Our ward had it's first ever Ward Activity on Saturday at Reedy Creek Park.
We took a P Day and I made Corn, Rice and Bean Salad
and Caramel Brownies for the occasion!
It felt good to do a little cooking again in our tiny little kitchen.
The leaves are beginning to sprout on all the trees and it is so beautiful.
We pass the park every time we go to church
so it's only about 7 minutes from our apartment.
This is Simon Lee from Taiwan and Elder Urban.
We pick up Simon every week for church and love him!
He is a very interesting man and teaches us something new every time we see him.
He bears his beautiful testimony every Fast Sunday with such gratitude for the gospel.
He is so respectful of us and everyone. He opens my car door for me
then quickly runs around the car to open Tom's door also!
It was fun to see him in a casual setting and watch him have fun!
This is Sheom La Due and just candid photos of members of our ward.
I'm finally feeling like I'm getting to know the people I've grown to love.
Sister Flatt, Sister Sweat (our RS President) and others
I don't know his name but he loved to pose for pictures!
Here he is again, PhotoBombing !
Brother Griffin is our great Elder's Quorum President
Brother and Sister Dorris are new members in our ward.
The Sister Missionaries. Oh how we love them!
I missed getting a picture of our Elders because they came late. Next time....
The McCrackens. He teaches Gospel Principles Class and she is YW President.
The Dogwood trees are so beautiful and bloom before Easter.
I learned that there is a Religious legend about the this special tree.
We were able to take our Sunday afternoon walk again to Middle Acre Drive.
The trees are getting more and more leaves on them!
It was warm today and we felt the humidity.
With the beauty of the trees comes the yellow pollen film over all the cars and the ground.
This is also a new adventure for us!
Another new phenomenon for us is the little green inch worms that hang down
from the trees by a thin silken thread that they weave and fall on you as you walk by.
They are called canker worms.
Last Sunday as we were leaving church one of the missionaries
was walking in front of me in a black and white striped skirt
and I saw a little green line on her skirt and then realized
that little green line was inching down her skirt.
After slightly freaking out, I told her I wasn't getting fresh
and I hit that little critter to the pavement.
See that little fuzzy green thing about 2/3 of the way down the tree trunk?
Tom asked him to pose for the picture but he wouldn't hold still.
Here's a close up. (Thanks Google)
We love Middle Acre Drive!
Tom was asked to speak in church today about Coming Closer to Christ through Family History.
This is a tender subject for both of us and we have spent years teaching and loving FH.
He did a great job but won't let me share his talk! Maybe I can talk him into it next week.
I posted this wonderful Easter message on Facebook and hope that you will be inspired
by watching it again. How grateful we are for the love of our Savior
and for His gift of the Atonement and Resurrection.
Have a blessed Easter "Because of Him"
We send our love to Y'all!
