So the high today (Sunday) is in the 40s and just 3 days ago the high was in single digits and we had noticed small lakes and rivers were freezing over. This kind of weather makes me homesick for Utah weather. Here in the "sunbelt", where we live, at the bottom of the U.P. we do have fluctuations. If we lived north on the Keweenaw peninsula we would be in the path of lake effect snow. When the temps were around 5 degrees here it was snowing 5-6 inches daily in Houghton. Living in the South has its benefits even here in the U.P.
Monday we left around noon to take our missionaries to Green Bay so they could be with the other zone missionaries for a zone p-day. Their goal was a Lambeau Field tour followed by basket and dodge ball.
We stayed overnight and prepared for the next day by taking a nap, eating at the best fast-food eatery ever, Culvers (There is one down by Fashion Place mall and a new one coming to Lehi) and then we had pizza delivered. I think we also had some conversations about some of the families we are teaching. So...a great p-day for us. We met at the local meetinghouse at 7:30 the following morning to pick up a third missionary and travel to the Manitowoc ward for a special Zone conference. This conference was called by Pres. Jones to help us know how to be more effective over the holiday season. We practiced some on how to leave a holiday DVD with an interested individual or family. Hint, don't just give it, loan it so you have an excuse to go back and pick it up. When you do go back if they haven't taken the time to watch it ask if you can sit down and watch it with them. We are also enjoying "Mr. Kreuger's Christmas" and "Joy to the World" along with the families we are teaching. If it has been a while, viewing one of both of these DVDs is a great idea for your FHE this week or next.
Each week as we travel north to Crystal Falls to visit with the Carlson family we pass an unique sight, a tree that was growing right up and out of a rock. It's called Split Rock, what else.
To me this tree represents the determination of the early settlers of the U.P. We have met locals whose families have been here over many generations. They have outlasted hard rock mining, extreme cold, burnt pastys and beaver stew. Through it all they have lived honorable, mostly religious lives. Can you tell...we really respect these people.
Sister Johnson and I taught the importance of the scriptures and of reading the scriptures at the Carlsons this week. We hope these weekly lessons help inspire the Carlsons into activity. Jason Murra, the other L. A. we are teaching, has told us the lessons are making a big difference for him.
Yesterday we attended the branch Christmas party. It was attended by about 55 people including 4-5 non-members. The party was basically food and lots of it. This will surprise a lot of people but afterwards Sister Johnson and I washed all of the dishes, by Sister Johnson and I, I mean I washed the dishes and she rinsed and dried. See, I knew you would be surprised.
Christmas is coming...embrace it,
Elder G-pa and Sister G-ma
Monday we left around noon to take our missionaries to Green Bay so they could be with the other zone missionaries for a zone p-day. Their goal was a Lambeau Field tour followed by basket and dodge ball.
We stayed overnight and prepared for the next day by taking a nap, eating at the best fast-food eatery ever, Culvers (There is one down by Fashion Place mall and a new one coming to Lehi) and then we had pizza delivered. I think we also had some conversations about some of the families we are teaching. So...a great p-day for us. We met at the local meetinghouse at 7:30 the following morning to pick up a third missionary and travel to the Manitowoc ward for a special Zone conference. This conference was called by Pres. Jones to help us know how to be more effective over the holiday season. We practiced some on how to leave a holiday DVD with an interested individual or family. Hint, don't just give it, loan it so you have an excuse to go back and pick it up. When you do go back if they haven't taken the time to watch it ask if you can sit down and watch it with them. We are also enjoying "Mr. Kreuger's Christmas" and "Joy to the World" along with the families we are teaching. If it has been a while, viewing one of both of these DVDs is a great idea for your FHE this week or next.
Each week as we travel north to Crystal Falls to visit with the Carlson family we pass an unique sight, a tree that was growing right up and out of a rock. It's called Split Rock, what else.
To me this tree represents the determination of the early settlers of the U.P. We have met locals whose families have been here over many generations. They have outlasted hard rock mining, extreme cold, burnt pastys and beaver stew. Through it all they have lived honorable, mostly religious lives. Can you tell...we really respect these people.
Sister Johnson and I taught the importance of the scriptures and of reading the scriptures at the Carlsons this week. We hope these weekly lessons help inspire the Carlsons into activity. Jason Murra, the other L. A. we are teaching, has told us the lessons are making a big difference for him.
Yesterday we attended the branch Christmas party. It was attended by about 55 people including 4-5 non-members. The party was basically food and lots of it. This will surprise a lot of people but afterwards Sister Johnson and I washed all of the dishes, by Sister Johnson and I, I mean I washed the dishes and she rinsed and dried. See, I knew you would be surprised.
Christmas is coming...embrace it,
Elder G-pa and Sister G-ma
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