DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOV 14, 2010
I JUST FOUND OUT FROM MY GRANDDAUGHTER BRYNNLY THAT STANDARD TIME IS NOW IN EFFECT. WE HAVE A TIME TABLE ON THE WALL WITH BOTH DAYLIGHT AND STANDARD SO I DON'T HAVE TO GUESS WHAT TIME IT IS BACK HOME, IT WAS LEFT BY THE LAST COUPLE THAT LIVED HERE. WELL OUR DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER AND IT GETS DAYLIGHT A LITTLE AFTER 4 AM AND IS LIGHT UNTIL ALMOST 7 PM. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN CLOUDY ONE DAY AND THEN BRIGHT SUNSHINE THE NEXT AND HAS BEEN 36 CELSIUS WHICH IS 94 FAHRENHEIT WITH LOW HUMIDITY SO NOT TO BAD WITH SHORT SLEEVED SHIRTS AND AC IN THE CAR. EACH DRIVE OUT OF TOWN SEEMS TO GET GREENER AND GREENER AND THE COWS AND GOATS FATTER AND FATTER AND CALVES GALORE. DO YOU KNOW THAT WE LOVE IT HERE, BUT SISTER HUDSON SAYS WHEN THE TIME IS UP WE ARE GOING HOME.
THE WORK IS STILL A CHALLENGE WITH EACH BRANCHES NEEDS DIFFERENT AND MOVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS SO WE TRY TO HELP WHERE WE CAN. I GUESS THE MOST ENJOYABLE PART IS THE KEYBOARD LESSONS AND GETTING TO HAVE ONE ON ONE WITH THE KIDS. SOME ARE GOING TO PLAY WELL AS TIME GOES BY AND THEY GET THEIR OWN KEYBOARD TO PRACTICE ON AS NEEDED. TIMES HAVE CHANGED SO NOW WE TEACH ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH THURSDAY IN A HOME WHICH IS NICE. WE HAD A LEADERSHIP MEETING FOR THE BRANCH LEADERS AT NEW CASTLE BUT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS NOT MANY SHOWED UP, SO IT COMES BACK TO THE LOCAL LEVEL TO DO THE TEACHING. SISTER HUDSON FOUND A SEWING MACHINE AT CHURCH AND HAS MADE GOOD USE OF THAT THIS LAST MONTH. SHE MADE MATCHING TIES FOR THE SIX ELDERS HERE IN OUR AREA AND TOOK THEM TO OUR DISTRICT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AND THEY WERE ALL PLEASED WITH THEM AND EACH PUT THEM ON AND I TOOK A PICTURE AND WILL SEND IT ON IF I REMEMBER. THE MATERIAL THAT SHE USES IS ABOUT AN HOUR 'S DRIVE FROM HERE AND THEY ARE GETTING TO KNOW HER WELL, BUT IS A NICE DRIVE SO YOU CAN SEE WE DO HAVE SOME FREE TIME TO ENJOY OUR TIME HERE. WE HAVE TWO ENGLISH ELDERS HERE IN TOWN AND I MADE A COTTAGE PIE AND HAVE INVITED THEM OVER AT 8 PM TONIGHT TO HAVE A MEAL AS THAT IS AN ENGLISH DISH. IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THE ELDERS IN AND I THINK THEY ENJOY THE PARENT FEELING THAT WE GIVE THEM. TOMORROW IS OUR DAY OFF AND IT IS NICE TO HAVE THE TIME TO CATCH UP ON THINGS AND SISTER HUDSON TO DO SOME SEWING.
WE SEND OUR LOVE AND PRAY THE LORDS BLESSINGS WILL BE WITH EACH OF YOU AND ARE THANKFUL FOR OUR FAMILY AND EACH OF YOUR FRIENDSHIPS. WE THINK OF EACH OF YOU OFTEN AND TALK OF OUR FRIENDSHIPS AND OUR TIMES WITH YOU IN THE PASSED.
WE DID HAVE A NEW EXPERIENCE THIS WEEK USING SKYPE AND FOUND THE TRAINING KEELY GAVE US BEFORE WE LEFT CAME IN HANDY. IT WAS FUN SEEING THE KIDS AND SHOWING THEM OUR BOARDING. AS WITH EMAIL WE ARE JUST A PICTURE AWAY ON THE INTERNET WITH SKYPE.
WE WENT TO DUNDEE TO HAVE CHURCH WITH THE MEMBERS IN DUNDEE. ELDER THATCHER IS TEACHING PRIMARY AND HE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE PRIMARY PROGRAM NOVEMBER 28TH. I PLAYED THE PIANO AND HELPED HIM TEACH THE SONGS TO THE KIDS TODAY. WE ARE HAVING A SPECIAL CONFERENCE NOV. 21ST. SO, I TOLD HIM TO TRY AND CHANGE THE DATE TO DECEMBER 12TH. I WILL GO UP AND PLAY THE PIANO. I ALSO TOLD HIM MAYBE SOME OF MY STUDENTS FROM THERE COULD PLAY A SONG ON THE KEY BOARD. HE WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE SOME OF THEM PLAY. I REALLY LIKE HELPING WITH THE PRIMARY CHILDREN. I ALSO TOLD THEM IF THEY SING REALLY GOOD FOR THE PROGRAM I WOULD GIVE THEM A TREAT----CANDY----CHOCOLATE. THEY ALL GOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CHOCOLATE. THEY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GIVE THEM A TREAT TODAY. I SAID AFTER YOUR PRIMARY PROGRAM. BUT BRIBERY WORKS, THEY BEGAN TO SING BETTER AND LOUDER.
I AM GLAD I CAN DO A LITTLE SEWING. IT HELPS TO HAVE SOMETHING BESIDES CLEAN HOUSE ON OUR DAY OFF. ELDER HUDSON SAYS WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF THE HOUSE THIS DAY OFF---THIS MEANS HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WEAR A WHITE SHIRT AND TIE AND I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A SKIRT. WE BOTH CAN DRESS CASUAL.
WE HAD SOME GOOD RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. I THINK THEY STILL NEED MORE FOR THE CATTLE THIS SUMMER. IT IS STRANGE TO SAY SUMMER AND IT IS NOVEMBER. WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THE SIX ELDERS WE ARE OVER. THEY WERE VERY HAPPY JUST FOR IT TO BE THE SIX OF THEM AND NOT WITH THE TEN FROM NEWCASTLE.
ELDER HUDSON'S BIG RESPONSIBILITY THIS WEEK WAS TO PICK UP AND PUT AND ELDER ON THE GREYHOUND BUS FOR DURBAN THIS WEEK. HE WAS FLOWN TO JOHANNESBURG THE NEXT DAY WHERE HE WILL START HIS TRAINING FOR HIS MISSION. HE WILL BE SERVING IN THE JOHANNESBURG AREA. HE HAS SENT US TWO EMAIL, MAYBE A LITTLE HOME SICK. WE WAITED FOR THE BUS FOR TWO HOURS. IT WAS LATE.
SISTER HUDSON'S BIG JOB THIS WEEK WAS JUST TO MAKE OATMEAL COOKIES AND IRON WHITE SHIRTS.
OUR LOVE AND WARM REGARDS FROM THE SPRING TIME IN SOUTH AFRICA,
ELDER AND SISTER HUDSON
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