Grandma said it is my turn to do "Missionary Moments!" On Tuesday we took another trip into the nether parts of Massachusetts. We wanted to see the John F. Kennedy library in Boston, which was on the big bay between the city and Cape Cod. After we figured out how to get there, we went into a very impressive building, with a giant flag. We have been to several presidential libraries before, but I think this was one of my favorites. I didn't remember how good JFK was as a writer, and several of his speeches were loaded with good references to God and religious principles. Check it out at the library if you are interested in what he said. There was also a section in the library about the Cuban Missile Crisis, which almost put us into a nuclear war with the Russians. Also worth learning more about.
From Boston we drove to Salem. We were interested in our family connections to the Salem witch trials. There are a lot of creepy stores and museums in downtown Salem, and a few cemeteries, but we were glad that Halloween was over. There were many people still decked out in witch-oriented costumes. We found a nice museum that showed us a well-done movie about immigration to the Salem area and the witch trials. You can see more about the story on Grandma's blog.
We are loving our mission. We had set a goals to take 1,500 pictures a day but were having trouble getting that many done. We decided that maybe we could only do that about twice a week. On Monday we did over 1,700 pictures and then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we did over 1,500 capture each day. Hooray! We can do this because we are working together and being blessed because we are serving the Lord. Last night we got a knock on our door at 7:30. It was one of our missionaries. His companion was really sick and he wanted to know if we had a thermometer. We didn't but we told him we would go get one. We went to the Rite Aid up the road from us and got him some medicine, a thermometer, saltine crackers, ginger sale, Seven-up, and some Gator aid. When we got back I changed into my Sunday clothes and the Elder and I gave his companion a blessing. We found out after church today that the other Elder ended up sick during the night as well. We think they ate something that made them sick. Both are doing better today and said they are eating saltine crackers! We love you. Thanks for writing us and for your prayers.
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