It seems like years since I last wrote but it has only been three days. We had a great trip from Flint to Toronto. The roads were nice, especialy in Canada.
We had a fun time at the border, we decided that since we are missionaries we would be cheerful to everyone. We waited for about 15 minutes to get to the check in station and then we were told to go to the customs building next to the station. We went there and had to wait in this room where we were helped by the custom's people and when they had all their questions answered then they sent all the info through the computer to see if we were terrorists. We had a really nice lady wait on us who had torn her rotator cuff and we talked to her about that and she asked what we would be doing in Canada and as soon as we said we were missionaries for the Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she softened and asked us to wait while she checked everything.
While we were waiting a family came in and we started talking to them and found out they were from Detroit and on their way to Rochester, New York; then another man came in and we all started talking while we were all waiting to be processed, soon two other men came in and we were all having such a good time that when we all left we said goodbye to everyone, I think the officials were a little surprised to see people having such a good time at the border.
We arrived in Toronto at 3:00 and called the mission headquarters and were told to come directly to our apartment because it was late and they wanted to us to get unpacked before Friday.
We were so tired that night that we just made our bed and went to sleep. Our apartment is beautiful, it has a nice livingroom with a dining room attached a nice kitchen and a sun room that overlooks the city of Toronto, I am sitting here in the sun room (this is where we have our office and it is 8:00 p.m and I am looking out at this magnificent view. All the lights, cars going on the roads and an airport that is over from our apartment so we can see the planes coming and going. We have a little park below with a pond that is just beginning to have the ice thaw and soon the geese will be comng in from the south to lay their eggs and have their little families for summer.
We went in to work yesterday and Elder Ward was great, he already has started to implement new procedures for the money. We have over two million dollars a year aloted to our mission. I am trying to learn all that my trainer is trying to teach me. I am going to start Monday to go on the computer and I am looking forward to that. She already had me answering the phones and it was so hard for me not to so: "PickMeUp Medical Transport, this is Jannet". I told the president that and he said that he sometimes still has that problem because of his business years.
Last night after work Elder Ward and I were invited to have dinner with the mission president and his wife (President Middleton). It was so nice we were there for almost two hours just talking and laughing and having spiritural conversations. They asked about our family and were so impressed with our children and grandchildren. They don't have as many as we do.
President Middleton asked us to be the office managers for the mission and bring some stability to the office, because everyone is new and they want us to help bring calm to them. (This is a stretch for me!)
President Middleton also asked us to work with two new singles branches that have been consolidated into one. He wants them to also have stability with married people to guide them, we will be working with a couple who have just been released as the temple president so it should be nice. President Middleton asked the stake president where he wanted us to work and was realy thrilled to have us help with these singles. Many of them come from homes where they are the only members and from single parent families, so they don't have much example to follow.
Today Elder Ward and I finished putting all of our stuff away and washed and then when to a near by mall, it was huge. We are really ready to go to bed tonight.
It has been different because we have a queen bed instead of a king but it has been nice to be closer together, even with Dad snoring.
I was ironing all of Elder Ward's shirts today (about an hour) I was getting tired and then it came to me that it was a priviledge to do this for my priesthood holder, Elder Ward came in just then as I was thinking this and asked how I was doing and I told him; he looked at me a little strange and wanted to know if I was all right; I looked back and told him to "shut up" and he said, "now you are feeling better".
President Middleton told us that our family would be blessed in many ways, temperal but more importantly spiritually and that is what we should all be striving for.
We love you all so much, how very blest we are to have you in our lives.
Love,
Elder and Sister Ward
6-30-10 - Kirtland - Home of President James Garfield in Mentor, Ohio.
6-30-10 - Kirtland - Amish Horse and Carriage in Mesapotamia, Ohio.
6-30-10 - Kirtland - John Johnson Home.
6-30-10 - Kirtland - Room in John Johnson Home Where Father and Son Appeared.
