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| Red Mill |
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| Charming old town Clinton, New Jersey |
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| Our CES Director took us on a foot tour of historic Clinton New Jersey between rain showers. |
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Historic Red Mill in Clinton, New Jersey
Diners
We tried our first New Jersey "diner" today at lunch with our CES Director and his family. It was owned by a Greek family so there were a few Greek dishes. Apparently, New Jersey has more diners than any other state and they run the gamut of ethnicity. The servings were HUGE and the price was SMALL. As Frank Sinatra sings, "New Jersey (diners) are my kinda place." (Huh?)(Trivia: Our CES Director's wife is the sister of our bishopric counselor in our home ward! Small world!)
Mnemonic Rhymes for Poison Ivy
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| Leaves of 3; let it be. |
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| Hairy vine, no friend of mine. |
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| Berries white, run in fright. |
A few more rhymes:
-Longer middle stem; stay away from them. (Refers to middle leaflet having visibly longer stem than 2 side leaflets.)
-Raggy rope, don't be a dope! (Poison ivy vines on trees have furry "raggy" appearance. This rhyme warns tree climbers to be wary. Old, mature vines on tree trunks can be quite large and long, with recognizable leaves obscured among higher foliage of tree.)
-One, two, three? Don't touch me.
-Red leaflets in spring, it's a dangerous thing. (Refers to red appearance new leaflets sometimes have in spring--later in summer leaflets are green, making them difficult to distinguish from other plants, while in autumn they can be reddish-orange.)
-Side leaflets like mittens, will itch like the dickens. (Refers to appearance of some, but not all, poison ivy leaves, where each of 2 side leaflets has small notch that makes leaflet look like mitten with "thumb".)
-If butterflies land there, don't put your hand there. (Refers to some butterflies land on poison ivy, since they are not affected, which provides them protection as their predators avoid eating plant.)
-If it's got hair, it won't be fair. (Refers to hair that can be on stem and leaves of poison ivy.)
Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Deja Vu
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| Ben, a member we met on our first mission on Malta, came to visit today with his lovely wife, Vickie! Definitely a SWEET treat for us! |
Friday, August 12, 2011
First Full Week of Institute
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| This week's Institute Lesson: Neil L Anderson's April 2011 Priesthood Talk: Preparing World for Second Coming |
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| East Brunswick Building....met with Courtney, and sisters, Becky and Emily as well as new members Mary, Rick and Kelsey |
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| Princeton Building...met with Benita, Miguel, Jennifer, Brittany, Peggy, Alexis, Winston, Shelby, Cameron, Christian, Emily, Melissa, Adam, Derek, Bryon, Skyler, Michael, Tylel, Jessica, Stephen, Kym, and Matthew ...and 3 late comers |
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| Eatontown Building...met with Brittany, Christina, Laura and Sheena ...met Luis last week |
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| This is the Freehold Building... we still have to visit the Toms River and Stafford Buildings |
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Week's Photo Potpourri
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| In a galaxy FAR, FAR away, our mission BEGINS.... |
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| with loving support and encouragement from family members.... |
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 across Colorado.... |
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| across Kansas.... |
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| Missouri......across southern Illinois.... |
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| across Indiana.... |
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| across Ohio.... |
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| across Pennsylvania.... |
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| ...and FINALLY welcome to New Jersey |
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| DAY ONE (in NJ): This is how we found our rental.... |
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| ...and by day's end this is how it looked! |
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| DAY TWO...already teaching CES Institute in Eatontown!!! |
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| DAY THREE...Zone Conference for Zones #6 & #8 |
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| Mission Pres & Sister Jeppson teaching at Zone Conference |
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| Zone Conference stretching break! |
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| Role playing.... |
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| DAY FOUR....East Brunswick Stake YSA FHE at Freehold Bldg |
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| DAY FIVE...happy surprise! Reunion with former Greenwood Village Ward friends, the Marsh's |
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| DAY SIX...Sister Jeppson's home for senior missionary couples' FHE with a CLEVER grandchild wall display! |
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| A few senior missionary couples at ease during FHE |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
We Came, We Saw, We Learned
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| Sunday afternoon MTC arrival |
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| Standard pose in front of MTC world map |
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| Monday 8 am - 4 pm CES missionary specialist training 10 couples serving stateside 14 couples serving internationally |
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| Here's our MTC training group. (Sister Phillips--front row third from left and Elder Phillips--second row third from left-- also served in our mission.) |
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| Two of our three EXCELLENT CES instructors: Brothers Foy and Grossen (Brother Hart not pictured) |
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| Meet one of our ward members at MTC. He is learning Swedish--over forty languages taught at MTC |
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| Over 2,600 missionaries were at MTC when we were! |
Sunday, July 17, 2011
MTC Check-in
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Set Apart
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| Stake President Bowden sets us apart. Stake Presidency Counselor MacPherson and Stake High Councilor Wright participate as well. Thank you for your encouraging words! |
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Missionary Farewell
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| Today we spoke in our Ward -- MB on Elder Holland's "Ensign to the Nations" and Howard on Elder Perry's "God's Hand in the Founding of America" |
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| My former college roommate, one of the first people I met at BYU, came to support me/us. |
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| Former CTR6 Primary students serenade me with "I Hope They Call Me on a Mission" and a special portrait. |
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