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The Sabbath Day is a delight


Fast Sunday  "Break the Fast" - Oct. 13, 2024

    We absolutely love and enjoy serving with the missionaries.  We live in an area in our mission that is 6 hours away from the Bo Mission home, and there are 10 missionaries or 5 sets of companionships that serve in this area.  We have come to know each of these young men.  To say they hold a special place in our heart is only a tip of the respect we have for them.  Elder Thacker is so good with them.  It was his idea, as to be expected, to host a "break the fast" Sunday meal for them.  These are pictures from the meal.  I will not mention any names, but hopefully there will be some parents that find this blog or my contact so they can see that their sons are doing well.  This Sunday's meal was Taco night.  Believe me, this is not an easy task when you are in Sierra Leone.  I think the favorite part was the brownies and rice crispy treats!  You have to look high and low to find marshmallows.  Haha!! 

   One other note...we made a special conference room in our home for our Zone Conferences, Mission President interviews, District Councils etc. The missionaries love the Sierra Leone memorabilia.






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