6-30-10 - Kirtland Temple - Took Tour Again.
6-29-10 - To Kirtland - Storm Coming in Between Palmyra and Kirtland.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Elder and Sister Ward at Book of Mormon Printing Office.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Elder Ward and Temple Missionary at Book of Mormon Printing Office.
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6-28-10 - Palmyra - Book of Mormon Printing Office with Guide.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Hill Cumorah Pageant Preparation.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Hill Cumorah Christus Statue.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Hill Cumorah Angel Moroni Monument.
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6-28-10 - Palmyra - Hill Cumorah Visitor's Center.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Trail Behind Hill Cumorah.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Hearth Where Bricks Were Dug up to Store Gold Plates Under Them.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Box on Dresser Where Gold Plates were Stored.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Joseph Smith Sr Cabin Kitchen Table.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Joseph Smith Sr Six-Boy Bedroom Where Angel Moroni visited boy Joseph Smith.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Joseph Smith Sr Cabin.
6-28-10 - Palmyra - Sacred Grove.
6-28-10 - View of Palmyra Temple from Sacred Grove Walkway.
6-28-10 - Palmyra Temple.
6-20-10 - Canada - Missionaries Leaving Mission Home for Their Home.
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6-20-10 - Canada - Departing Missionaries in front of Toronto Temple.
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6-20-10 - Canada - Elder and Sister Ward with Elder Mazzaferro and Sister Stevens.
6-20-10 - Canada - Elder and Sister Ward wtih Elder Call.
6-20-10 - Canada - CTWM Chapel Pictures on Display in Office.
6-20-10 - Canada - Ward's Farewell Cake from Churchville YSA Ward.
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6-30-10 - Ward's Churchville Ward Farewell Cake at Party.
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6-20-10 - Canada - Elder and Sister Ward with Phillip of the YSA.
6-20-10 - Canada - Elder and Sister Ward with Nelson of the YSA.
6-20-10 - Canada - Elder and Sister Ward with Cindy La and Wes of the YSA.
6-20-10 - Canada - Elder and Sister Ward with Jeffrey Barilla of YSA.
6-20-10 - Canada - Sister Ward with Another YSA Friend.
6-20-10 - Canada - Sister Ward with YSA Friend.
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6-20-10 - Canada - Sister Ward with Evelyn and Nikita of YSA.
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6-20-10 - Canada - Churchville Ward Services Held Here.
6-20-10 - Canada - Apt View to West of Sunset.
6-20-10 - Canada - Apt View From SW Window at Night.
5-20-10 - Farm in Ontario
This is what the farms look like in Ontario, they take great pride in keeping their barns and silos looking well kept. Look at those beautiful clouds that are rolling in. In the summer this land will be filled with row after row of tall corn, it looks beautiful.
5-20-10 - Zone Leader Council
This is Sister Ward's desk with the Zone Leaders who have just come from their training meeting. We love these young men, they are the best of the best.
5-20-10 - Sister Ward and Candy at Women's Conf
I am at a women's conference and this is Candy Garcia who is the Relief Society President in our YSA Ward. I love her.
5-20-10 - Sisters at Women's Conference
Sister Stevens and Sister Ward with our Senior Sisters from the East Mission, they were at the women's conference too. We had dinner with them before we went that night. We are going on an outing with the seniors from the East Mission in a couple of weeks. We have become very close since we have been here. The sister next to me is Sister Barns and the Sister next to Sister Stevens is Sister Yaggi, they both work in the mission office in their mission.
05-10 - Elder and Sister Ward at Georgian Bay Beach North of Midland.
05-10 - Georgian Bay Beach North of Midland.
05-10 - Old Protestant Church in Midland.
05-10 - Midland Chapel.
05-10 - Cemetary in Midland.
05/10 - Churchville Food Crew - Sisters Willmott, Ward and Culp.
05-10 - Ginette, Churchville Relief Society President.
