More Mission Experiences of Kenton and Marilyn Anderson : August 2009

SPECIAL MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES

NOV. 12, 2012 - MAY 2014. WE ARE EXCITED TO SERVE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER . WE KNOW THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS IS TRUE!! IT IS A BLESSING TO US, OUR CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN. WE KNOW THAT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER LIVES AND LOVES US! “I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples. In addition to the closeness we feel to the Lord when we are in the temple, we can continue to receive blessings even after we have returned to our everyday lives. Attending the temple gives us a clearer perspective and a sense of purpose and peace." President Thomas S. Monson

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Wonderful blessings in our family and Missionary Life is Great!!

First off: We found out that our son, Matthew, and his wife, Yvonne, are expecting a baby in September. (Sept. 27) That is only a month away. We were so surprised and very happy. They are always surprising us with something. We had noticed that they hadn't sent very many pictures of Yvonne lately. They had identical twin girls a year and a half ago. That was a wonderful miracle. Now we will be having another special miracle. Just a couple weeks ago, we found out that Matthew had received his Master's Degree. That was another surprise. They love to surprise us!

We also found out that our daughter, Michelle, is having a baby boy. She is due January 12. Then, a couple days ago we found out that our son, Kenton, and his wife, Brittney, are having a baby girl. They are due January 18. Lots of fun and excitement. They'll have to send us lots of pictures.

We had a really nice Sunday today. In sacrament meeting we had a sister who spoke in French who had a translator that translating it into Czech, and then we had ear phones to hear it translated in English. It was great! We had a very spiritual meeting. We saw some friends of ours from Rexburg - The Papworths were visiting. Tanner and his wife, and Turner Paperworth and their dad and his wife, and two of their cousins. We were surprised to see them walk in the door. They were visiting the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and some other places for about 10 days. One of their sons served his mission in Slovakia, which is part of our mission. The other one served in Berlin. They were on a trip for two weeks visiting some of the people and places their sons had been.

The Last Sunday of the month they have "FAT" Sunday. Everyone brings something and the whole branch eats together. (It reminded us of Munch and Mingle that we had with the Single's Branch when we served there.) We took some potato chips and some plums. It was fun to visit with everyone and be able to eat too.

We met the CES Missionary couple, Elder and Sister Rust, who had taken a group of youth to the Freiberg Temple to do baptisms for the dead. They said that there was about 60 who went. The youth loved it and they all had a wonderful time. We went on a walk with the Rusts and their brother and wife who are visiting. They've been on a Temple Mission to Madrid Spain. They are on their way home. They brough another sister who was on a mission their also. We walked around Prague and were able to see one of the Cathedrals that is very famous here. It was very beautiful. The Vlatava River runs through the middle of Prague and we walked across the Charles Bridge.

The missionary work is going really well here. We have the best elders and sisters in the world. They are amazing. Elder Anderson and I are enjoying working in the office. We're trying to learn all our responsibilities. We are blessed. We are grateful to be here.