Visitors

This weekend Elder and Sister Allen Packer and Elder and Sister Dennis Brimhall visited Denmark and Sweden to talk about the new focus in Family History...stories and pictures.  The new Family Tree has amazing ways to add pictures and stories.  I added a picture of a gggrandfather and found some lost cousins who were finally able to carry on his line.  If you haven't checked it out, do.
   The best part of the visit was that Dennis and Linda Brimhall are dear friends and we share grandchildren.  Their daughter married our son.  So they took an extra day and just relaxed and visited.  We shopped and found a beautiful Scandinavian Sweater for Linda and then drove out to Droger, a picturesque little seaport village.

                                      We caught the 5 minutes of sun for this great picture.

                           But mostly it was cold and windy....until we found a little bistro for a great  lunch.

The Faithful

I'm sorry this picture isn't more clear.  I took it from half-way down the block as we followed these two dear souls out of church.  They are in their 80's, come to church every Sunday and all of the high priest activities and are now walking to catch the bus home.  They are both sharp and as you can see, Sister Johansen is very stylish and loves color.

   Yes, it was foggy today

Joy

Joy, the mother, came to the temple yesterday for the first time.  One of our kind workers, and a friend of hers, tended Danielle, the baby, in the waiting room so her husband could go through on the same session.  Interesting to hear a baby in a temple.  Today Jim was able to seal them as a family, including a son who died as an infant several years ago, They are from Nigeria, living in Malmo, Sweden.  They were all so beautiful in white with Daniella in a cute lacy little dress. In fact, joy was also a  perfect description of their feelings.

Super Friday

We had a great day at the temple today the most ordinances done in a day since we arrived. We had a great baptismal session with two groups.  One had lots of priesthood help and the other had lots of kids. It was a bit of a miracle as we were fairly slim on brothers.  But it worked, it always does.  Our last session we had to add a couple of chairs which was great. Since we, of course, can't take pictures inside the temple, enjoy this great picture of the inscription over the door. It really is His house.

Great Humor

I had to take this picture of one of our temple workers when he came into work today.  What a great way to treat a disaster.  His wife forgot to put the guard on the clippers for the first cut through his hair..The magic marker was brilliant.

Paths of Blue

I biked out to see the second sister I visit teach today.  A darling girl who is working through some anxiety issues.  It took 20- 25 minutes to get there, about 3 and a half miles. It was a good way to exercise.  The bike paths are fabulous.  In tricky intersections they are marked with blue.  A great security for  we novices.

A Little of This..a Little of That

Serving in a small temple offers many opportunities...including repairing clothes...A sewing machine was one of the things I requested for the apartment. A very useful item.