Hola, happy P-day! So glad you had a good experience at
Zone Conference. I did a little research on Elder Ochoa, he is really
an amazing man. I read that he had been a mission president in Honduras
a few years back, so cool! And I enjoyed his talk at last conference. Glad
you got to meet him and listen to him speak, sounds like a great
experience.
Well, here are the highlights from the week...
*We
had fun carving jack-o-lanterns with Bryan and Katie and family on
Monday night for FHE. You were missed! We remembered how you carved
four different faces last year, so any way you turned your pumpkin you
got a different expression. Haha. This year Stefanie carved one for
you that said, "I (heart) my missionary." So cute, it was my favorite.
And we discovered that George is a surprisingly talented pumpkin
carver--his was great!
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*Halloween
was fun! I loved being at school all day and seeing all the cute
costumes, and singing spooky songs with my music classes. Rachel and
George came over that evening for Burger Beef Stew and rolls, then it
was time for trick-or-treaters! It was a warm evening so Dad and I sat
out on the front porch to hand out candy to my primary kids. Love them!
Stefanie went trick-or-treating with a group of friends and came home
with a boat load of candy that she doesn't want to eat. Dad was pretty
excited about that.
*Saturday
was J**** B********'s baptism. What a sweet kid! I was asked by the stake primary president to play
the piano at the baptism which I was happy to do, since I was planning to be there anyway. Speaking of…have you
had any opportunity to play the piano in Honduras? The one and only
hymn you know…Sweet Hour of Prayer! We miss hearing you play the piano!
Especially Don't Stop Believing, Hallelujah, Piano Man, Charlie Brown,
The Entertainer…and all the other masterpieces in your repertoire! One
more thing we all miss about you.
*Primary
was good this week, I taught the Sharing Time lesson on the subject of
gratitude. I passed around a picture of you in the jungle, described your living conditions, and quoted a
line from your first letter sent from Honduras…"Appreciate what you have because there are a lot of people with a lot less than you!" It was perfect for my lesson, thank you for that! My primary kids loved it.
*Daylight
Savings Time started on Sunday night. Ugh, not a fan, especially this
year because we will now be an hour behind Honduras time for the next
several months! But it was nice to get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday
morning.
That is all our news! We hope you've had a good week, can't wait to get another letter from you today. We love you!
Love, Mom, Dad, and Stef