It is great to feel good! Joe emailed a couple days ago and told us that the Snows had stopped by to say hello. They are good friends of ours from Roosevelt that left here a couple of months ago. We miss them.
Yesterday we went down to visit the Denishes and take them some rice krispie treats. They bring us all of this weird food so we thought we would return the favor! I had never met him but since he is home recovering from what they thought was a heart attack he hasn't gone back to Haiti yet. They are a delightful couple. Since they are homebound we took them some church magazines and videos.
Unlike our Nepalize friends, they believe in Christ and she very much wants to attend Church. The members of the ward have been very good to them. You never know what will happen but at least they will know more about the church. She has always had a maid that cooked for them until they came here so she wants to learn how to cook. We decided they should try everything we make and if they like it I will teach her how to make it....From what she has brought here I'd say there won't be much we eat that is spicy enough for them!
We got a call this morning from the high counselor over music in the Las Americas stake and are supposed to meet with them on Friday night before our dinner with the Rameshes. That will probably give us another stake to teach.
I am so excited because on the 24th we get to go to an orphanage here to take gifts. I really wanted to work at an orphanage here but when they said they would not let you pick up the kids or give them extra attention I thought I just couldn't do it but we will see. I was surprised to see kids that were 17 and 20 years old on the list. It will be an interesting experience.
On Christmas morning we are taking treats to the CCM to make baskets for the missionaries for Christmas so that will be fun . I need to start baking! Which is always fun in my sometimes working oven...
We met with Pres. Anderson today for an interview. It was fun to show him pictures of our classes because he gets so excited to think that someone here is learning to play the piano - besides Scott that is. He wants us to do a page for the Caribbean Area web page on music and what we have been doing. That will be a challenge! We figure that so far with the directing and keyboard classes we have taught around 80 students and there are so many senior missionaries in the surrounding islands that are teaching also. Our goal is just to get these people playing and teaching for themselves instead of having to rely on the missionaries. Their culture is difficult to change so we will see if they take that on or not.
We left the interview in time to get to the 5:00 session. That usually enables us to do two sessions but there were so many complications with the Haitian group that is staying at the Casa to attend the temple that we were too late getting out. Interesting enough there were two sisters in the session that reminded me of Jessica Espinosa and Faith Turner - just darker! When we got home I called Jessica. It was so good to talk to her. Tried Faith but she must not be home from work.
Yesterday we went down to visit the Denishes and take them some rice krispie treats. They bring us all of this weird food so we thought we would return the favor! I had never met him but since he is home recovering from what they thought was a heart attack he hasn't gone back to Haiti yet. They are a delightful couple. Since they are homebound we took them some church magazines and videos.
Unlike our Nepalize friends, they believe in Christ and she very much wants to attend Church. The members of the ward have been very good to them. You never know what will happen but at least they will know more about the church. She has always had a maid that cooked for them until they came here so she wants to learn how to cook. We decided they should try everything we make and if they like it I will teach her how to make it....From what she has brought here I'd say there won't be much we eat that is spicy enough for them!
We got a call this morning from the high counselor over music in the Las Americas stake and are supposed to meet with them on Friday night before our dinner with the Rameshes. That will probably give us another stake to teach.
I am so excited because on the 24th we get to go to an orphanage here to take gifts. I really wanted to work at an orphanage here but when they said they would not let you pick up the kids or give them extra attention I thought I just couldn't do it but we will see. I was surprised to see kids that were 17 and 20 years old on the list. It will be an interesting experience.
On Christmas morning we are taking treats to the CCM to make baskets for the missionaries for Christmas so that will be fun . I need to start baking! Which is always fun in my sometimes working oven...
We met with Pres. Anderson today for an interview. It was fun to show him pictures of our classes because he gets so excited to think that someone here is learning to play the piano - besides Scott that is. He wants us to do a page for the Caribbean Area web page on music and what we have been doing. That will be a challenge! We figure that so far with the directing and keyboard classes we have taught around 80 students and there are so many senior missionaries in the surrounding islands that are teaching also. Our goal is just to get these people playing and teaching for themselves instead of having to rely on the missionaries. Their culture is difficult to change so we will see if they take that on or not.
We left the interview in time to get to the 5:00 session. That usually enables us to do two sessions but there were so many complications with the Haitian group that is staying at the Casa to attend the temple that we were too late getting out. Interesting enough there were two sisters in the session that reminded me of Jessica Espinosa and Faith Turner - just darker! When we got home I called Jessica. It was so good to talk to her. Tried Faith but she must not be home from work.
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