19 Feb 2015

I have to start out this week with FHE.  We had 22 people there.  It was amazing and a very wonderful night.  I can't express enough how much we love these people.  One of the sisters, Basha, gave me a little red heart pillow that says " I Love YOU" on it.  She is awesome!  In some ways, it feels like we have known these people all of our lives.  We truly are brothers and sisters.  What a blessing!

So last Thursday was FAT Thursday.  It is the day that everyone eats as many "Paczki" as they can.  They are like a doughnut with jam or cream in the middle.  Anyway, the APs were challenged by the Warszawa II Zone Leaders to see who could eat the most.  They would call each other every hour or so.  The APs would ask how many the ZLs ate and then tell them they ate 2 or 3 more.  But they hadn't eaten any at all.  I don't know how it turned out, but I'm sure the ZLs caught on after a while.

We came home last night and started going through everything.  A lot of things are well worn and we will probably throw away or leave for their second hand stores.  I started looking through all of the mementos we have kept.  Little notes from missionaries, places we have visited, and letters from people back home.   All of it brought back many fond memories.  Memories that we will keep for the rest of our lives.

No pictures again this week, but next week we will have lots.  I am going to get pictures of everyone!

We have new missionaries coming in on Tuesday the 24th.  Only 3 missionaries are coming and 7 going home.  Elder Allen who should be leaving on Tuesday has extended for another month.  It's going to be another busy week.

We love you and miss you.

(March 3rd is coming quickly)