On Saturday afternoon, Cindy took us on one of her favorite hikes.
We had a fun group with Robby & Chelsea and family joining us.
Chelsea's mom, Lisa, and sister, Janessa, came too. Lisa hiked the entire way, which was a big accomplishment after battling cancer for these past four years. Way to go!
I'm always a happy gal when Paul joins me on a hike.
Elephant Rock
Indian Paintbrush I believe.
Top of the upward climb!
Resurrection Moss...with a bit of moisture it turns green...the perfect plant to represent Easter.
I loved watching Olive skipping along the trail.
Jabba the Hut Rock?
Scooby was a champ hiker. Loved this view and the unique cairn.
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Thanks Cindy for once again leading us through beautiful vistas!
Stephanie, Becca, Mikele and her roommate, Lauren.
Mom loves surprises - you can see the twinkle in her eye!
Happy Birthday luncheon at Kathy Karren's with Pat Gilson, me and Jerie Holley. BFF!
Nutella and strawberry birthday cake. Thanks Becca! So fun to be with our four eldest children at Market Street Grill for a birthday dinner together
Mother/Daughter Tea Party with our cute Activity Day girls and their mothers. We used the glass tea cup snack sets dating back to the 1960s. I guess I didn't store them all these years for nothing!
Tissue paper flower craft
Dear family, April 13, 2015
This week was a fun one. We continue to do a lot of service, especially since it's warming up...slowly. :) On Saturday we helped a less active cut tile for his bathroom, which was cool. We didn't have a wet saw, so we just made do. There were a lot of sparks and it was really loud, but it got the job done. We continue to work at the food pantry twice a week, and we are really forming a good relationship with the lady who runs it. She has invited us to her home for dinner, and she says she isn't in the gospel, but she loves us and knows what we do as missionaries is important. She always says she wishes more people would talk to us and get to know us. We're hoping to invite her to church sometime. She knows a few ward members, so we think it will be good for her. We also do service at Bethany Meadows, a senior living center here in Brandon. The last couple weeks we have been working on bringing patio furniture up from their basement to the residents. They all have small porches outside their rooms.
Our only investigator Mike has been slowly progressing. He is reading the Book of Mormon, and the last lesson we had with him, he said the closing prayer. We invited him to church, but he said he couldn't make it this week, but he wants to come next Sunday. We're excited to see him there. We also got a new ward mission leader, Brother Frolich. He is single, about 50, and he's pretty cool. We met with him on Saturday to get us all on the same page.
Yesterday we were at the hospital visiting Adam, who got his legs crushed in a windmill he was welding, and we were talking about the bones he broke, and looked at the x rays, and my companion fainted! It looked like he just fell asleep, he slumped forward, and luckily Elder Nixon caught him and got him to the floor. So that was pretty exciting. It was intense to watch, but he's doing alright now. He says whenever he hears about bones breaking, his body shuts down. Zone Conference is next Monday, so I will email on Tuesday. Then the mission splits the next Tuesday. I'm excited to see the changes in the areas I will serve, and I'm hoping to see a tornado in real life. There are a lot in Nebraska and Kansas. Not much else cool has happened in the weather. It gets super cold in the winter, and it rains once in a while. It's kinda boring seeing flat land everywhere. I miss the mountains. That's it for this week, hope you have a great week!
Elder Ehlert
Happy birthday, dear sister! Sorry I missed that hike!!
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