I'm glad that you had fun in Cali with the rest of the family. I'm glad that you were able to have fun regardless of the weather!
Okay, about the family that we baptized: They had been receiving the lessons from the missionaries at one point in time but then they stopped coming (I imagine that a transfer happened and they never came back). Well, we found them sitting on a street corner and we reviewed all that they had learned with them. That is why I referred to them as a miracle family. Not to worry grammy, I am a good missionary, not like all the other missionaries that happen to be in my mission. There are lots of missoinaries who would do otherwise, it truly is somewhat sad. Like our fun phrase goes, "The church is perfect, but the members aren't."
Well, I love you and I hope that you have a great week this week! ;)
Elder B
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 2:32 AM, L H and Myrna Trauntvein
<mandlht@msn.com> wrote:
I accidentally hit the "send" button rather than the "save" button. That is a first for me but, I guess, you are never too old to learn how to mess up one more way.
I started to tell you about Rachel and Disneyland. She had drawn a picture of Rapunzel and gave it too her when she finally (after an hour and 45-minute wait) got to see the princess. Rapunzel took a look of time with Rachel and even had Flynn Rider put Rachel's picture up on the mantel because she and Rachel are "fellow artists." She also told Rachel that they had the same color hair. After the visit, Rachel was on cloud nine. Jacob, when he went, was excited to see Mickey Mouse. He could hardly stand it until he got to stand by him. Mickey (mask and all) gave him a peck on the top of his head.
My great-uncle, Frank Pritchett, was a wealthy man and knew Walt Disney and invested in Disneyland. As a result, when I was about 16, we got to take a tour of the place before it was finished. That was quite fun. It was just in an open area and not hemmed in like it is today.
Alyssa said she had decided what she wanted to do to earn money for college--she wants to work for Disney as a princess. "In real life, I really am a princess," she said.
The days were warm enough but at night, for the light shows, it was so very cold. We wished we had packed our winter woolies and not just our spring jackets. Todd and family were there the week before us and they had warm weather. Of course, we drove down in the snow and came back in the snow so I don't suppose it was too warm anywhere in North America. You probably are not at all chilly where you are.
"Four days later, President McKay set Elder Hinckley apart as an Assistant to the Twelve….He would travel extensively–something he endured rather than enjoyed. And his young family would have to adjust to his frequent absence…Because he continued to serve as executive secretary of the Missionary Department, his office wasn’t even changed. Neither were circumstances adjusted immediately in the East Millcreek Stake, where he continued to serve as stake president. He worked by day as a General Authority, held stake meetings on weekday evenings, and divided his time on weekends between his own stake and assignments to attend conferences in other areas…After a couple of months of doing double duty, Elder Hinckley called to the attention of President Joseph Fielding Smith the fact that he was holding down two very demanding jobs…Finally, on August 17, 1958, four and a half months after being sustained as a General Authority, Elder Hinckley was assigned to assist Elder Harold B. Lee in reorganizing the stake." Excerpted from President Hinckley’s official biography, "Go Forward With Faith." (Pages 196-200.)
I have a question about your last letter. You told of the man, and his wife, who wanted to marry and be baptized. Had they had the discussions? It didn't sound like they had but I thought that was the rule--teach the discussions and then baptize. I guess I didn't understand.
I am going to go to bed. I have a bad cold and I think I should already be asleep.
We keep you in our thoughts and prayers. We love you!!!!!!!
Grammy and Gramps
