A Great Dad

Manhole artwork. . .

Here's the temperature at 4:00 pm which doesn't include the wind chill factor. It's been a pretty cold week.

Elder Morris' glasses had both fog and frost after a short 10 minute walk from the bus to the archives building.

Thought of my dad when I saw this signature on one of the documents this week. He has figured into my mission in two major ways, 1) he taught me to have a good work ethic and to have integrity which I have applied to days when I don't feel like going to the archives, and 2) he did menial callings in the Church without a word of complaint. My mission is all about menial work. I honor my father and I'm grateful for the important things he taught me by example.

Can you spot our mission goal for baptisms in 2025? It's gigantic!! But nothing can stop the Lord from gathering His scattered people across the earth. And we are living in the latter-days so the Lord is hastening His work.

Canada Culture:

Can you see all of the gravel that's been tracked onto the bus??? It was like walking on a carpet of gravel! I've never seen a bus this bad! Gravel is thrown onto the sidewalks to improve traction when it's slippery. But then it gets tracked EVERYWHERE! For some reason, a lot more gravel has been tracked into my apartment this winter than last winter. A funny thing about gravel...last winter it was stuck in all of the treads of my shoes. This winter, there's not much tread left on my shoes so there aren't many grooves for gravel to get stuck in. Haha!

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One Cog on the Wheel

I've been thinking about this dear man a lot during my mission. My dad taught me through example that we take ANY assignment from our Church leaders, whether it's something we like or not. I'm sure there are many a bishop who are grateful for members of the Church like Harold Jones, members who will do literally anything asked of them. They don't hesitate to take the hard-to-fill callings. 

I'm grateful that my parents left us a legacy of hard work. While I do not always find joy in taking pictures of historical documents, I understand that it is an important piece in the gathering of Israel happening in the latter days. My parents taught me to get the job done whether I like it or not. I took this picture to remind me that I am just one tiny cog on a large wheel. But every cog is important to keep things running smoothly.

Canada culture: You think these are two common rolls of coins. WRONG! They are a MUCH sought after commodity in Montreal, and VERY difficult to find. We need them to feed the laundry machines in our apartment building. There's only one bank in the entire city that we've found who is willing to sell us rolls of "toonies" and last week when I went to get some at the branch near our archives building, they refused to sell me any. AHHHHH! Luckily another branch sold me some and I will not have to wear dirty clothes for the rest of my mission.

I helped gather food for the food drive again this year. People were very generous. And I got to meet four very impressive teenage girls who were on my team. 

We received some unexpected news this week. One of our archives couples will be transferred to Ottawa to replace a senior couple who is going home next month. That will change things up around here.

Greetings from Viger Avenue Est!

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