Thanksgiving Day

Helped prepared food for Thanksgiving dinner at the Mission Home. All the Zone leaders were there plus the Senior Couples and Elder and Sister Neilson. There was about 40 in total. But had a wonderful dinner so good and the company was awesome. Talked with Elder Neilson about his calling,he will be a General Authority until he is seventy. Pres. Hinckley would some times have them stay until they were up to 78 but Pres. Monson is very strict on releasing them at 70. He is now 57 years old and I think he said he was called three years ago. That's a long time to serve and be away from home and family. The 1st Quorm of the Seventy "which he is in" go home for 10 days each General Conference In those 10 days he meets with the Prophet,along with his Councilors and the Twelve daily. They also go home for one month in the summer and have further instruction. Anyway it was great to sit across from a General Authority and listen to him teach us of his experiences.It was wonderful to be in his and his wife's company for two days. We would compare Finland to the Philippines but we soon decided there was nothing to compare. We laughed over the memorization we used to have to do. The teaching from Preach My Gospel is awesome "Total Revelation" once again from the brethern . Things are going good the time seems to be going by much faster now. Still so busy but that's what makes it Great! We feel so much gratitude for our children and grandchildren along with all our extended family. We love you all so much along with all of our special friends.