05/10 - Sean from Churchville Ward.
04-10 Sisters at Special Gathering.
We all gathered together at the president's house to have a day where we learned about the Spirit teaching us and then in the afternoon after lunch Sister Middleton had two hairdressers come and show the sisters how to take care of their hair and also give them hair cuts. It was a very fun day. I love these young women, they are very special.
04-10 Missionaries After Temple Session.
Every three months the missionaries that live within an hours drive away are allowed to attend an early morning session at the temple. These are the missionaries gathered out front after a session.
04-10 Elder and Sister Ward with Departing Missionaries after Temple Session.
Dad and I attended a session with three missionaries who were returning home the next day, it was a very special evening, we love this young men very much. Sister Stevens from the office (behind) was there also.
04-10 Sister Ward with Sisters Petersen and Fletcher.
Sister Petersen & Sister Fletcher had just come in from the Great North on transfer day, they have done some very good missionary work in the north. They will both be going home in June also. Sister Petersen is from Ogden and Sister Fletcher is from Alberta.
04-10 Elder Ward with Sisters Petersen and Fletcher.
We had to get that handsome man in with the young sisters.
04-10 - Sister Tyler with Mascot, Knowlton.
Sister Tyler and our pet giraffe "Knowlton". They are in front of my desk, I face the door.
04-10 Zone Leaders in Office.
Every six weeks the new Zone Leaders come in for a training meeting before Zone Conference the next week. These are such great young men. They are in front of my desk also.
04-10 Elders Hyde and Broadhead - Assistants to President.
These are our previous Assistants, now we have Elder Broadhead and Elder Weber. These two in the picture went through the MTC together and have been great friends throughout their mission. They will be going home this June also.
04-10 Missionary Cars Lined-Up at Bramtpon Chapel before Zone Conference.
Our missionary cars lined up here in Brampton for Zone Conference, after our training, they go out and check each other's cars to see who has the best kept car and whoever wins gets a special license plate cover to have until the next conference. Each zone has a cover to win each time.
04-10 Sister Ward with Guide from Dundurn Castle.
Elder Ward and I went to the Dundurn Caslte in Hamilton, she was really good and we enjoyed the tour very much.
04-10 Elder Ward Outside Carriage House at Dundurn Castle.
Carriage House at the castle
04-10 Sister Ward Outside Dundurn Castle.
There is a gift shop in the carriage house and we waited there for our guide to take us on our tour.
04-10 Dundern Castle Pigeon Bldg.
This is where they bult pigeon houses to keep pigeons in for the family to eat as well as their eggs. I am glad I wasn't there because I would not have let them do that. Poor little birds.
04-10 Dundurn Castle in Hamilton.
This is the castle that was built in the 1830's by Allan McNab from Scotland, it was one of the first to have indoor plumbing, the house is decorated with furniture from the period and is really beautiful. You can see the pigeon roof to the far left.
04-10 Relief Society Bulletin Board in Etobecoke Chapel.
The Relief Society sisters in the other ward in our building always have a beautiful display board, this time they have moons and stars that light up when the room is dark, it is really pretty.
04-10 Hall Bulletin Board in Etobicoke Chapel.
This bulletin board is in the hall and another group of sisters keeps this one up with a different message all the time.
04-10 Air Canada Plane Landing at Pearson Airport.
Our church building is close to the Pearson Airport in Toronto; if we are not taking anyone home after church then Elder Ward drives me over to the road that is next to the runway so I can watch the planes taking off and landing. This plane is landing.
04-10 Airplane Landing at Pearson Airport.
Another plane landing, it is so fun because the planes go right over our car. I'm sure the people in the plane wonder who that old woman dressed up for church and jumping up and down, is.
04-10 Mississauga in Distance.
Those buildings in the far distance under the break in the clouds is where we go to church, we can watch the planes at night landing from our apartment also.
04-10 Milk in Bags.
