’s wonderful to be here where it all began!
September 7, 2008
We can
not believe how fast this summer has passed! The leaves are turning color here in Palmyra. It is still more green than color but it looks as if the fall will be absolutely gorgeous. This is such a lush area with groves of trees & farms stretching for miles. The beauty is breath taking & will be ever so enhanced as the leaves change. We love the weather lately - upper 70’s most of the time with sunshine most every day. We have had very little rain lately where as we were getting rain almost every day in July & August. This is really NICE!
The pictures I have included here are fall leaves at the Whitmer Farm & fog over the Welcome Center & Smith Farm depicting some of the weather changes which occur each day in NY.
We are happy, well, busy & thrilled to be on this mission. We love giving the tours at the different sites. There is such a peaceful feeling here. Even the seasons change quietly.
Love ya all,
Linda & Gary (Elder & Sister Bennett)
