It was so nice to hear our families voices on Christmas Day. We had a great week with a Christmas party at the State Archives and a visit from the Secretary of State and the Asst. Secretary of State. We kept busy through Wednesday and then left on Christmas morning for Boston where we spent a fun day seeing some of the many sites of the city. So much history and such excellent preservation of important milestones in our country's history. We picked a perfect time to be in Boston because most people were home celebrating with family and the traffic was so light that we had no trouble maneuvering around the city streets. It was also fun to watch the families who lived in the area immediately around the Boston Commons at the park with their children riding new bikes and tricycles while their parents were inches away in case they fell. On Friday we were back to work after a pleasant diversion.
Many people expressed disappointment that there wasn't a white Christmas but I personally appreciated the lack of snow. It gives us more opportunities to travel on our days off from work. It had been predicted that this would be a very severe winter and now they aren't so sure. What I suspect is that in January winter will arrive with a vengeance and stay until late April. We shall see.
Today at church Scott and I taught the six year old children in Primary. They are in Kindergarten and I have to say that they were wonderful. So smart and so engaged in making the lesson successful. When it was over one of the little girls came over and gave me a hug and thanked me for teaching her. It is nice to be part of such a wonderful program that helps the children learn the gospel. During sacrament meeting they asked our newest Elder to come up and bear his testimony since he was new to the ward. He came here from Pleasant Grove, Utah. I couldn't believe that only a week after arriving here as a brand new missionary the change. He already looked older and his confidence and desire to be a good missionary was evident when he spoke. It is amazing to realize that next year at this time Perry will be somewhere in the world doing the same thing. Perry and Rachel have both received acceptance letters for some of the colleges they applied to. It will be interesting to see where they ultimately choose to go. Perry for summer school and Rachel for next fall.
We hope you all had a great Christmas and are enjoying some time off. I hope you are starting to make your New Year's resolutions!
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