They have milk in cartons here but it is much cheaper to buy the milk in our heavy duty plastic bags, you pour the milk in pitchers and use it that way.
04-10 Elder Ward and Car in Apt Underground Parking.
This is our parking spot under our apartment building, we are on the 2nd level down, it sure is nice in the winter and summer.
04-10 Moon in Early Morning.
Our camera does not do this picuture justice, you can see the moon going down, it was a beautiful orange gold color. This is about 7:00 a.m.
04-10 Our Grandchildren.
We love all the pictures of our family in our home office, we look at them every day and we also have extra at the mission office.
02-10 - Southeast View from Our Apt.
This is a view from out window of Mississauga where we go to church each week. Those buildings in the very far distance in the light is where we go every Sunday.
02-10 - Toronto Temple in Winter.
We took this picture after the session at the temple.
02-10 - Wards from front of Toronto Temple.
Elder Ward and I in front of the temple this week, we went with the five missionaries going home, it was a very blustery day with wind and snow but a wonderful feeling inside of peace and calm.
02-10 - Carvings of the African Thinkers.
Our former senior sister bought these at a garage sale and didn't have enough room to take them home so we are baby sitting them until we send them home in June with President Middleton's things. They are really beautiful, carved from wood, the plant is really growing since I put them there, I think it is afraid of them.
02-10 - Hofstrand, Biesinger, McAllister, Krivanec, Escobar & Sanderson.
These are our latest missionaries to go home this week, we are going to miss them soooo much. From left, Elder Hofstrand is from California, Elder Biesinger is from Pleasant Grove, McAllister from Richfield, Elder Krivanec from Bountiful, Elder Escobar from Texas and Elder Sanderson from Idaho. Elder Krivanec was originally scheduled to go to Croatia, they closed the mission the day before he was to leave the MTC so he was sent to our mission, at first he was broken hearted, but he has been one of the very best of the best.
02-10 - Sister Ward and Elders Garcia & McAllister.
This is the day before Elder McAllister (right) to go home. He is from Richfield and was one of our Spanish speaking Elder, Elder Garcia is from Idaho and is a new missionary who was being trained by Elder McAllister. Elder McAllister was going to wear the hat when he saw his parents at the airport, only he could get away with it. He is so fun and a very good missionary.
02-10 - Sisters Worley and Tyler.
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Sister Tyler and Sister Worley who live in the apartment with Sister Stevens in our building. Sister Worley was born in India and adopted by a single mother in Utah and raised in Utah; her mother died and then her grandparents continued to raise her after her mother passed away then her grandparents died and with her inheritance she is paying for her mission. A very special young woman. She arrvied this week and Sister Tyler is her trainer.
02-10 - Ludlow Dinner with Hadleys (Temple Pres), Yaggies (of CTEM), Sisters Stevens & ???
President and Sister Hadley, he is the Ontario Temple President, very nice people. The couple next to them are the senior missionaries from the mission office in the East Mission, I talk with her every day on the phone, I love her. Next to them is Sister Stevens who is the other senior missionary in the office with Elder Ward and me.
02-10 - Ludlow Dinner with Farleys, Sister Ward, New African Brother, & Quatrales
I'm getting a little tired of the pictures, the gentleman next to me is a convert from Aftrica and a very nice man, his family is part here and part there so he travels back and forth.
02-10 - Sister Ward and Farleys just before Ludow Dinner.
Elder and Sister Farley, they are from Arizona. They are senior missionaries with the Public Affairs office, they live in our building too. We go to dinner with them often and Dad drives one of the vans along with Elder Farley to take the missionaries on transfer day. They have fun driving the vans and being with the missionaries. This last week that they drove Sister Farley came and helped Sister Stevens and me in the office, I really enjoyed her.
01-10 - Pond Behind Apt Bldg.
You can see the kids playing on their make shift arena, they were good.The kids in the area cleaned off the snow on the pond and made a hockey rink, and used an old shopping cart for the goal. We had fun watching them. They were very good. One boy would be behind the cart and get the puck when the other shot over the cart.
