APARTMENT INSPECTIONS

Three apartments in one day plus visiting families with the Elders makes for a wonderful Saturday.

All our area amazing Elders. Checking out the vacuum.



Elders, this vent needs cleaning.


Teaching how to shine shoes. They loved it. They both had their cameras on taking video of the whole lesson. These Elders are both football players. The Elder in the blue sweater has visited Eastern AZ College and is thinking about going there. We love our Elders and they turn our hearts to our valiant grandson's.

Office Duties, Thanksgiving, Stake Conf, Grandriver Branch

Office Duties. Stake Conference met Camille's sister, Rachelle Beers family again. Rachelle spoke in Conference. So wonderful and fun.



On Thanksgiving weekend with Laura and Brian we visited a grave yard in Garden City OH, met the caretaker of the Quaker church building and took pictures of those buried in the cemetery. Did not find Elisha Hoopes so we will keep searching over time. Driving home we found "Hoopes Road". We again drove past the Jonathan Hoopes property.



We definitely enjoy our branch meeting. Ray on the far left is being baptized Christmas Eve. We will be there. Ray said he has known about the Church since he was seven years old and over the years has wanted to know more. The sister on the left in the second picture is a new member. It is obvious how happy she is.
There is often food at the branch people can take home so you see cabbage and yellow peppers in hand. Our young sisters are a joy and are also recently baptized. We love them like grand children. And the little guy in front is so fun and runs around and wants to be a friend in every picture. His father was recently baptized.

SPECIAL TEMPLE NIGHT WITH OUR SISTER

She is so loved that the session was full. Elder Smith who had already returned home, but was the key person in our Sister's baptism, returned with his father to be in the temple with her. It is also Elder Smith's mother who is a Hoopes. We really enjoyed being with him again and all the other Elders who have taught her and all the other members who love her.

It was a very cold cold night.

BEGINNING AND ENDING MICHIGAN MISSIONS

So delighted to have our new Sister Bishop. One Elder and one Sister finished their mission the next day. During our Life Mission Session with them President and Sister Holms met us as Elpatio for lunch. The focus for the class is their new Life Mission they are going home to. We always have a great time.