Quilting marathon

For nine years now I have taken a "Quilt Block of the month" class.  Each year has a different theme, this year being "Every Barn Has a Story".  What an adrenaline rush to be sewing the last seams up to the last minute before leaving for class!  I wanted to use gingham and then duplicate it with the checkerboard and like how it turned out.  Designing the quilt top takes creative juices and keeps brain cells alive.  Love it!

Cider in either a yoga pose or taking a nap.  A sunny and warm September so far.

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By contrast, Daniel's area had their first snow and he is without winter clothing as he was going to buy it when needed.  The shopping options aren't great, so Mr. Mac's may need to come to the rescue.

Dear Family,

As for our LARC (less active/recent convert) list, we have about 14 people we are working with, and we've continued to teach them the lessons over again for them to hear and remember more about the gospel and the blessing that come from attending church. We really have been seeing the blessings that come to people as they are becoming closer to Christ.

We had our first snowfall on Wednesday and Thursday, so that was interesting. My companion and I built a small snowman from the snow on our roof, and we put it where all can see it from the street. I bought a sweater from JC Penney, and that was nice to have. It's warming back up now, with temperatures in the high 70s. I still wear my short sleeve shirts, especially when helping out at the food bank, where it gets pretty hot lifting and unloading heavy boxes of food. 

On Friday we went down to Gillette to the Stake Center for our Zone Training Meeting. Elder Autrey and the Gillette 2nd ward sisters did a musical number together, and that was pretty cool. They sang Come Unto Christ. You can look it up on Google for the song. It's pretty cool, and I hadn't heard it before. Our training was how to use the Sacrament as a way to stress the importance of attending church, and I have been really excited to use that with our less active members. I think it will really help them to see why coming to church will bless them.

It's been a great week, and this week is already looking like it will be amazing! Thanks for all your support, prayers, and love!

Elder Ehlert