02-10 - Wards at Dinner at Ludlows.
"Oh, yea". At the Ludlows.
02-10 - Ludlows - Furnished Monthly Dinner.
Brother and Sister Ludlow, she runs the Distribution Center next to the temple and the first Sunday night of each month she has a Family Home Evening for the senior missionaries as well as the Temple President and some of their good friends, we usually have 16 people there. The Ludlows furnish us with dinner, and a theme each month, it is so fun to try and guess what her theme will be. Sister Steven and I take a salad each month to help her.
01-10 - Pond Westward Behind Apt Bldg.
On Valentines morning I looked out the window and there was a love note on the ice. It says "I love Dar", it was so cute and took some work to do, I hope Dar appreciated it.
12-09 - Wards at Christmas
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We are holding the stockings that Mark and Kristine sent us for Christmas, we enjoyed our little tree,it didn't have much on it but it was really cute. We used all the decorations and tree from the other senior couples before us. Easy to put up and take down.
11-09 - Office Picture Board.
Our office picture board, we are gettng more pictures, how fun.
11-09 - Small Town Harbor.
A harbor in a small town 1 & 1/2 hrs north of Brampton. We went there two weeks ago. It was so beautiful and the town was all decorated for Christmas. It was like going back 40 years ago.
11-09 - Sister Stevens.
Sister Stevens who is over vehicles. Then Sisters Green and Bryson who just left and then Dad and me in the office.
11-09 - Sisters Ward and Stevens.
Sister Stevens and I accidently wore the same outfits. We are in front of her vehicle board. We are cousins through Grandma Hamilton's family.
11-09 - Airplane.
The Toronto (Pearson) Airport is over from our YSA chapel and I love to watch the planes coming and going. Many times after church, if we aren't taking anyone home, Dad will drive me over so I can watch the planes landing and taking off. This is an Air Canada plane. I also watch them from the office when I get a chance at lunch as they fly over and also from our apartment at night when they come in. You all did not know how much I love to watch planes. I hate to fly on them, but love to watch them. The missionaries really get a kick out of me and my airplanes.
11-09 - Row Houses.
This is what the row houses look like all over the area. Most houses have two stories and are built close together with garages and cars sitting outside.
11-09 - Row Houses Front View.
A front view of the houses.
11-09 - Toronto Temple.
The Toronto Temple, just 5 minutes from our apartment.
11-09 - Black Squirrel in front of Apt Bldg.
One of the black squirrels in front of our building. They were so busy gathering food.
11-09 - Mate of Other Squirrel.
The mate of the other squirrel. She just came up and sat there looking at me.
11-09 - Squirrel Comes to Investigate.
Here the squirrel comes to see what is going on.
11-09- Lake Erie on Blustery Day.
Lake Erie on a very blustery day. The wind was blowing so hard we had trouble even standing to take the picture.
11-09 - Leamington - Largest Tomatoe Supplier in Canada.
This is the town of Leamington on the bay of Lake Erie. This town has the title of the largest tomato supplier in Canada. The white building is a hot house where all the plants are planted during the winter for summer planting. We have a beautiful chapel in this town.
11-09 - Ontario Farm Land.
This is what the farm land looks like all over Ontario. They always have groves of trees with fields around the trees.
11-09 - Typical Ontario Farm House.
This is a typical farm house in Ontario. They usually have two stories with the farm land all around them.
11-09 - Farm House Near Chatham.
Farm house outside the town of Chatham by London.
11-09 - Clouds around Chatham.
We were on our way to Chatham and the clouds started to roll in. It is amazing how quickly they come and go and how beautiful they are. We don't get to see the expanse of clouds in Utah because of the mountains.
11-09 - Clouds and Farm Land.
More clouds and a view of the farm lands with the grove of trees in the middle.
