Monday, October 15, 2012
The Busy Month of September
Now the month of September has ended and it is again time to
report about some of our activities here.
We had some very interesting times during the month. We
started out the month with the visit of more close friends, Richard & Karen
Bradford with two of their daughters Charilyn and Julie. We had a great time with them visiting the
Palmyra sites. In the early evening we
returned to Mendon to greet Karen’s brother, Steven Bushman and his wife
Jolyn.
On Monday the 3rd we
went to the Mendon sites then on to Fayette.
From there we separated and the Bradfords headed for Michigan. We went to Palmyra with the Bushmans. We feel that part of our mission here is to share our
knowledge of these sacred sites with others.
It has been our great privilege to share. Any of you in the same circumstance would do
the same thing. It is such a blessing to
live here at this time.
We had a surprise visit from a senior couple
who had lived in the John Young home in 2003 to 2005. We had fun comparing notes and sharing a few
experiences. They told us that they moved into the home after the FM Group had finished some renovations of the home.
We also had friends Celia Mode and Beverly Eister visit
us. They came on a Friday night, so we
were able to do many things with them over the weekend, including attending the
temple. We then went into downtown
Palmyra to the Book of Mormon Publication site.
While there the city was hosting an antique auto show along Main
Street. It was fun seeing some very old
cars from the 30’s, to the 70’s.
On Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th
we attended Specialized Training for the Zones.
Elder Anthony Perkins of the First Quorum of Seventy was our visiting
authority. He shared some great insights
with us. He told us about having been
involved in the new missionary selection process with Elder Scott. He testified that the selections are made
through revelation as the names appear on the screen. It was fascinating learning about it. We are truly convinced that the Lord does
choose where all missionaries serve.
The Lord must have a wonderful “super computer” to be able to know where
people are and who needs to go where to meet them and bring them the
gospel. Elder Perkins also told us that
if we are truly converted to the Lord, we will never falter.
We participated in a special walk to the Hill Cumorah from
the Smith Farm on the 22nd.
We were doing it in commemoration of the day that Joseph walked to the
Hill to see the plates 189 years ago. It
had been a rainy morning, but after Elder Jensen said a prayer for the weather
and our safety, the rain ceased and we made the four mile walk and stayed
dry. We had to walk an extra mile
because of the route we took to avoid heavy traffic. We then walked along the trails on the Hill
Cumorah. We had such a great experience
learning more about sites that Joseph probably saw so many years ago. He was shown the place in vision where he
would find the plates. There is such a
feeling of reverence when we visit those special, out of the way, places.
Our last special visitor, Paula Johnson, came on the 27th. It was great to have her here with us. She and Kae had a great time visiting an
antique store and other places. Paula
went with us to Staff Meeting and an ASL class, among other things. We kept her running. We love it here and it is so great to be able
to serve here on a mission. We meet
wonderful people every day, it is fun to share a quick gospel thought with
many. We find the pass along cards to be
very useful.
May the Lord bless each of you in your lives and your
endeavors, Elder Kent & Sister Kae Servoss
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