Can't believe it has been another week.  What fun it is!!!  Tuesday we drove to Rootstown for a baptism for Anna Bin Liu, a Chinese sister.  The sister missionaries have taught her and it was a very special meeting.  The talks were good and then she bore her testimony.  She had written it out so she would say it right.  Her mother had cancer when Anna was very young and her father had a picture taken of the three of them. She says that now she can look at that family picture with a different view and know they can be together.  She has a strong testimony and a great desire to learn more.

 

Wednesday we drove to Kirtland to the dentist.  I had a tooth break off so needed to get it taken care of.  However, he couldn't do what was needed so referred me to a specialist.  I can't get in there until the 31st so still have that to look forward to.  He was a good dentist, a member of the church from Salina and most of his workers are LDS.  He didn't charge me anything for the visit or x-ray so that was good of him.  Since we were out and about we went to the Koehn Home in South Euclid.  This is a picture of the outside of the home.  No photo were allowed inside but it was filled, every square inch, with Christmas of every description.  Was really a special visit seeing all of those special things.  He is the one that did the big nativity at the Center in Kirtland.

Thursday was the Holtry's p-day so we were at the home all day and ended up doing two tours so it was a great day.  We love it when people come so it is not so lonely but mostly because we are able to tell them about the special things and people of the Johnson home.  These are pictures of the Kent and Ravenna Sisters that are assigned to the Rootstown Ward that we work the closest with.












Rasmassen & Bell                                                                                Maynard & Palmer


Thursday was the day of the big snow.   It started about 5 am and was still snowing when we went to bed that night.  In the morning we had over 8 inches of snow and lots of wind to go with it. Wondered if we could get into the parking lot at the home but made it just fine.  However, no visitors.  Below is a picture of the first snow.  Tried to get dad as he was working and you can just barely see him at the back of the car.  Was a fun day.

 

 

Today in church they did a special Christmas program and we decided they have some very good musical talent in this ward.  The organist used to play in all of the churches around and was paid good money for it.  However, he now is happy playing for the ward.  Really an awesome musician.  The choir leader has an amazing voice and knows his music so together they had a great choir along with other numbers, the flute, solos, and even a professional xylaphone, primary and YW.  Was very nice.

We hurried home, ate a bite and went to the Johnson Home.  After arriving back at our apartment the door bell rang and guess who came to see us.....

 

 

We promised him that we had been good....

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE

We send our love