Missionary Moments #25, February 22, 2015

This has been an interesting week for a number of reasons.  On Monday the Archives were closed for Presidents Day and we had been invited to dinner by a couple in our ward.  They had us come at 3 p.m. and we had an absolute feast with them and another couple.  We played a card game and then visited.  We actually left at 8 p.m. that evening and I was shocked to realize that we had been there so long.  What a blessing to be invited into someones home and be made to feel so welcome.  On Tuesday we had no folders and so there was no work for us to do at the Archives.  We spent the day working around the apartment and running errands.  We got a call that afternoon that the folders had finally come in and so Wednesday morning we got busy and started the prep work and picture taking.  Thursday we were up to full speed and took over 2,000 pictures that day.  The Sister missionaries from the Concord ward came in to do service and helped us get ahead on our prep work so now we will be able to consistently take pictures.  On Friday we took the day off and went to the Boston temple.  We drove one set of Sisters to the temple that day and then another set home that afternoon.  It was so fun to hear the excitement of Sister Burton and Sister Cannell when they saw the temple.  It was the first time for both of them.  It made me realize how lucky we are to be able to go to the temple whenever we want.  Sister Burton will be going home in a few weeks so we were especially glad that we were able to provide this ride for her.  On Saturday another storm was suppose to start but when we got up the skies were blue and so we decided we would go exploring.  We drove to Lincoln, New Hampshire where some man-made ice castles were and then over to North Conway where we had heard they had a big outdoor ice skating rink.  When we got to N. Conway we found the rink but no ice skaters.  We decided to go home another way which put us at the top of Lake Winnipesaukee.  I just can't explain how beautiful everything in this state is. When we got to the lake we saw a group of people ice skating on the lake so we pulled off and got pictures and also got pictures of people who had their huts on the ice so they could do some ice fishing.  Check the blog for the pictures.  It was a great day!  When we got back to town we stopped and picked up our prescriptions and then did some grocery shopping.  When we walked out of the grocery store the snow started coming down and snowed the rest of the evening.  Perfect timing!