11-09 - Lake Huron from Sarnia.
Lake Huron from the town of Sarnia that is across from Detroit.
11-09 - Fall Colors By Our Office.
Fall colors across from our office in November.
10-09 - Our Living Room.
behind the recliners is our dining room
10-09 - Our Living Room Again.
This couch was in the Toronto Temple when it was first dedicated, you can see the beautiful view, at night it is all lit up with gold and white lights of the city.
10-09 - Our Dining Room.
This is behind our recliners, there is a bay window, at the the view is spectacular. At left is the door into the sun room and office.
10-09 - Our Dinng Room again.
10-09 - Our Office/Sun Room.
Another bay window, at night as we sit at the computers we can see all over the city, it is so beautiful.
10-09 - Our Office wall beside our computer.
Our poor bulletin board, no pictures!
10-09 - Our kitchen from the office area.
Looking in from the sun room, it is a very good kitchen with good appliances.
10-09 - Our kitchen again.
Looking in from the living room. to the right is the sun room.
10-09 - Our kitchen wall from the stove.
10-09 - Our bedroom.
A very nice bed, only small after our king size at home. The window at the left looks over the other buildings and city.
10-09 - Our second bedroom.
This is a fold out bed couch. We don't know how it is because we have not used it.
10-09 - Fall trees around our apt bldg.
These are the trees looking down from our living room window, the trees are even more orange and yellow now.
10-09 - Pond and fall trees south of our apt bldg.
Pond and trees from our dining room window, all the trees across the pond are turned now.
10-09 - Fall trees on way to Niagara Falls.
10-09 - Front left, Hansens, Sisters Fletcher, Bryson, Stevens, Green and Jannet and me.
At dinner after a night together with the senior couples and the president. We went to the Shakespear Theatre in Stratford and saw a play. It's about 1 1/2 hours away. Beautiful town.
10-09 - Front left, Sis Farley and Hartley, Elder Hartley, Pres and Sis Middleton and Elder Farley.
The other side of our group.
10-09 - Jannet and I at Niagara Falls.
It was very windy and cool that day, we were a liitle cold, but had a great time.
10-09 - Niagara Falls.
What power in all that water, and the noise is LOUD. So beautiful.
10-09 - Niagara Falls again.
Behind the falls, we need to get that movie by Hitchcock with Marilyn Monroe and see it again.
10-09 - Boat of tourists at bottom of Niagara Falls and end of a rainbow.
They all had blue rain coats on to protect them from all the water.
10-09 - Muslim family at Niagara Falls.
We have many families from India, they were so happy that we wanted to take their picture.
10-09 - Canada Toronto East Mission office bldg (the misison in Toronto).
We drove over one day last week to take their van back, we exchange vans for transfers. Their office and church are all in one building.
10-09 - CTEM Office staff - on left, the Barnes, Jaggies. Then me and Jannet and Sister Stevens.
They are such nice people, we have become good friends, Dad has helped the man who is the financial missionary.
10-09 - Our army of aliens (actually power lines and towers).
These big power lines run through Ontario, they are all from the power at Niagara Falls. Some places have even more, they really do look like an army of aliens marching along.
09-09 - Gravenhurst - Bob & Jannet on Lake Cruise.
A nice passenger took this picture of us.
09-09 - Sunset from our apartment.
09-09 - Clinton-Stayed at Bed & Breakfast
We stayed here when we went to Goderich to check on Mom's Hamilton ancestors, it is a beautiful house and we loved it.
09-09 - Goderich - Lake Huron
It was a very rainy day at Goderich, we drove along the harbor beach and took this picture of the lake with it's waves.
09-09 - Jannet and Good Friend, Sister Kulbeth.
This was the day before Sister Kulbeth left for home. She was one of our very best missionaries, she reminded me of Shelby and Elisha. I came to love her dearly. She is from Colorado and still kept on being a missionary all the way home on the plane, airport and now that she is home she is still looking for contacts through her YSA group. She is Great.
