We had two lovely Thanksgiving dinners—one at 4 pm with the
young Sisters and another at 7 pm with Evariste and his two children as well as
Elders King and Lawrence. The Turkey was
soaked in brine the night before and when we ate it, it was very succulent;
even the white meat was very tender. We
enjoyed chatting with the young Sisters.
We also enjoyed playing games with Evariste and his two children as well
as the Elders. Evariste’s wife is in
hiding somewhere in Uganda (?); Evariste has the two children Kenzo and
Emma. These children were delightful to
be with.
We also had a delicious Anniversary dinner at a Thai
restaurant in South Portland. It was to
die for.
We took Jan to Higgins Beach last Monday and, can you
believe it, there were surfers. It was
fun to watch them and good that Jan could get out of Portland and see some of
the beautiful sites in this state. This
Monday, Sandy and I went to a beautiful beach called Kettle Beach.
Sunday we taught Gospel Principles and had a good discussion. One of the Sisters, Lillian, laughed so hard
at something I said I thought she was going to explode. See, I have a purpose—I provide comic relief….
We are assisting the Elders teach a man from Birundi,
Janvier. He has a baptism date and is
making good progress. We are also
assisting the Elders in teaching a young from Tanzania—Felista. She became a Christian and because her
parents were Muslim, she said they wanted to kill her so she fled. She is almost child-like in her faith. Both came to Church and enjoyed it.
By the way, here is a picture of the pond by our apartment without the beautiful fall leaves:
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These people sound so humble and eager to learn. What a gold mine.
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