Family and friends everywhere,
We're continuing to find plenty to keep up busy here in South
Carolina. Plenty of inactive and recent members we are trying to
teach and run down, plenty of great missionaries to work with and
plenty of nice active members to associate with.
We just returned from senior single adult home evening which we attend
almost every Monday evening. They are a fun bunch. Sometimes we get
to laughing and stay a couple of hours. Three of the women, two 80
and one 77 are having love life trouble, who knew the challenges of
senior citizens, I never imagined. The seniors fix dinner every week
except the first of the month when they go out. There are several
regular brothers and sisters who attend and they have a short lesson.
They say they need me to play the opening and closing songs and
tonight I was ask to give a lesson on what we learned at our meeting
last Sat. morning with Elder Neil Andersen of the quorum of the
twelve. He and Elder Gonzalez of the presidency of the Seventy met
with us. I don't remember ever meeting a general authority before,
they talked to us about death, sort of a strange subject for 19 and 20
yr olds. It came up because one of the elders little brother had
passed away that morning and Sat. was also the funeral of Elder
Bangerter a former 70 who's grandson is serving in our mission. With
driving to Columbia for the meeting that took up most of the day.
Today Ruben and I did our laundry and then I suggested we drive around
and take pictures of the car washes here in Greenwood. There are two
full service ones but the others just make me laugh. Honestly there
must be 10 bucket and hose car washes, and they are usually busy. Guys
sitting around on folding chairs next to a bucket with a hose near by,
waiting for customers.
Two Sundays ago we got a new bishopric in our ward. This was very
exciting because the former Bishop had served for over 7 years. Every
organization except the R.S. is also being reorganized and Elder
Garnica is officially now the Ward Mission Leader by assignment. The
new bishop is a convert, not originally from this area. He is the CF
O of a hospital near here. But both of his counselors are local men
and one was the former Ward mission leader, so we're hoping when
things calm down to have a little more help from the leadership of the
ward.
Tornado season is gearing up. There are tall towers all over the area
with sirens that go off. We have discovered that the safest place in
our apt. is our master closet. Luckily is is pretty big if we have to
spend much time in there. There was a tornado watch Fri. night in a
small town 15 miles from here and one of our senior sisters lives
there. I ask her tonight if she slept in her bathtub again like
during the last tornado. She said no, but that when the siren went
off it scared her and she jumped out of bed, got tangled in her sheets
and fell on her face. She told her son he doesn't need to worry about
the tornado getting her because she is going to kill herself first.
Last weekend we attended a community concert in the park evening. One
of the men in our ward plays in a local band and we went to support
him. The band was great. Then a couple of nights later Ruben wanted
to go to the local cruise night. It was interesting, there were some
nice cars but the entertainment was the best. An Elvis impersonator
and belly-dancers. It was a first for us. We've been to a lot of car
shows but never with entertainment like this. The impersonator is a
14 yr. old and his parents and grandparents etc. were all there and so
very proud. Sometimes all I can do is shake my head! Really who
wants their son to go around pretending to be the old fat elvis?
Scott continues to be our best in-law, no one else communicates much
with us. All letters cards and pictures are hanging on our walls.
All pictures from junior members of the family and some from little
children in our ward are hanging on our walls. Please send more
decorations!
We love you all, honey and papa
P.S. Update on mceuen name suggestion list. This one just in today
from one of the elders in our district. (we were playing games today,
p-day)
ready for it?
AMBROSIAN I think this one has possibilities, how 'bout TRIFLE, CHEESECAKE ETC.
just use your imagination!