09-09 - Goderich - County Road.
This is a side road in Goderich, the rain was coming down, but the trees were so dense that you hardly felt the water. It was a really beautiful scene.
09-09 - Gravenhurst - The Island Cruise Boat
On our way to the Great North we stopped and stayed in the small town of Gravenhurst, there is a Marriott hotel there on the lake and we stayed there Saturday night, we went out on this boat for an hour island cruise, it was really pretty.
09-09 - Bob & Jannet at hotel - harbor mist.
The next morning there was a beautiful mist on the water outside our hotel room, we took this from our balcony
09-09 - Great North - Forest Near Sudbury.
Sunday after our meeting at Sudbury, the Great North, we were driving home and this is one of the dense forests that we saw.
09-09 - Great North - North Bay on Way to Sudbury.
This is a look at another lake on the way from Gravenhurst to Sudbury, the trees were just beginning to turn.
09-09 - Great North - Rel Soc Sister Leading Hymn, Called to Serve, at Sudbury.
Sudbury, after our Zone Meetings we were given lunch by the local Relief Society sisters and we always sing "Called to Serve" to say thank you and this cute sister started leading the missionaries in the song. They love her.
09-09 - Great North - Lake Coming out of Sudbury.
This is another lake on the way home from Sudbury, almost every turn in the road had a beautiful lake or forest to see.
09-09 - Great North - Lake by Side of Road.
09-09 - Great North - County Road.
This a side road on the way home that we took off on to see the forest, you can't seen inside the trees because they are so close to each other. We could hear all kinds of birds and animals while taking this picture.
09-09 - Great North - Indian Rocks Marking Trails.
All along the road going and coming there were these rock statues that are built by indians to show the way and that they were there, there are small ones and large ones all along the way.
09-09 - Great North - Hayfield with Forest Around.
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Elder McKinley and his companion, Elder Kneale, from Australia. Elder Kneale has just arrived and has been training with Elder McKinley in Chinese. Elder Kneale mother is from China and his father from Australia, they are divorced but even though his father is a non-member he called Dad and asked if he could help with his son's mission, Dad called the Bishop where his father lives and made arrangements for him to help with Elder Kneale's mission. He is a fine young man,
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Elder McKinley after the concert, instead of keys he pounds those wooden keys, he is from Hong Kong, his father works for a business that does government business and has been raised all over the world, he finishes his mission in two weeks and we will really miss him. He is one of our Mandarin speaking elders.
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Sister Stevens, me and Sister Hansen taking refuge from the rain. Sister Hansen and her husband are missionaries in Kitchener, they are wonderful and are from Spanish Fork.
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This is the beautiful river next to the bell tower, there was a swan swimming there also.
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This is the bell tower that we went to in Simcoe, sorry it is sideways, we will figure out how to fix it by next time. The bells are at the very top and the clock chimes every half hour.
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The Relief Society from the different wards provide lunch for the Zone Conferences, after the missionanries stand and sing "Called To Serve" for the sisters and clap to show their appreciation.
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missionaries doing their car inspections after our training, Dad and I were out there to help. The missionary pair that had the best kept vehicle got $10.00 gift certificates from WalMart, so they were anxious to have the best car; the missionaries checked each other's car to make it more honest. The Elder that played the carillon bells and his companion won that day.
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Beautiful new stake center in Kitchener, we were here for Zone Conference last week.
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You can see the tiny with the larger, many people own these islands and have homes on them, they can only reach them by boat and in the winter the river freezes over so they walk across where it not too far or come back in the summer. This is where the 1,000 island dressing comes from. In all the shops in town they have bottles of real 1,000 island dressing and it is soooo good.
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Smallest working bridge in Canada, it connects on island to another. There were so many tiny islands and many larger ones as well.
