And what a good week it was with unseasonably warm weather, in the 80s, and very beautiful blue skies. This is indeed Zion north. (I know our opinion may change in February) After time at the county fair on Labor Day where we got to rub elbows with some members, we continued to work on our new place to make it a more suitable place for us to live. Wednesday was our first District meeting in Marquette right on Lake Superior. There is a ward in Marquette with a rather large building. An older brother was manning the Family History center and had lived there 40 years serving as Branch and District President while raising 11 children. He explained that before the local AFB was decommissioned attendance was twice as high as it is today. There are 3 sets of Elders, one set of sisters and us in the district. It is very fulfilling and uplifting to sit where all of our children have sat across from these very capable and motivated young men and women, God's army, and to be even a small part of it. We are slowly getting our bearings and learning what the Lord would have us do. We received some training from our very capable district leader. Sister Johnson voluntered to play the piano and they all enjoyed the lemon cake that she made for them. There are a decent number of investigators being taught which made us feel like something was happening...note to self remember to be patient, it will come. To that end we have decided to get acquainted with the Branch members one on one. We visited 2 families yesterday and have an appointment with the current RS President on Monday whose husband is a non-member. Here is an interesting aside, Amy's grandparents the Riggs served in this very area, Iron Mountain, 30 years ago.
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