Monday, January 21, 2013

Well, this has been one of those super special weeks and sorry I didn't post last night.  We were in Kirtland and didn't get home until late so decided it could happen Monday just as well.  To first of all catch up on things, my tooth or lack of tooth is doing great.  Healing very fast and all is good with it.  We ended up with some real rain storms and that took care of our snow.  Funny to see the green grass.  Some say that the grass is greener now than in the summer.  We'll see...
We had a meeting with our ward mission leader and then had lunch with he and his wife.  Very nice family and he is working hard to make everything work.  They have only been members of the church for 4 years.  We then did some driving around into new areas.  Found Milton Lake and Newton Falls.  The lake is very low but boy were there lots of docks.  In the summer there must be lots and lots of boats.  Will have to go back and see it then.  In Newton Falls couldn't find any falls but a small community big enough to have a Walmart and Giant Eagle.  We then came home the back way and that was new as well. We went with the Sister Missionaries from Ravenna and Dan was able to give a blessing to a sister they meet with.  Went to DQ for blizzards afterwards....
Saturday we had the group from Hiram College come in.  They had told us this was an architectural class and not a religion class so we weren't sure just how to handle it.  We knew they were aware of the home and its purpose and we have been told as missionaries to testify boldly so we did.  We gave the tour mostly as we usually do.  In each room the professors would point out special things in the building and we were taught many special things about the home.  At the end he also basically bore testimony saying that this was a sacred home and especially the revelation room because of the things that had happened there and the people that were there and the things they did and stood for.  Was awesome.  A special perspective from non-members.  Then Sunday we had Brother Robison from the Rootstown ward bring some of the High Priests and their wives for an 'inside tour of the home'.  He was one of the main people involved in the restoration of the home and he was able to give us much more insight into the home and the renovation that had taken place.  Super special!!  Then last night we drove into Kirtland for an investigator's fireside.  Since it was the last one before the Edmans leave they were the speakers and many came from the community and Kirtland stake to be there for them.  Special talks and such a special spirit about the whole meeting.  Was truly wonderful.  Afterwards all of the senior couple missionaries had gone in on a large painting of the Kirtland temple which was presented to them. They have been really touched by all of the love and gratitude extended to them.  The truck is there to move them out today and they leave for home on Friday. 
Then today we had Elder and Sister Miles bring their son down.  They had requested that we do the tour for them, which we did but we also related some of the new things we had learned and they really enjoyed it all.  Both of them  bore testimonies in the revelation room and it was very special.  They are FM missionaries, that means they are facilities workers, keeping everything running behind the scenes.  A wonderful and very humble and sincere couple.  We truly love them.  It certainly has been a spiritually high week and we have learned and felt the spirit and know that Heavenly Father and the Savior definitely know the workings of the Kirtland Area.  What a blessing to serve here!!!!

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