Here we go. We are very excited to be able to share our experiences here in Texas with those who would like to be made aware and enjoy this journey with us. I think this blog thing will be kind of fun to be able to share pictures and stories of and about these incredible, hardworking, obedient, and filled with light missionaries. We feel so honored to be able to serve with them here at this time.
I have to share about this picture I took. Our kindest neighbor came by the second day we were here and brought us this most delicious cake of Texas and put a yellow skittle on top to show where we were. I loved it and I loved the yellow roses!!! The reason the cake was in the car is because when she brought it over we were locked out and had to get in the car to go to the mission office and get the keys because the garage code wasn't working. If we left the cake outside for even a minute, it would have melted from the moist air.
We had a mission tour the first week and were able to meet all of the missionaries. They all have such a light about them and we loved finally being able to meet them after thinking about them for the past almost 7 months since our call. We felt also that these next three years will be three years to "Expect Miracles." This is what President talked much about and the missionaries have already been experiencing many miracles. I will share them as we go along.
Houston is beautiful, green, moist, and did I say moist? Actually, the humidity hasn't been too much for us because we aren't outside very often and we go from one highly air conditioned building to another. Now the Elders and Sisters are heroic as they are out riding their bikes and visiting and meeting people in the wonderful moist air. In fact, the first day we arrived we had some Elders stop by the mission home to meet us and I shook the Elders hand and it felt like he has just run it under warm water. As I said, its a little moist here. However, I have not heard one complaint.
It's been so much fun having Addie and Liz here and Addie will start High School at Kingwood High. For Youth Conference Addie will go to Nauvoo next week which will be such an amazing opportunity for her. She is doing well adjusting to an unfamiliar yet exciting new world. Liz has had some wonderful experiences going out with the Sisters and being able to share her testimony with those they are teaching. It has made her even more excited to serve a mission.
I am excited to do this blog and will keep it updated now that I know what I am doing....kind of.
Love you all....#liftandlove