Hi Mom!
Thanks for sending me those poems for Grandma. I love them! Yours is especially good. Let's see, I think it was talking about apple pie, and DaNece, and a few other things. I loved how symbolic it was, though! I really had to think about it.
I have a question, though--would you like me to ask DaNece if she could start doing my blog from now on? She's probably settled into BYU life by now. And it probably wouldn't be much extra work for her, since she's on the computer all the time anyway, I'll bet. Just an idea...
How is everything going for you? What are you practicing these days? Where is the family going for Thanksgiving? Or who are you having over?
Everything is going well here. I started driving this week! Sister Carter's license was revoked because she got too many speeding violations, so they gave me an emergency clearance to drive. Anyway, the very same day that happened, it started snowing! And now I can tell you that all the horror stories about lake effect snow are true! Saturday night, we were driving home via Chesterland, which is south of Kirtland, to deliver a Book of Mormon. It was so scary because there are almost no street lights in Geauga County, so I could only see a few feet in front of us, as far as the headlights shone. And the roads are all narrow, fast, hilly, and windy, and there are trees everywhere. And then it started snowing hard while we were driving, so the roads were super slick and we were fishtailing all over the place. And then I started panicking, because I suddenly couldn't remember anything about driving in the snow, and the house we were driving to was at the bottom of a big hill, which ended in a cul-de-sac, and of course the brakes locked while we were going down the hill, etc.... Well, everything turned out alright, and I think I can be level-headed from now on, but it was scary.
We found a wonderful investigator this week named Beth. We were at her house delivering a Finding Faith in Christ DVD to her dad, and he really wasn't interested in learning anything, but she was. We taught her about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, and she told us that we answered several questions she has been struggling with recently. I hope that nobody gives her anti-Mormon material before our next meeting--that is a big problem around here. And then once it happens, they won't listen to anything else we say, even if the information they found is completely false.
In general, though, I love being a missionary. I especially love being in Kirtland, because it is a constant reminder of what this church is all about. The things that were established in Kirtland are the most important parts of the restored gospel: the Saints received revelations, they learned how to use the priesthood, they built a temple, they organized missionary efforts, and they started an education system with the school of the prophets. I love this period in church history! I can't wait until I can give you guys a tour. :-)
Well, let me know how everything is going down there! Love you!
Love,
Katherine (Sister Lyman)
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