Sunday, January 31, 2016

It was another week of travel for us....this time to the Tennessee Nashville Mission.  As we were packing our suitcases, Lucy made it very clear that she was going with us!  We could only wish.......she has become a part of our family.  Not sure what we are going to do in 4 months when we go home!!

Tennessee is known for their great road signs.......this is but one example.

We decided that we would take a little bit of time.....an hour or so.....to see a couple of sights here in Nashville.  We typically just 'keep on driving' and don't slow down much.  We stopped at the Grand Ole Opry and took a 'Backstage Tour'.  It was really cool and we enjoyed it very much.

It definitely doesn't show in the foto below, but dad was on the phone for most of the tour......in fact, when it was our turn to get our foto taken he had to put a 'hold' on the call to one of the mission nurses so he could smile!

How fun to see Elder and Sister Logan at a Zone conference today!!  We know them from the Mt. Airy, N.C. Ward!  When we saw them there last, they told us they had gotten their mission call.  We had forgotten that it was in the Ft. Campbell area and that we would see them at Zone Conferences!

When we finished our Zone Conference in Hopkinsville, KY, we decided to drive on up to Paducah, KY and see the National Quilt Museum.  It was an hours drive northwest from where we were.  The wrong direction.  But, that was okay.  This was when we had to time to go there.  What a GREAT little town Paducah is.  We definitely have to go back there sometime!!

The water front area was really cool.....would like to have had more time to spend there.

Of course, when in the Franklin, TN area we just have to visit the Nashville Temple.  Unfortunately, the temple is never open when we are there.  Very limited hours.

We got to spend 2 nights in the Mission Home.  This is the 'General Authority' bedroom.  This is the one we always use when we stay there.  We love staying here with the Anderson's.

Rather than going out to dinner (which is what we normally do), Sister Anderson decided to cook dinner for us!  She is so sweet!!  While she was making the vegetable and salad and bread, President Anderson put on his apron and grilled the steak on the grill!!!  The meal was delicious!

We got President and Sister Anderson to sign our baseball bat for us.  This is our 'mission memory bat'!!  We got the bat from the Louisville Slugger Museum and Bat Factory in Louisville.  President Brough of the GKLM gave us the idea!!

A foto of each Zone is always taken.  On the last Zone Conference on Friday, the President wanted an Office Staff foto.  They asked us to join in!  We were happy to oblige.  It has been a GREAT week in the Tennessee Nashville Mission.

The area where the mission home is located is in Brentwood.  Oh my stars, the homes in the area are GINORMOUS!!!!    This is where a lot of the country music singers live.  AND you can tell which ones they are (homes that is).

As we were leaving Nashville on Thursday afternoon after Zone Conference and headed south to McMinnville for the last Zone Conference of the week, we stopped by the Nashville Pedestrian Walking Bridge.  What a hidden gem right there in the middle of the city!  GREAT FOTO SHOTS!!  This bridge actually goes across the Cumberland River rom the Nissan Stadium (where we parked).

We LOVE the signs here in the south.  Saw this one as we were driving from McMinnville down toward Peachtree City, GA.

 We needed to make a house call on a couple of sister missionaries on our way back to Peachtree City.  They live in Rome, GA which is on the western part of the north Georgia area.  Our GPS/Map App took us through a good size chunk of Alabama!  OOPS.....not a part of our mission, but we did what we had t do.  

Along that route we saw a BROWN sign which said "Little River Falls" overlook.  Well, we try to stop at brown signs....that becomes our P-Day since we don't get a P-Day!!!  What a FUN find here in the middle of nowhere in Alabama.

Our house call to these sweet sisters was fun.  I think they enjoyed our stopping by.  One of them had surgery 2 days prior to our coming.  She is recovering very nicely.  Yes, Elder/Dr. Allgaier is on his phone in the background.  A.LW.A.Y.S.!!

We attended a Georgia Atlanta Mission Senior Missionary lunch on Saturday.  There were about 24 of us.  It was good......and this dessert!!!  Oh my heavens.....quite the peach cobbler!!!  Good thing we shared it.

The elders who live close by were so excited to have us home again, they came over for a little visit Saturday evening.  It was 'group hug' time!!

 And lest we forget one more sign that we see often.....YES, the Holy Bible is inspired (as far as it is translated correctly!) but it is NOT FINAL!!!  Thankfully, we have the Book of Mormon which goes hand-in-hand with the Bible.  The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ.  And this is what the missionaries are trying to teach those who will listen here in the South!

 We LOVE our mission.  We are grateful for the opportunity we have to serve here in the South.  We love each one of our children and grandchildren.  And we thank each one of you for your love and support.  Our time is ticking down......bittersweet about that!!  Y'all have a GREAT week....LOVE YOU!!  Be safe and watch for reindeer!