December 24th - January 5th, 2012

Well the holidays have come and gone.  We have several weeks before we start teaching again.  College starts up on the 14th and that week will be used to register students for Inistitute.  With the 21st of January being a holiday, we will not begin teaching until the 23rd.

We talked and spoke on the webcam with all our children over the holidays.  All seem to be doing very well.  Kent's mom was at Kim and Patsy's for Christamas and all the children in Utah county went over to Kim and Patsy's and made taffy.  Patsy sent us some pictures and they seemed to have a great time.  Pam had them over to make gingerbread houses and those pictures were also great.  New Year's eve was also party time, again at Pam and Don's.  It was great seeing family get together but we did miss being with them.

Back to what is going on with us here in Redding.  Saturday the 29th we went to Medford, Oregon and went through a temple session.  Desiree, whom was baptised on the 15th was at Weed, which is a town just north of Mt. Shasta.  We stopped in there on our way back to Redding and stayed Saturday night at the Comfort Inn.  We picked up Desiree and went to the Mt. Shasta meetings on the 30th.  It had snowed 3-4 feet in Mt. Shasta on the 22nd and 23rd so they did not have their meetings on the 23rd.  They were 'snowed in' their homes.  So, the meeting on the 30th was their Christmas program.  Chirstmas messages and families singing Christmas carols was such a treat.  Comming into Mt. Shasta I took this picture on the mountain giving the town it's name.  It is 14,300 feet high.  A breathtaking sight.  We have seen it on several occassions but covered in snow adds to it's beauty.

We also looked into the possibility of teaching an institute class in Mt. Shasta on Tuesday evenings.  We talked with some of the young adults in the Mt. Shasta Ward and have sent out a number of letters telling the young people about the class. We hope to generate enough interest to get 8-10 to these classes.  The potential is there.  The one hour drive and cost of gas have made it difficult for them to attend the Wednesday evening class in Redding.  So we will teach the same class on both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. 

Yesterday, the 5th, we attended the baptism of another young women.  She may attend her home ward instead of the YSA Branch.  She has been living with a family of nine for 6-9 months and feels really comfortable in their ward. 

No more to report at this time.  Have a prosperous new year.