EASTER

EASTER - March 31, 2013

Easter was a busy day.  We invited an investigator to church who we attended the Fargo II Ward with at 9:00 AM.  Hope he has the desire to hear more.  Gave him a Book of Mormon. There were wonderful talks on the last week of Christ's life, the atonement and the resurrection.  Then we attended the YSA Ward at 1:30 PM.  After church we had President and Sister Braydon, Sammi and Juvaughn from the YSA Branch for  dinner.  While they were still here the Elders (Zone Leaders) came to met the Sisters and get one of their vehicles.  So the Elders ate dinner.  Then the 4 Sister missionaries arrived.  Sister Kalio and Sister Johnson spend Sunday night with us because we were taking Sister Kalio to Rapid City, SD the next day to start her journey home to Micronesian Island of Pohnpei in the South Pacific. The YSA group left and we had a visit with the missionaries and helped to get the cars where they needed to be.  Then Sisters Dallon and McCormick left for their apartment.  So Sister Kalio and Sister Johnson spend the night and were able to visit a little more.  They had been together for about 6 months.  The next morning we took Sister Johnson to her apartment and left for Rapid City. 

Easter Dinner

Sister and Elder Missionaries

Sister Johnson made candy leis for Sister Kalio-a custom in Sister Kalio's island

Sister Dallon & Kalo washing the dishes 

BAPTISM

BAPTISM  Jerris Tagavilla  March 25, 2013

Elders Lewis, Olsen, Jerris, Elders Empey, Hanson, Salmon

Elder Berning, Jerris, Sister Berning

We visited Grand Forks, ND, about 80 miles north of Fargo for meetings at 10:00 AM.  I attended the YW class while Elder Berning went to the Priest Quorum.  After the meetings there was a baptism of Jerris who is in the Institute class.  Jessis is from Hawaii and going to college in Grand Forks.  She has been investigating for awhile but needed her mother's approval.  Her mother finally gave approval, but none of her family attended the baptism.  The Institute class is her family. Jerris is a very strong young girl and has been very active.  For preparation she has been having lessons with  Elder Empey and his companions.  Elder Empey, from Soda Springs, ID, baptized Jerris.  Elder Berning worked at Simplot with Elder Empey's father for years.  

Grand Forks YW Mia Maids, Laurels,Leaders -lesson was on FAITH

ZONE CONFERENCE

ZONE CONFERENCE  - March 20, 2013

Wednesday was Zone Conference with about 20 missionaries in the Zone.  Some of the missionaries travel 3 hours to get to meeting.  It is always such a great feeling to be among the young Sisters and Elders.  They all have such a desire to serve the Lord.  They are a special group of young adults.  They also seem to have a little fun together. 

SUNDAY Church/Dinner

SUNDAY   March 17, 2013

Sunday was YSA with a remarkable experience.  A young adult, Karen, came for the first time.  As it turned out she is a sister to one of the online students, Anna, who I think is amazing.  We had a great connection and visited for awhile.  In the evening I got an email from Anna telling me how grateful she was for making her sister feel welcome.  Anna has been the only active person on her mother's side and this is so wonderful for her.  Since that day she has come to church and institute.  Karen wants the church in her life.  Some great things have happened and guided her back and we are so blessed to be a part of it. 

Front row left:  Karen

 

 

Sunday evening we had the Sister missionaries and Sammy for dinner.  

Sisters Johnson, McCormick, Dallon, Kalio, Sammy and me

 

ABERDEEN, SD

ABERDEEN  HERE WE COME  March 12-14, 2013 
Tuesday afternoon we traveled to Aberdeen SD.  The roads were bad, really bad because the wind was blowing the snow over the road.  It was so cold that the roads were icy.  So we had to go slow, but we made it safely.  Tuesday evening we visited with the new Bishop at the church.  The Relief Society Birthday Party was cancelled because of the weather.  Wednesday morning we went to Groton, a small town about 20 miles east to visit an early morning seminary.  We love going to the Taylor's home.  Sister Taylor teaches her daughter.  Ashley is a senior and will be attending BYU-I in the fall.  She is so excited to be among LDS students and be a part of such a wonderful school.  Brother Taylor is a bee keeper and loves it.  His bees are in California and will soon move to Mississippi and then come to South Dakato.  They are quite the traveling bees.  We took the Elders out to a fancy lunch at McDonalds.  Then in the evening we attended the Institute class at the University site in Aberdeen.  Their numbers were lower tonight than usual.  Thursday morning we traveled home on beautiful roads.  We always love going the 200 miles one way to Aberdeen.

Traveling to Aberdeen

Sister Taylor and Ashley

Ashley with us

Institute class with students, teacher, & missionaries

P-Day NAILS

P-Day SISTER'S NAILS  March 11, 2013

Sisters Berning, Dallon, Johnson, McCormick, Kalio

"Our beautiful hands"

We sure had lots of fun.  The Sisters are wonderful.

BREAK THE FAST

YSA BREAK THE FAST  AGAIN!!   March 10, 2013

YSA Branch Break the Fast.  It seems that everyone stays and somehow we seem to have even more 
attend than were at the meetings earlier.  It is all great!!  This is the best time when they can visit and get to know one another better.