Saturday evening the Allan Warner family invited us to dinner in their new home. This is a wonderful family we have served with since being here. Allan works for the FM group and is in charge of all the sites and church buildings in Palmyra and Rochester Stakes. Jackie is Primary President in the Canandaigua Ward and she and Sariah have helped us out cleaning the temple and we often served with her and Sariah, the one in red, at the Bishop's Storehouse last winter. Leah works and is taking classes at the Jr. College.
Saturday we took a trip to Rochester and visited the Susan B. Anthony home. Very interesting and all you women get out and vote. These women worked really hard to give us this right.
This is a bronze sculpture of Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglas, the abolitionist.
Saturday we took ten boxes of "stuff" over to the Winebrenners for them to take to Utah for us. Paul was driving behind this moving truck and said "they better hurry and leave or I'll have a truck like this one filled."
Thursday we drove to Afton, NY and then on to the Susquehanna River where Bro. Hollist met us and took three missionaries couples on a tour of the area. It is a very beautiful place. This is where the Aaronic Priesthood was restored and Joseph and Oliver were baptized by John the Baptist.
We started our little tour here at the Afton Historical Society where Charles Decker showed us some of the memorabilia from the era. Bro. Hollist, our guide, is on the left, then Elder & Sister Jones are holding the plaque, Sister Crookston and Charles Decker on the right.
Wednesday we drove to Moravia, NY located on the tip of the Owasco Lake to visit the Robersons. We served in the temple all winter and into the summer with them. They serve Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons. He cuts trees into boards and has quite the set up. Usually he takes his machine to where the logs are and cuts them right on the spot.
Paul helped pull the boards off after they were cut. Needless to say he was sore the next day.
Monday we went to visit our dear friend Nancy Bassett at the Wayne County Care Facility. We have really enjoyed getting to know Nancy and if all goes well she may be able to go home. She has been here for about two years and her greatest desire is to go home. She had a broken hip and now cannot walk because of her foot.
Tuesday we went to Genesee Country Village Museum and had lunch at Olive Garden for my birthday. Thanks for all of you who remembered me. It was a great birthday. Paul kept me happy all day.
Monday evening we went out to the Seneca Lake Camp, which the Church owns, to have a BBQ with the site missionaries. The Crookstons went out with us. This is a beautiful facility and we had a great time.
We love you all. Get yourselves to the temple.
2 comments:
Happy belated birthday Mar Jean! Thanks for your wonderful blog updates.
Happy Birthday, I didn't know when your birthday was. I'm glad it was a good day.
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