Hi, how are you? I will try to cover all the interesting news. Valerie and Lauren's cross country team took first place last Thursday. Valerie is on varsity, and they moved Lauren up to varsity (8th grade kid). They are both awesome. We are hoping to go to the meet this Tuesday in Bagley (2 hours from here). I think we will just take Sam out of school for the afternoon.
Sara Hart got her mission call on Friday. She is going to Columbia South Carolina. She leaves Dec. 18, one week before Christmas.
We had a bulletin for the International Falls Branch Sacrament Meeting today. I did it, and decided to put missionary letters in from you and Chad. There were a few people who shared that it was so special to read your letters. You and Chad are so amazingly talented at writing and explaining spiritual things, that I hope your missionary influence will continue to be felt here as well as our ward in Idaho. I will send you a copy of the program. We had several visitors today, and it was nice to have a full chapel.
Guess what? Valerie and Lauren said they missed the piano, and they wanted to go to the church just so they could play. It was a wonderful moment for me that they finally want to play not because I am hounding them to practice. I would like to rotate them into playing for church, but Sister Frarck really likes to play.
Sam and Dad went to the mill yesterday as a scout to earn the paper and pulp merit badge. His scoutmaster is retiring from the mill in a couple of weeks, so he took the scouts on a bigger tour and they got to actually make paper. He is going to be among the few who have that merit badge in Idaho. Dad said this might be the last time they do it around here because they are cutting back and aren't doing tours for the public next year. We are lucky that we got to do it, and that you and Rebecca were here. The missionaries also went on the tour yesterday. They are so supportive of scouts and they go to all the scout meetings here.
I know your computer time is short, so I will keep my thought for the day quick:
Church News 9-1-13 "Instructors have an important role in helping the Spirit teach. We want to teach people, not lessons." -Russell T Osguthorpe
You are my favorite, you are an outstanding missionary.
I love you more than all the prayers I say for your success.
Te amo,
Madre
Hi Rebecca. Things are going well here at the mill. We have not intention of staying an hour past January 31. Last week Sam prayed for all of the people in International Falls who don't know about a better place to live. I think Mom filled you in on all of the latest news. It's cooled off quite a bit in the past week. We didn't even get about 60 degrees here today. We pray for your safety and success every morning and night. The branch is doing well. Everyone asks about you and Chad.
I love you more than the number of sheets of paper made at the mill.
Padre
Ah, it sounds like you are both doing so well! I love hearing about you guys. And Valerie and Lauren are taking the Withers name and literally running with it for glory...sounds like they are quite the champions and and having fun meeting other people. And Sam......oh dear Sam, I literally laughed out loud at the part where it said he prayed for the people in I. Falls who don't know a better place to live. What a gem. That kid is dang funny. Has he been able to make friends at school? Glad to hear that I. Falls and the mill are doing well but that you still have tickets out of there. That town got really cool when you guys showed up, what's it going to do when you leave? It will have nothing to brag about other than its awful weather. Ha...funny place.
I am getting ready to send you my letter and pictures, so brace for impact!
Love you both lots.
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