4 Dec 2014

Happy Birthday Sean.  We hope you have a wonderful day on the 8th.  We love you!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We had 22 of us all together and it was really fun.  We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, salads, rolls and pies, cake and cookies for dessert.  I cooked two turkey breasts in the crock pots and made 4 pies.  Everything was delicious and the company was awesome.  President Edgren showed up for a little while and we fed him,too.  After about two hours, everyone went out and started contacting again.  Here's some pics:

Of course, the Elders couldn't stay out of the kitchen.  So here is Sister Poklinkowska, Elders Hon, Jaeger, Garrett and Owens (sitting) and Sister Kuchar's head!

Here's part of our group.  Sisters Poklinkowska, Kuchar, Elders Owens, Garrett (facing), Sister Smith is standing, investigators Victoria and Ania and Sister Moncur.  Elder Hon is next to Sister Smith.

Sister Poklinkowska and I are cutting the pies and cakes.

On Friday, one of the sisters that is serving in Bydgoszcz called and said that the doctor she has been seeing for lower abdominal pains (yes, another one) said he wanted to do a colonoscopy on her.  And told her to tell the doctor that she would get back to him.  I wanted to talk to the president first before we did anything like that again.  Wayne and I went over to the mission home after work and talked with the president.  He called the doctor in Germany and he said absolutely not.  He told her to keep taking the antibiotics and he would call her on Monday.  She was really frightened about the possibility of having something like that done.  

On Saturday, the Relief Society had an activity.  We all made Christmas Table Decorations.  First we had some wonderful tomato soup, which they dished up over noodles in your bowl.  And then we got to work.  

Here's Sister Kuchar, Magda and Ula.  These two Polish sisters are wonderful.

Here's Barbara giving me a big hug.  She is such a beautiful person.  She got baptized earlier this year and is teaching the missionary/investigator SS class.  

So here's everyone making their decorations.  It was so much fun!

We are working hard.  Sister Pogorzelski, Ulya, me and Barbara.

Here's the decoration Sister Smith finished.  Sisters Moncur, Poklinkowska, Smith and Kuchar.  These young ladies have stolen my heart.  I love them all very much.

After we cleaned up, we had another baptism.  

Here's Sister Benson, Anita and Sister Tobler

President Neto did the baptism and Anita's daughter - Diana - joined in the picture

And once again, the sisters and elders sang a beautiful song.

Elders Wride and Wright, Sisters Benson and Tobler, and Elders Jourdan and Retallick.

Sunday, we learned that Sister Edgren will be coming home on Wednesday.  We called the APs and Office Elders and decided we would all go to the airport to welcome her home - without letting the President know either.

We had a very special FHE on Monday.  We talked about how the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ  is our only way back to the Father.  Everyone joined in the discussion and it was very touching.  Barbara made Veal chops, a polish dish called Bigos and a mountain cake.  Everything was delicious.

When we got to the airport on Wednesday, we found the president talking on the phone.  So we all walked up behind him and when he turned around, he was very surprised.  But I think he was glad to see us.  So here we are waiting for Sister Edgren.

And here she is.  The President wouldn't let her go.  She was very surprised but I think very touched.

So that's been our week.  We are gearing up for new missionaries and transfers in 2 weeks.  It goes by so fast.  I got a message on the church program that we use that I was required to request travel arrangements for the Durrant couple.  I started to cry.  Our time here in Poland is almost up.  

We love you and miss you all.