Best catch you up on this weeks happenings. We went to Hermitage, Pa. on Saturday and helped Elder and Sister Hartman move/clean apartments and take and exchange a wrecked car. We left at a little after 7 am and got back around 6:30pm. Boy were we tired. Went out to dinner and had a really good steak and then went to Handel's ice cream parlor and had homemade ice cream. Both were really good. I sure wouldn't want the Hartman's job. They are moving missionaries two to four times a week plus have to check out the missionaries cars at Zone Conference. They really have a hard and demanding mission. They also do office work. We will probably go with them again to help move. Today after Church we went to the Lakeview cemetery in East Cleveland. It is huge!! Several famous people are buried there. James Garfield, John D. Rockefeller, Elliott Ness and others. The flowers and shrubs are starting to bloom.They have 100,000 daffodils on this one hill that is called "Daffodil Hill". They are just starting to bloom. Next week is the official Sunday of them being in bloom. I bet it is really going to be beautiful. There are so many monuments, obelisk's and tombs. Quite magnificent.
Wasn't Conference awesome? I really loved Elder Hollands talk on the Savior. He is so dynamic yet so humble. If you go to lds.org and click on the First Presidency's Easter message and then go to YouTube and Elder Hollands talk, the video and all combined is awesome. What a great thing to watch on this Sunday as we think of the Savior and his Resurrection and the gift of eternal life we have been given because of him if we do what we are supposed to do. Our thoughts are with you all. Hope your Easter was as nice as ours. We had the Haights, Hatmans, Sisters Redd, Ensign, Moore and Gibbs here for dinner. We had ham and all the trimmings. Plus a very pleasant visit. It's nice to have them here as our substitute family to share the holidays and special occasions. Next time we have them all here will be on Mother's Day and Dad's birthday.
On Saturday we get to go to Columbus to the temple with the Haights, Maneys and Elder McGuire. We always look forward to that. On Saturday night we are going to a Scout spaghetti dinner and auction. We donated a dinner for eight for the auction. Thought it would be a good way to get to know and meet some of the people in the ward.
Wednesday and Thursday of this week we will have Sister Redd's daughter and daughter-in-law staying at our apartment. They are driving out to pack her and Sister Ensign up to go back home to Utah. Then Sisters Moore and Gibbs will move down the hall from us in their apartment and then we will all be in the same complex, which is nice.
Well, I guess that is it for this week. We love all of you and miss you. We include you in our prayers each night and hope we are in yours. Love Mom and Dad
