Dear
Friends and Family,
I never thought I would see tar and feathers but Friday when we were driving in Richlands we saw turkey feathers all along all the sides of the road which they had just covered with a new layer of tar and gravel. Therefore we had tarred feathers. Since there are many turkey farms (Butterball) in this area I am sure the feathers came from hauling turkeys somewhere or hauling the feathers away.
Last week's training by Apostle Holland to our mission is still resonating in my mind. He didn't ask the mission president what his concerns were before the meeting and went by the spirit and the mission president said Apostle Holland touched on all of his areas of concern in the training. Proof that the apostles do teach by the spirit. Tuesday we had another day of mission training in Wilmington where we learned about the work of the Salvation of Man, reactivation, taking care of cars, bed bugs, other bugs, staying hydrated, teaching people not lessons and that righteous service can bring blessings vicariously.
We took a marine to the airport Friday and said a sad goodbye. He is Aliya Nyoka from Oregon and is flying home before going to Hawaii and deployment to Afhganistan. He is the only member of the church in his family and arrived here just before we did and is gone already.
We regularly see and hear Osprey MV22 rotary/tilt rotor helicopters come and go from the New River Marine Corps Air Station near here. They fly like airplanes and take off and land like a helicopter. Chris will post a photo of them on our blog.
I never thought I would see tar and feathers but Friday when we were driving in Richlands we saw turkey feathers all along all the sides of the road which they had just covered with a new layer of tar and gravel. Therefore we had tarred feathers. Since there are many turkey farms (Butterball) in this area I am sure the feathers came from hauling turkeys somewhere or hauling the feathers away.
Last week's training by Apostle Holland to our mission is still resonating in my mind. He didn't ask the mission president what his concerns were before the meeting and went by the spirit and the mission president said Apostle Holland touched on all of his areas of concern in the training. Proof that the apostles do teach by the spirit. Tuesday we had another day of mission training in Wilmington where we learned about the work of the Salvation of Man, reactivation, taking care of cars, bed bugs, other bugs, staying hydrated, teaching people not lessons and that righteous service can bring blessings vicariously.
We took a marine to the airport Friday and said a sad goodbye. He is Aliya Nyoka from Oregon and is flying home before going to Hawaii and deployment to Afhganistan. He is the only member of the church in his family and arrived here just before we did and is gone already.
We regularly see and hear Osprey MV22 rotary/tilt rotor helicopters come and go from the New River Marine Corps Air Station near here. They fly like airplanes and take off and land like a helicopter. Chris will post a photo of them on our blog.
Our
dear friend Reed Neilsen passed away last Monday in Logan after suffering from
a disease of the spinal column. He will be missed very much. He was
always so amiable, kind and told such good real
life stories. We will miss him very much.
Love
the work. Sincerely,
Elder
and Sister Johnson
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| These fly over our apartment all the time and land nearby at New River Harine Corps Air Station. |
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