Monday, November 23, 2009

Milestones, More Discoveries, & Gratitudes




Book of Mormon Class Surprise



We've reached a few milestones:

1.  Jeff turned 57 last Saturday.
2.  We've been on our mission for 6 months now.
3.  We've celebrated our first Thanksgiving here in Tampico.  (A few days early).
4.  Mary Ann answered a question in Sunday School Class on Sunday in SPANISH.
5.  Mary Ann is singing in a choir for Stake Conference next week.  Jeff thinks that's a milestone.
6.  Mary Ann hasn't needed the English headsets in the temple for the last two times. 


Thanksgiving with the Bentley's, Call's, and Bro. Alvarez

New Discoveries:
1.  I learned today that you can't put fresh pineapple in jello.  We had soupy jello at our Thanksgiving meal today.   Oops.
2.  Three couples at the dinner share a common ancester--Sally Tiffany and Cyril Call.  And we learned today that following back Sally Tiffany's line that we have ancesters that came over on the Mayflower.  Pretty nifty, huh?

Gratitudes:
1.  The tradition of Thanksgiving dinner.
2.  Opportunities
3.  Family
4.  Friends--here and back home
5.  Freedom
6.  A loving Heavenly Father
7.  Our Savior, Jesus Christ

8. We're grateful for the people we work with as well.

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