Summer in PA is like summer everywhere – the days are hot, the nights are hot and people go on vacation, leaving us missionaries behind to be hot and bothered with no one to teach or visit. We did teach Lance Litton on Monday, so I take it all back (but it is still hot!) Lance is a 71 years old widower, but still works full time and has a jazzy sports car. He shared with us that he has always had a “sense” about knowing when someone is LDS – we glow, says he! He has been a patient of Dr. Hoffman, our Stake President, and really admires him. He also has a 101 year old mother who is in a facility in Maryland and needs to go there often. We had a good first lesson with him, he seems to understand the gospel and has no problem with believing Joseph Smith. We taught him at the home of our Branch President and Lance liked President Leffert and his wife very much. It took two months to get with him for our first lesson, so hopefully it won’t be that long until Lesson #2. It felt wonderful to teach an investigator again. It breaks my heart to announce that we probably won’t be teaching the Hanna family again. After all the prayers on their behalf, it looks like the timing isn’t yet right for them to be interested enough in the gospel to make any time for us to teach them. We have left the door open, and hopefully they will feel prompted to call us in the future. Boo and Boo Hoo!
Our branch had a nice activity last night – a progressive dinner. One of our new converts, Bonnie, had never heard of that, and was a little worried about the flyer we gave her that announced “Adult Progressive Dinner”! She was troubled because it was going to be adult and progressive, and she thought the church was “against all that stuff”!! The turnout was not wonderful, but all who came had fun.
I have included two pictures of our new painting that was done by a member of our branch, Michael Hall. He has had some struggles in life since we arrived, but he is a very good artist, and we talked him into selling us one of his paintings. To us it represents the beautiful countryside that surrounds us here in Mill Hall, and the Amish presence which is so charming. We love it.
Papa and I are going to the Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra NY this Thursday and Friday – we are excited and hear it is an amazing production. We may take a side trip to Ithaca New York which is supposed to be beautiful. There will be a full report in the next blog post.
We are so thankful to know you all support our attempts to be good missionaries. We are being blessed here, and we are working hard to make a difference in this little Branch. Our love to each of you. Abby and PaPa
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