Sunday, May 25, 2014

A Week of Parties



This has been a week of parties. We had an outing with the family we baptized at the Overton Park in Memphis. It is near the University of Memphis, and a wonderful place with a beautiful bowery, a wooded area with trails and lots of birds, playground equipment, par course, and open meadow-like areas for playing ultimate Frisbee and other games for the young. Here are a few pictures of some of the family.

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We have really come to love this family. They are receptive to the principles of the gospel. It's like they have been waiting for them all their lives. When they are all together, they are a noisy, somewhat chaotic group of fun-loving, hugging people. The kids have already been to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. The oldest girls has set an interview with the Bishop for her patriarchal blessing. (She's planning on being a doctor.)





We also had a party in Little Rock for the Senior couples at the mission home. President and Sister Petersen are wonderful, loving, well organized people. We had lots of fun meeting and getting to know the other couples in the mission. Bob and I came away very thankful for the assignment we have and the opportunities for service the Memphis area affords us.


Since it's Memorial Weekend, we had our district of missionaries over for dinner. They are faithful young Elders—all very different, and all very dedicated to the Lord. (Sometimes they are as giggly as the girls.)

Before our mission, I was pretty much out of the cooking mode. I am back into it in full swing. I can make a batch of 100 cookies and they are gone in the blink of an eye.

 Such fun. Life will indeed be very quiet when we get back home.

2 comments:

  1. What a wonderful way to spend this special holiday. Thanks for sharing! Love you sooooo!

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  2. Keep cooking for them, mom! They love you! :)

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