Note from Carolyn: Stan, Seth, Kaniesha and I flew back east this week to visit Brandilyn and family. Our flight included a lay-over in Chicago at Midway Airport! We knew that we couldn't see Leshelle, it's against mission rules, so rather than think too much about missing her, we thought about the advantages of being so near to her for an hour. One of our positive thoughts included being able to see some of the sights from the plane that Leshelle has been to and has written home about. Her blog this week -- she was short of time -- is mostly in response to our email about our lay-over in Chicago.
You saw the Temple!??!?!!? RAD!!!!! Downtown is really close to the lake, isn't it? I miss that area. It's so different here. But, it will be a blast to return some day and tour downtown in a way that I didn't as a missionary. I want to go downtown this Christmas. There are killer decorators here in Chitown, I hear. Maybe my companion and I will go on a city trip in December for P-day and take all sorts of pictures. It'll be freezing and I can bundle up. OOOH...sounds fun!
Hey, guess what? I got a big, puffy, long jacket for FREE yesterday. It isn't super cute, but it will keep me warm! Haha. Someone donated a ton of things for misisonaries and it was all at the Zone Conference. I've heard SEVERAL times that this winter will be a doosie, worse than the past many many years...scary for a California girl. Good thing I love scarves and sweaters. And that I'm in a car.
You saw a huge park near downtown, huh? Could it be a ton of cemeteries all next to each other? That's what we've got around us. Lots of cemeteries. And funeral homes. And funeral processions that have cop escorts so we have to sit at green lights sometimes and watch them all zoom past. I'm not sure why there are so many cemeteries here, but I'm shocked they aren't full yet. It seems like there is always a funeral. Anyway, maybe you saw that. We're just south of the city. Not too far - especially from a plane. It's about a thirty minute drive on a not-too-bad traffic day. The other day, driving up to Zone Conference (north of the city because it was a special meeting with Elder Ellis of the Seventy) took us an hour and a half! Horrible traffic. But, I was able to listen to my AWESOME music from my AWESOME mom!!!!! Thank you. I especially love the one that has spanish music on it. When you have some time, can you scout for more spanish music? It helps me learn a lot. And I really, really like it. It's exciting to understand things and try to figure out what I don't understand.
When we come back to Chicago someday - post mission - we have to go to Tony's Restaurant. Tony and Eliuth want to meet my parents. They are great people. They feed us at least once a week as we teach them. Often we are there more than one time a week. Eluith loves the gospel. Eats it up. We're working on Tony. He's a great guy, but he's always in and out. Though, Eluith tells us he won't talk religion with anyone else. Only us. That's a good sign.
I got a letter this week from Taraleigh, reminding me of the scripture in Doctrine and Covenants 18, about how great will be your joy when you save even one soul in the Kingdom of God:
"And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my father.
"And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto the kingdom of my father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me." D&C 18:15-16
Awesome!
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