Saturday, October 30, 2021

Waterless Waterfalls, Welcomes and Goodbyes



Baptism

Today we had a baptism at our little branch.  Following Sacrament we had a Linger-longer pot luck and then afterwards Elder Himle baptized our 80 years old Arneta!  She was nervous and scared of the water, but Wes assured her that he wouldn't let her drown.  It was such a wonderful day.  We all love her and she just became part of a larger family. 



Today the missionaries decided to go to Cowley State Park and see the beautiful waterfall (pictured below).  The park is about 25 miles from where we live  and the day promised to be a perfect 10!  The temperature was near 65 and we actually didn't have much wind which is unusual out here. We packed sandwiches and piled together into cars to witness the beautiful attraction.

Below is a picture of what we actually experienced when we got there!  Not a drop of water.  So we climbed down below what should have been a waterfall and took a picture of the elders and sisters.  Afterwards we explored around and looked at the lake (which had a single boat on it) 





Even without the water on the falls, the air was delicious and on the breeze was the fragrance of fall.  I loved it... all of it!

Dave Runnells, Dave Johnson and Wes Himle.  These three have worked shoulder to shoulder day after day in accomplishing some pretty tough tasks. The three have grown to love and appreciate each other.



To my left are the Parishes from Burley Idaho.  They arrived here on Tuesday, so we did a potluck for them at our place.  On the far end are the Taylors who are also fairly new.  They are from Far West Utah. Elder Parish and Taylor are welders and there is plenty for them to do.  They are fixing and raising up yet another barn that will hopefully last a long, long time!!

The missionaries were assigned to clean the building this week.  We cleaned and then surprised the departing Elder and Sister Massey with a lunch and going away gift.

Elder Himle was brought here (along with an electrician) to build a new house for one of the cowboy families.  However, shortages and high prices kept pushing the project back.  They finally decided to buy a pre-built home from a company called Hinkley.  The home is 28 foot wide and 70 foot long and will come (in one piece) down the highway from a town near Oklahoma City (several hours away).  In preparation, they are cutting trees and preparing the route.  So the first several days this week they spent cutting trees and limbs down and moving them.  It was backbreaking work.  The new home will slide in next to the existing one, so they had to make sure there is clearance.  NOPE!  Those stairs have got to come out.  Elder Himle had to jack hammer and sledge the porch off.  


On Monday night the ranch manger and his wife (Tyson  and Wenda Johnson) hosted a farewell.  I will cherish this gift forever. 

Halloween 

We supported the Halloween Trunk or Tree and games on Wednesday night.  It was a scout activity and It was so cold.  There was a cake walk (most popular), Axe throwing, and other games.  The local scouts grilled hot dogs for all who attended.



Below are our wonderful sister missionaries (Sister Patty and Sister Reyes). They are so warm and wonderful. The Relief Society President (famous barrel racer too). Of course she chose a horse theme!

Throw the footfall through the toilet seats?!??

The Wind

We had a storm come through this week and one day of the days included sustained wind and gusts up to 50 MPH.  It was so noisy and the missionaries in RV's didn't get a lot s sleep.  The wind rocked and rolled them.  When the storm finally passed, we were grateful for calmer winds and quiet nights.  We cancelled going into the library on Thursday due to the slimy roads and high cross winds and worked at home instead.

Family History

Sister Johnson and I are still laboring at the library. completing the indexes for the thousands of obituaries that we are putting together to help others... and will hopefully finish this week.  I taught Krystina McClain (a ward member/cowboy wife) how to  use Family Search and she is loving it.  It is addictive.  The librarians are welcoming and bend over backwards for any request we have.

The other sisters are busy sewing burp clothes and quilts.  Some go and visit the less active or investigators.  We paint, restore, and file (at the office) or look for ways to serve using our various talents.  On Mondays we all work together and clean the office.




 


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