YSA Oct. 2011

Gillian C. & Sister McVea, Gillian was baptized in July 2011 and is truly amazing!

Caitlin P. and Jonathan S. who are dating at this time.

Caitlin was baptized in June 2011 and is a faithful student in our institute class.  She can always put a smile on my face. 

13 Oct. 2011, Thursday @ Peter Whitmer Historical Site

All Mission Training was held here following the completion of our mission reading the Book of Mormon as companions in 6 weeks.  I stayed to man the office while E & S Servoss took E. McVea and attended the training.  

Same day but different angle of the church.

8 Oct. 2011, Lethchworth State Park

Lower Falls:   Beautiful rainbow!

Upper Falls

Upper Falls at another angle.

Lower Falls 

Brian's USA Diner in Mt. Morris, NY

We had lunch here after our 17 mile drive through the park.  Going around the table starting with

Elder McVea, Sister & Elder Jensen, Elder & Sister Servoss, & Sister McVea.  Food was great!

5 Oct. 2011, Site Meeting

All sisters in the mission at this time except Sisters:  Gonzalez, Lovell, Barrus, Gulzar, Tirrell & McKenna.  Picture taken at the Hill Cumorah 

Site Couples, FM missionaries and Office Staff missionaries (that includes us)

A Kitten for a Day

 This beautiful gray kitten was heard meowing under our front porch on 1 October, 2011.  So, I say "Happy Birthday! Elder McVea".  I guess he did not appreciate the surprise birthday gift because he gave her away to the first person passing by with a dog.

It only took 24 hours after feeding her milk and canned chicken to get her purring and wanting to be held.  Yesterday we found her and today, Sunday, a lady walking her dog came by the house.  "Our little kitten" ran out to the road to be with them, dog and all.  

When the lady, Kathy H., learned she was not our kitten she volunteered to take her home.  Since dog and cat seemed to get along we took her up on her offer.

Kathy's brother is a Vet and she was going to have him check out the kitten and get her shots.  Now, those of you who have tried to give a kitten away knows this is truly a miracle.  We could not keep her and she was meowing very loud by our bedroom window.  It is getting cold here and Elder McVea kept telling me she was not going to last through the winter.  What a sad thought.

So, we said good bye to our new found friend.  As you can see we sure had a good time with her while it lasted.

Elder & Sister Nash tour our mission

Elder & Sister Nash, Sister & Elder Servoss, Elder & Sister McVea

Pres. & Sister Christianson, Elders Cook & Peck (the assistants), along with all in the picture had dinner at the Servoss' home right across the street on 12 Sept. 2011.  They are so down to earth and it was a joy spending time with everyone.

Elder & Sister Nash on 12 September 2011, Monday

21st September 2011 at Hill Cumorah

Site Meeting at the Visitor Center at the hill is held each Wednesday evening.  This was Sisters Evertsen and Price's last one before returning home.
L to R:  Elder & Sister McVea, Sisters Evertersen, Servoss & Price, Elder Servoss

It was the 184th year since Moroni gave Joseph Smith the gold plates on this very hill.  Following site meeting 9 couples held a little service by the Moroni monument.  We met Yosef before the group arrived and invited him to join us.  He is not a member and was visiting the sites from Jerusalem and is Orthodox Jew.  After visiting the historical sites the next day he decided to get baptized when he moves to the states next summer.  He is truly one who gained his testimony from studying the Book of Mormon.  What a story he has.

Senior couples scattered in the picture:  Williams, Beckmans, Nielsens, Torontos, Haackes, Servoss, McVeas Malans & Gardners.