Dear Family and Friends,
Today is the first day of winter, at least in Paragould. It has gotten cold a few times but this is the first morning we have woken up to a white outside. There was kind of a frozen white rain off and on during the night. The missionaries have been texted not to go out today. The Sisters just called and asked if they could use our computers today to write emails home. They will walk over from their apartment complex. I guess not going out means just not with their cars. Today the library and Seniors center is closed because of Presidents Day. But even if it wasn't Presidents Day there would still be no school, no library, no seniors because of the snow on the roads. We are out of milk and potatoes, so I'm going out no matter what any one says. Wal-mart is just a mile down the road. One just can't exist without milk and potatoes. Hope all this melts off today because we have to drive down to Little Rock for Zone Meetings tomorrow evening. The Elders need to be there at 8:00 am Wednesday morning so they have made arrangement for us to spend Tuesday night with another Senior Missionary couple down at Little Rock so we don't have to get up at 4:00 am to drive them down. That's our first time for that kind of adventure. It will probably snow for two more days so they call off Zone Meetings altogether.
We have been teaching Danny VanFleet the Temple Preparedness Lessons, we have taught 4 so far and have two more to go. We ordered him all the temple clothes he will need to go on the 28th of this month. He has had his interview with the Branch President and will meet with the Stake President next Sunday over at Pocahantas. He wanted to know if he could just use the underwear that he already has. Well no that is not possible if you want to go to the temple more then to do baptisms. I think that he is getting to understand better about temple work. I was thinking the other day, how we don't really think about what is required, we just go and do. It is a lot easier to take your own child to the temple then one who wants the temple blessings but has no concept of what it is all about. I really think that we came back here to get him ready to go to the temple and then go with him. We do more strengthening the Branch then actual missionary work. With two other sets of missionaries they are going out and teaching and they prefer it that way. I think that they think that we get in their way. Our approach is totally different from theirs and we don't ask people that we meet if they would like to be baptized on the first visit. We are not that bold and we have had to smooth down ruffled feathers at times.
It is hard to believe that in 6 weeks we will be home. If the last 6 weeks go by as fast as the first 6 weeks then it will all be over before we know it. I'm starting my lists of things that we have to do before we leave. What to pack for the mission and what to take home. Dad has a big brainstorm to put a bag on the top of the car so that we can take everything home and not mail anything. I won't tell you what I think other then this bright idea that he has probably will not work half as well as he thinks. But it is an oh well. We will just have to see.
The clouds have lifted, the snow and sleet has stopped. We didn't get the 6-9 inches of snow here I don't know if there was that much snow in the upper country but we maybe have about 4 inches. Even if this day wasn't a holiday the children here would not have been in school. Paragould has a fancy dancy snow plow but we sure haven't seen hide nor hair of it but it seems to be melting because things are starting to drip.
One of the semi-active couple that want assistance so are coming to church more often, there is a warrant out for the man. He was arrested for doing hot checks.They moved from Marmaduke and moved in with his wife's sister. But since we were trying to find them because of their birthdays and did find them. They are no longer hidden from view. Now we know why they were unwilling to really give us much information. We know that there is a warrant out for his arrest because not only was his picture on the front page of the paper there was a note about what he was wanted for. Why am I not surprised. This is Arkansas after all. We find all kinds of people here. I just put this tidbit into the Branch Presidents hands to do with as how he sees fit.
Dad is contemplating the meaning of life. I need to clean the kitchen and the floors before the missionaries come for dinner. We were suppose to eat at a members home tonight but with the mission ban on driving we can not go. But she made our dinner for tonight and brought it to church yesterday so all I have to do is cook the spaghetti, heat up the sauce and cook frozen beans for dinner. I made French bread it actually looks and smells like french bread and of course the cherry crisp. I think that should be enough. This meal Sister Taylor will eat because there is no meat. She is a vegetarian so no meat can be served. The Sisters do not always have a meal because if there is anything different then people just won't deal with it , to much trouble. I need to go
We love you and always you are in our prayers. Have a good week
Mom and Dad Grammy and Papa
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