Thanksgiving Fun

For Thanksgiving we all met at the Marriot Hotel for their buffet lunch. Elder Fullmer arranged it and requested turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. It was a very good Thanksgiving dinner and we were in good company. You can tell by the smile on these elders faces that we enjoy being with them.

Elder Toleofoa what? Taking a picture of yourself.....What's that all about?

So many of these faces are brand new. Because the mission grew so rapidly Oct, Nov, and Dec 2006....We are seeing many new faces. The lord is sending the valiant to serve here because there is no time to be a green missionary. They are having to take charge and be leaders immediately.

These 3 sisters live a few blocks from us. We love them so much. Sister LaFevre (left) is from Utah. She was adopted from an orphanage in India when she was 8, along with her 2 sisters. The other 2 sisters are native to India. They are awesome missionaries and bring something to the mission the elders can't.

This was our view as we ate our Thanksgiving Dinner. So beautiful. The flowers are wonderful here. We never had flowers like this in Idaho in December.....

Linda...if you are reading this I just want you to know I still cut my own hair! I hate my hair sometimes. Right now it's in an OK stage....but I will never in this life time let Elder K. (kasper) (not Krupp) cut my hair! I just think you look so good and Elder K. (Krupp) does a great job....But you were brave to let him.....

These cute elders love to have their picture taken. I think thats why they came on missions to India. That same traite is one the Indians have. People here adore having their picture taken.

Marriott has the best dessert bar. You can have almost anything you can imagine. Here the elders are lining up for choice of ice cream flavor and then they will choose what candy, nuts or fruit to put in it. The chef is mixing it up and then will put it in a bowl. The elders loved this part of Thanksgiving. I think their motto is "I am thankful for dessert."

3 couples in Hyderabad. The Fullmers (he's standing and she is next to him) came from Sri Lanka when it was closed because of Visa problems. The LaDukes who serve as humanitarian.

After that big dinner I had 3 scoops of icecream with snickers candy bar in it. I'm sure it was a deadly combination as I was full for the next 2 days....

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family and you are what we are grateful for.

Missionaries are always doing their job. This missionary was telling them about the gospel and our savior Jesus Christ. We love all the elders and sisters and its hard to watch them get transferred.

Rebecca, for your information, we don't get transferred. We are planted. For that we are also Thankful!