March 2018






Mai brought her children over to learn to bake cookies.  Was almost like being a grandmother again for me.  Miss these little pleasures in life.

 Doug and the Branch President going to make the tithing deposit at the Bank.
A going away dinner for the MacDonalds.  We will miss them.  They have been our source of information and advice since we got here.  Now, we are the senior, senior missionaries.  

Teaching a new investigator in our apartment.  These are the times I know I will always remember.  The Spirit is strong, and there is a feeling of peace and calm in the room as the teaching progresses.

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