We woke up this morning to a white wonderland of about 2 inches of snow. Very manageable we thought until we started driving to church. The roads were so icy that we white knuckled it all the way there. Fortunately grandpa is an excellent driver and although we passed an accident we weren't involved in any. Actually by the end of church the roads were all clean and most of the snow was melting. This has been such a good week. Even though we had to go home early on Tuesday because I was just exhausted we are beginning to consistently take 2,000 pictures a day. It is hard to believe that when we first started we barely made a thousand copies. In Relief Society today the sister giving the lesson said she was amazed that Jesus had been able to accomplish so much when nothing like it had been done before and then she asked us have we ever had to do something that no one had done before. I thought about our assignment at the archives and I realized that we wouldn't have ever been able to accomplish so much if it hadn't been for missionaries who had done this before us. They learned all the processes, set up the programs, and shared everything they knew. Much of what we did to prepare for our mission came as a result of the Walkers, the Casadys, and the Lamberts who shared their insight on senior couple missionary preparation. When we finish our assignment I hope that somehow we will also be able to pass information along to those who will follow us.
Yesterday grandpa and I went to the movies for our P-day. We saw Exodus which we both enjoyed. Having great makeup artists really added to the plagues that befell Rameses and the people! It was definitely worth seeing and gave us much to talk about when the movie was over. It is hard to believe that Christmas is almost here and I know you are all busy getting everything ready for the big day. Our plan is to drive to Boston with a tour guide book from Auto Club which we will use to drive all around looking at their recommendations. We figured that although everything will probably be closed it will at least not be as crowded with traffic so we can go to the various areas pretty easily.
One last thing before I close. At the end of Relief Society the chorister told me and the sister missionaries that there were treats for us in the kitchen to pick up. In a wrapped up box she had put two huge crocheted Christmas stockings, oranges, candy canes, soap, toilet paper, and Kleenex. Such sweet, sweet people! We are so blessed to be able to serve as missionaries and so grateful that Heavenly Father allowed us to come to New Hampshire. We hope your Christmas is wonderful and the coming new year is filled with great experiences.
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