Flat Stanley

This week our granddaughter, Paige, who is eight years old sent us a Flat Stanley and asked us to take photos of him in his travels and send them back to her to share with her school class.  He had a great time with our Institute students, going to Family Home Evening, and playing frisbee at Roath Park.  He also enjoyed the Institute lesson given by Luc Rasmussen at Castle Coch, but only watched them play "wide games" and it is a good thing because the YSAs sustained quite a number of injuries.  Thank goodness none of them were serious.  

On Wednesday we went to Caerphilly to teach with the Elders but the investigator was not home when we arrived, she broke the appointment and Elder Ezard was especially upset because he hated to have us come all that way and not be able to teach with them. We said, "It is just a part of missionary work."  

Elder Stevenson serves in Pontypridd but was on splits this day. He joined the Church a year or two ago after being stopped on the street by the missionaries who came up to him and said, "We are Momons and you probably think we believe in polygamy, well we don't." That was a unique approach but it peaked his interest and he listened, learned and was baptized. He then met and became engaged to a life-long member and still decided to come on a mission. He is still engaged and he is still a great missionary. However, he seldom uses the approach that caused him to listen.  

Thursday we taught Peter with Elder Wood and Elder Gerber and it was a great privilege to be there. An experience like we had that evening is impossible to convey properly but it had a tremendous impact on all of us. I have seldom had such a deeply moving experience.  

We had such a good time at Nando's and love that our YSA thought enough of us to invite us to spend the evening there with them.  The "Student House Seven" photo was taken at the Bristol Convention.  Pictured are Luc Rasmussen, Jess Witts, Nancy Hole, Dai Hole, James Snookes, Sean Chen Chen and Paul Pratt.  Sean has gone back to China and we miss him terribly.