Dear Family,
It's now 4:15 pm. Left at 7:00 am this morning to pick up the Jonesboro Sisters and head for the Memphis Temple. It was a full session of just missionaries, most of which are going home, tomorrow. Some of them we worked with last year when we were here. Good to see them and get to visit before and after the session. Sister Hill and her companion rode down with us. But Sister Hill is going to Little Rock for her release and her parents are picking her up there. Sister Howten rode back to Paragould with us and then joined up with the Sisters here, who will be her companions for two more days, when she will be transferred to Mississippi. None of the Paragould missionaries got transferred this week. Sunday will be stake Conference for our stake, meetings are 2 hours away, we think we will skip Saturday Meetings and just go to the Sunday Meeting. We don't want to drive all that way two days in a row.
Last Monday we had our district P-day activity where Miss Arkansas Rice spoke to our District in jonesboro at Riceland foods. It ended up a really nice activity. Jenna Martin (Miss Rice 2013-2014) gave her presentation to us 12 missionaries. The Elders and Sisters are close to her age, so she really enjoyed being with them. We got a thank you letter from her today in the mail telling us how much she enjoyed the activity.
Mom here: While we were at the temple waiting for our missionaries, I was visiting Sister Smith, they live in Albany. They go to the wealthier ward in Albany. They have 9 more weeks until they will go back home We have 10 more weeks before we go home, so I think that we will be leaving about the same time. Because March doesn't have any transfers, we will be about the only ones leaving from the mission.
We got a stern talking to from our Branch President. We have to make appointments to any one that we visit. The missionaries have to decide which families they will be visiting and they are to visit only the ones that they have agreed to work with. This makes it hard for us because we visit any one who has a birthday or a 6 month birthday. We don't always get inside but no one wants to go with out the cookies either. The Sisters thought that he was talking to them, the Elders thought the same as we did . I would almost rather be told straight out then the round about way. So we are making more appointments. One lady ran us all around Paragould before we finally caught up with her. Someone complained to Pres Milne so he decided to fix the problem, if it really is a problem.
We have been having typical Arkansas winter weather, at least that is what they tell us at the senior center. Last year was not typical. We did have a little freezing rain but by the time that church was out there was no ice any where and we just had rain. We had rain most of the way to and from Memphis today. It is warmer tho' hard to believe. We have grey skies and rain it warms up but then it clears up and it is freezing cold.
I am so tired that I can hardly even think of what to write. Mostly we are doing our job delivering cookies for the birthdays and we have several people that we visit on a regular basis. As far as going out with the Sisters or Elders that still hasn't really changed. We did have a media referral but as soon as we deliver the Bible and Book of Mormon and leave our card, we are afraid that will be all we can do other then call back once in awhile. Love Mom and Dad
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