Two Month Celebration

Hi Everyone!  Life is good here in PA – time is going incredibly fast and we are having some wonderful experiences.  One unforgettable moment happened last Friday night when Dad and I were at the movies.  With about 15 minutes left in Snow White and the Huntsman, the theatre was struck by lightning! Huge BOOM, melted screen, and pitch blackness until everyone turned on their cell phone lights.  We were with some friends that didn’t seem to think it was so unusual, but it was a first for Elder A and I for sure!  There has been a thunderstorm at least every other day for a couple of weeks now.  Not my favorite thing, but I am getting used to it.  Another funny (?) thing that happened was when we knocked on a less active lady’s door,  she opened the door, stared at our faces and our nametags and said, “Well, who paired you two up?”  We explained that we had been “paired up” for 41 years!  She had never seen a Senior Couple and we had a good conversation about it – somehow she thought two random old people got assigned to go on a mission together!!

The best part of the week was our meeting with the Hanna Family.  John and Rachel don’t attend any church, but they want some guidance for their children as they grow up.  Olivia is 9, Jack is 7, and Dane is 5.  They are adorable and made me think of Cameron, Jacob, and Josh.  We taught about the apostasy and the First Vision, we gave them two Books of Mormon that Uncle Dave and Aunt Crista gave us with their testimonies written in front and all references to the Savior underlined, we gave them a Childrens Book of Mormon Stories, and a framed Family Proclamation quote.   They were sweet and gracious, and seemed to understand all that we taught.  We invited ourselves back next week and challenged them to read the introduction to the Book of Mormon and pray about it.  John gave the closing prayer and did a wonderful job.  This couple looks like a modern version of Adam and Eve from the Temple Movie!!  I can’t wait to meet with them again. Thank you for all your prayers on their behalf and please continue to pray that they will feel the Spirit as they read and pray.  

We are taking a few days at the end of the week to see Gettysburg.  One of the small towns right by Gettysburg is called Abbottstown, so we will be spending the night there.  Maybe we will get a family discount~!!  Dad and I are watching Ken Burn’s Civil War to get ourselves in the mood for our trip – I am really looking forward to learning more and experiencing the highlights of Abbottstown, I mean Gettysburg!!   

Love to all,  Abby and PaPa