A New Day

This is an abandoned house outside of Copenhagen we pass when we go to Utica.  I have taken many pictures of it as we drive by.  I love this old home and just wish it could talk to me and tell me about its life.  Kind of silly but I feel attached to it. 

Here is another picture of the home.

Friends took us to Black Pond.  That is where we are in this picture.  We had a lot of fun with them.  We would love to see him baptised while we are here.  

from Black Pond we walked further and came to Lake Ontario.  It is so beautiful.  Here we found drift wood sticks for my wall hangings.  We had so much fun and it was so relaxing.  You can walk out into the lake about 100 yards and it is only knee deep.

I love this old barn and especially the tractor.  We pass it on our way to Church in Carthage.  I have taken lots of pictures of barns.

Friends inside one of the beautiful churches with the stain glass

A Watertown Church noted for its stain glass.  Beautiful Church!!!

Another Church with Stain Glass Windows.

Life is good.  Yesterday we picked up a new Sister Missionary at the Syracuse Airport.  She is from Salem, ID.  She went to Sugar City HS.  We knew her grandparents when we lived in St Anthony 30 years ago.  Sister Ta Li Rose.  She is awaiting a visa to Australia and we are short one sister so she is here until her visa comes through.  Great young lady.  Today we get to inspect missionary apartments and install new fire and carbon monoxide detectors.  Tonight we have our Addiction Recovery Meeting.  
Hope you all have a great day.  It is beautiful and sunny here today as we start the 16th month of our mission.

April 6, 2016

I haven't posted for some time and so I was preparing a Institute lesson and thought it was time for an update.  We continue to have a simple and beautiful experience.  The other day we were on Ft Drum and had the impression to stop by and see a sister who's husband is deployed.  We knocked on the door and the dog barked long and hard but there was no answer.  After a couple of minutes we went back to the car but instead of leaving we felt we needed to give it another try.  This time as we approached the door we could here very loud and obvious crying.  We thought maybe she was in trouble it was so loud.  We knocked again and this time she answered.  She is expecting their first child and she was so lonely and so distressed.  We stayed and talked for quite a while and made additional arrangements to help.  She has now gone home to her mothers while her husband is gone and waiting for the baby to be born.  
It wasn't a monumental deal but it is so sweet to know that the Lord can and does use us for small and simple things. The church is true and our Father loves us so much of that we testify.
Love to all.

186 years ago today the church was organized.  It is so marvelous to be in this area and to teach Church History for our Institute class.  We are so blessed.

Another quick experience.  Each week we go to a Tai Chi class at the Presbyterian Church.  Last week one of the ladies who has become a good friend of Mom/Grandma/Diane told her that her nephew was dating a Mormon but since meeting us she is no longer worried about it.  Small little favors from on High.....