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This is the river boat we went on the the seniors from the East Mission. We toured the thousand islands that are at the opening of the St. Lawrence River. We were on the second floor where they served lunch as well. We had a great time. It took us almost three hours to get there but the ride was beautiful.
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Elder Obando, Zone Leader from Kitchener, he shows us how to have animal fights with the animal crackers that Dad and I put in the jar for the missionaries. Elder Ward office is right behind them and you can see my computer in front of them.
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Sister Green is the other senior sister that works with us, she was the one that had a grandson die of a drug overdose. She is in her late 70's and goes home this fall. She is over referrals and supplies for the missionaries. She has a winter coat on because our air conditioning didn't work for a week, it was so cold in their office that they had to wear sweaters and coats. Sister Green is from East Salt Lake. I love both these sisters.
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Sister Stevens, senior sister from St. George, she is over the vehicles and behind here are all the vehicles and the missionaries that drive them. She has been inactive for 30 years until her husband died a few years ago from alcohol abuse. She decided that she wanted to go to the Celestial Kingdom and became active and asked to go on a mission. She has a son who is inactive but very good to her and a daughter who is active but not that nice to her, go figure. I love her, she has earrings for every occasion. She is related to my cousin Irene through marriage, her father and Irene's fathe were brothers.
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Some more of our Elders from the Brampton area.
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Two of our Elders here in Brampton. Elder Rock on the left lives in Alpine and graduated from Lone Peak. He is from Korea and was adopted by his family in Alpine. They both are terrific.The Elder on the right, Elder Larsen, is a District Leader in Brampton.
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This is the front of our building, it is even more pretty now, all the flowers are out and they have water in the outdoor swimming pool just to the left of this, they also have a barbeque area and gazebo to eat and sit and read in as well as a tennis court.
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A raccoon in a tree behind our building, they like to get into the garbage and get the food. All you can see are his big eyes.
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We are outside our chapel after our Sunday Meeting.
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This is the "munch & mingle" after Sacrament meeting each Sunday, after church we all go into the cultural hall and have a fun time getting to know each other and eat good food that our entertainment committee prepares. We help them each week.
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This is the YSA building in the East Mission that we meet at each week, it is in Mississauga, Ontario. The inside has beautiful wood work everywhere, it was one of the first buildings built many years ago.
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This is from our sun room, we are looking over Bampton, our office is 5 to 10 minutes away to the right. There is alot of industrial areas behind us and a beautiful city behind us on the way to the temple.
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beautiful sunset from our livingroom, we have the most beautiful clouds and sunsets, this doesn't do it justice.
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I am on the inside, the president's office is right behind me and the senior sister's office is to the left, the A.P.'s office is behind the green flowers and Dad's office is to the right.
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This is the back of our building, we are on the second floor, the two big windows are the president's office, and the two windows in the white to the left are grandpa's office, that is our car below.
Front of our office bldg.
Front of our office building, we are on the second floor in the back
Grandma and Grandpa Heart
The Whole Crew
Mark and Kristine
Marks Family
Matt and Teran
Matt's Family
Chris, Kim and Jacob
Chris, Kim and Jacob
Jon and Kellye
Jon's Family
Kenya
The Grandchildren
The Boys
The Girls
Our Favorite Daughter-in-law
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2 comments:
I love the Elder and Sister Ward. You guys are such cheerful people I am sure you would have had a great time at the boarder without being missionaries. I can't believe you are actually getting sleep in a queen size bed. What a fun adventure for you guys. I had a dream last night that Jon and I went on a mission. I can't remember all the details, but when I woke up I was wondering what I did with my kids while we were gone. Maybe we took them with us. We love and miss you and "Apple Jax" is doing great, he is such a cute bird. He gets on his swing and gets it swinging and swinging. It drives Sage nuts!
Sounds wonderful! What a great opportunity to work with the singles. Both of you will bring such a experience for them all to incorporate into their lives as they acclimate to being members and maybe the only church member in their families. We're already figuring out how to come back and visit with you!
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