Speaking of colder temps, we have already been 'enjoying' (enduring?) some 20 degree temperatures, complete with a brisk wind. And we have learned that the temperature has a huge impact on the Arctic geese. The members of my English class told me that the geese arrive in early October and will remain until the first significant snow, which could be up to two months from October 1st. (I, for one, am hoping they are here well into December.) As I said, they leave the lake every morning and return later in the day. They head off to nearby fields to feast on the remains of the harvested crops, mostly corn and corn husks, then come back to the water for the night. Every morning about sunrise, we can hear deafening honking above as they fly to find food. Then, later in the day, they return. It defies description. We have taken numerous pictures, but what we really need is a good video recorder. (Now where is that huge monster camera Paul used to haul around on his shoulder when the kids were young?)
To add to my previous post about receiving little ( and big!) heavenly encouragements to help us continue on, we received a nice email from one of our former missionaries the other day. He is a ward missionary in his ward and he wrote to tell us that one of the zone conference teachings from 6 years ago had been very useful now, in his new calling. He wanted to thank "President Peterson" for his insights. What is interesting about this is that we had forgotten those ideas, and now we can use them in our own member/missionary work.
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