Because of a winter snowstorm, we have been delayed a couple of hours flying to Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. In September, when we were last in Cornerbrook, they invited us to attend their chili/ Scottish country dance Branch party November 16, and we have excitedly anticipated getting to be with our new Cornerbrook friends, and party! Dovetailing mission activities is getting to be something we specialize in, and tomorrow morning, we hop on another plane to head to Gander where, on Sunday, Dad will create the "Gander Group" - a group is what is before a branch, and sometimes it is known as a twig!
Our New Missionary Conference last week was a great success..so fun to be with our new missionaries, and their companions. Sleeping, and feeding big gangs of 14+ elders at the Mission home is so fun! They are enthusiastic, and trying so hard to be 100% obedient; we love watching the senior companions teach and train! Highlight for all of us was the Special Temple Session. President And Sister Veinot are so accommodating and are always willing to create a session for us...this time we had 50+ patrons which was over the maximum by about 6, and we are not reporting that to the Fire Marshall.
Having Grandma here was awesome, but her three and a half weeks flew by! We crammed in a bunch of activities like trips to Moncton, New Brunswick, PEI on the ferry, and back over Confederation Bridge, Annapolis Valley, Peggy's Cove, Lunenberg, Mahone Bay, McCormack Beach, Halifax Boardwalk, visits with Jeff and Julie Marshall, plus every mission meeting we held. She was comfortable in the General Authority suite, and even when we had GA Elder Allard with us on Saturday night, I think she was happy that she trumped him!! Sad to see her leave on Tuesday!
JJ Choo - our Bishop's wife is my Mission hairdresser, and is great, and $100.00 cheaper that the first hairdresser I visited! I did get a makeover Wednesday night ...just in time for our Mission Leadership Conference which was yesterday.
Another gang of 16 Elders slept over.. for MLC so I made a huge pot of turkey soup, fresh buns, and cookies! They are appreciative of home cooked food, but for breakfast they had to settle for store-bought muffins, yogurt, and fruit
MLC was awesome, and this time, we included our District leaders as well as Zone leaders and STL's, so we had about 50 in attendance..including us and the Office missionaries. We taught and talked all about Christlike leadership, and had great participation. Dad and I did a break out training session with our Sister Training Leaders (STL's), and we felt that was beneficial.
Interior Painting is underway at the mission home, and Brother Boswell has finished the Dining Room and today and tomorrow will complete the Living room and Dad's office!! Monday begins Week 6...transfer week, so it will be wonderful to have the main
level looking 100% better! Painting will continue the week after transfers. Thanks to David for the Sherwin William 7567 and 1015 colour suggestions. (which we are using!!)
Dining room, living room and office will all be 7567...I think Charles is worried about using the darker everywhere so 1015 will be the lighter colour everywhere else.
We have departing missionaries coming on Thursday so their goodbye meal will also be Thanksgiving dinner which will be so fun and then,....I'm so excited to get decorating for Christmas, and planning parties.
I'll send this little report off to anyone who wants to read it!
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