Our volunteer, 2019 Choate Family Reunion...
For the kickoff, we introduced the 2019 Choate family reunion playlist.
Each family member had submitted their favorite song, or a song they really like, and we played a part of each song while everyone guessed who picked that song. We had 43 songs! Ha!
We watched some classic former family reunion home videos. This one has Jared, Nick and Rick philosophizing about catching spiders - definitely a classic! And then we finished up the kickoff by shooting Chinese rockets!
On Friday, we gathered around 75 family names that about 10 of us had researched and took them to the Draper temple to do baptisms.
Home for lunch: Parmesan chicken, rice, salad, roasted green beans and cookies for dessert.
Off to Highland Glen Pond for rafting, kayaking and tubing (courtesy of Uncle Eric getting all the water toys)!
We had pizza for dinner at Michell Hollow Park and several old friends stopped by to say, "Hi!"
Saturday was our Petersen reunion at the recreation property building near Skyridge HS
Celebrating the life of Josephine Brighamine Jensen Petersen
Linda made a yummy rice crispy cake to celebrate all the July birthdays!
We had quite a few good potential meetings that I feel hopeful about, especially one we had last night. I wish we had it earlier so she could have attended church with us. She will try to come next week though. She asked a lot of questions, and she actually thinks we are kind of crazy to be doing what we are doing (away from home, serving, many rules, ect..) she was super kind though.
On Friday we had a split. I went with Sister B. When we were going home we were talking to a friend we had just met and then we ran into other friends we knew and it was just hilarious. we were all just chit chatting on the elevator and our new friend was probably so confused, haha.
Our day was so fun we went to a random cemetery and met this cute mom and her daughter and fed ducks with them. On the way home we met these people who were living in Finland and Canada but are from here and they were hilarious, they contacted us - haha. It is so fun when that happens. We had a short meeting with a lady. It was my first time seeing a different ward's MCM.
After split review we booked it to a pishki place (they are like donuts but 5 mil times better). We did this our last split so we decided to do it again, and it was closed!!!! I ran through the city with all of my sleep over stuff for nothing! haha
Then I reunited with Sister K:))))))
We had a church tour and a discussion about the plan of Salvation.
I just need to say this- my companion's testimony is so strong and so powerful and every time we teach and she is bearing her testimony I'm like man, maybe I need to hear this more than the people we are teaching...hahah it just strengthens me so much. I'm so grateful for her. Transfers is next week and I'm worried I'll be transferred.... I love Center and my companion... I'll keep you all updated! Luckily all the sisters here are awesome.
Do you remember Tatiana, the babushka who was taking the lessons and stopped after we invited her to be baptized. Sister Gursch tried calling a few times and she could not meet every time and I tried a few times, and same thing. However, yesterday I called and she wants us to come over this Friday! I am so excited for that.
Victor didn't come to church because he had to visit his temple...
We want to do better at visiting less active members this week.
We had culture night this week! we went to a super fancy symphony with our district. It was Beautifulllllll.
Hope you all had a good week!
-Sister Stout
Susan, Spencer and Daniel stopped by on the way to Spokane, Washington.
More Petersen reunion...
