Dear Elder Alex,
So today we all got up and went to the State Street building to hear Eli Erickson speak for his farewell. He had such a huge group of friends all there in the first two rows. It was nice to see so many there supporting him and the congregation went way back into the gym. He did a wonderful job. He talked about his personal conversion and he has never turned back from that. He leaves for the MTC on the 8th and will be serving in Peru. His whole family except his mom, Chase and Oliver were there. I'm sure that was sad for him not having them there. Jill is pretty messed up right now, but I was really hoping to see her there today. I talked with her mom and told her to send my love.
I also went to the 4th ward today for a Ward Conference. Their ward is really getting big. There are 5 wards that are getting split in a few weeks and they are one of them. We're also on the chopping block since our ward boundaries lie right in the middle of all the big wards.
I got a great night's sleep last night because our Women's Conference is overwith. Everything went well yesterday. Pres. Stafford was our keynote speaker and then they had 9 classes to choose from and were able to choose a total of 4 classes. Every class I went to was awesome. I asked our friends Grant and Carol Belnap, remember them, to be teachers. They spoke about emotional wellness. It's great since Grant is a psychiatrist and Carol is a sociologist. I loved their class. I'm going to send you our handout for the classes we offered so you can see what we did. The food committee also did a great job and the lunches were scrumptious. We even had mint brownies like the ones they make at BYU. So today after the ward conference my presidency and I met and started talking about how we can improve things for next year. Kind of went over the pros and cons of the conference.
Glad you liked the pics of your companion. We got such a good laugh when we saw who Quigley was in the movie.
I'm glad you're enjoying Paducah. My quilting friends were envious when they heard where you were. They wanted to warn you about the huge influx of women who will be showing up there in March for the biggest quilt show ever.
Last night we went to Holly Campbell's reception and we found out that Jason and his wife had their baby yesterday too. Good timing.
The Thomas's have moved from the neighborhood. They are now living in Costa Rica. Hopefully he'll be able to make a good living there. He's building tree houses for a resort.
This past week I had a fun talk with my dad and it made me realize how great it is that he loves to talk and conversate. I really enjoy my talks with him, his stories, his concerns and his views on life, love and politics. Never a dull conversation with him. I'm hoping you'll have that same gene. :)
Not too much to update on the family. Kirk is busy working at the mall and trying to get his applications in for Masters programs. Sarah is trying to plan a trip down here sometime in February. They're having a hard time being apart for very long now. Sean tried his hardest over the weekend to get Grandma Thompson to give away her VHS's, but was not successful. Kudos for trying. Kristina is somehow trying to squeeze school into her social life. She's having all kinds of planning meetings for her upcoming Sweethearts dance this next weekend-picking out a dress, planning a menu, the activity before the dance and after the dance, etc. Then 2 weeks later, there is another Sweethearts dance and she has a different date for that.
Leah is totally a Young Woman now. She is looking forward to lacrosse in a few weeks and always wants to be doing something with her friends and always has a boy she has a crush on. Nikki is queen of the elementary school. She just gave a power point presentation in front of her class about herself. Kirk and I attended the event. She had the whole thing memorized, but because she was so nervous, she spoke very fast. Dad is working, playing, working, playing. His jobs keep us afloat and maybe even one day, we'll be better than afloat and we'll actually be ahead.
With my conference out of the way now, I may even make a new quilt this month. It's been a long time since I've created anything and I'm feeling the itch for it. I'm still loving watching 1-2 episodes of Psych each night. I'm almost to Season 4. You know I'm watching it a lot when I catch myself noticing little details everywhere I go. I made quite a stunning deduction today while at church just by some observations I had made earlier. I was quite proud of myself.
How's almost Mayor Robert Coleman coming along? Our ward conference theme is the Book of Mormon and it's amazing listening to everyone talk about its power in their lives and how more than any other thing they heard when learning about the gospel, the words in the Book of Mormon brought the conversion. I love hearing people tell about their personal experiences concerning the power of the Book of Mormon. I wish I could attend ward conferences all year long.
I've been talking with one of the ladies that cleans our house about the church, about family, etc. Her name is Maria. I gave her a Book of Mormon(Spanish) a few weeks ago with my testimony in it. She said she really loved what I wrote. The next week she said she would have the missionaries come to her home. She told her husband and he's okay with it. I called the missionaries and they had an appointment yesterday with her if her husband was going to be home from work. I'm hoping to hear from them. I couldn't go yesterday, but hopefully on her next appointment I'll be able to be there. She wanted Kirk to be there too because Spanish is her native language and she has enjoyed talking with him here too. It's the Spanish Elders that I contacted. I'll let you know how things go there. She's always in my prayers.
Well, that's about it. We have a box that's almost ready to ship out to you, so if you have anything you need or want, let me know and we'll slip it inside.
Have a wonderful week. Remember who you represent.
Love you,
Mom xxoo
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