Serving a mission in Ohio

A new discovery! Not far from where we live is one of Cincinnati's parks.  Mt. Ariy Forest is 1459 acres of trees, trails, frisbee golf, and a few streams that right now are pretty small, except when it rains.   Spring really is trying to come but about 5 days our of 7 it gets kidnapped by winter.  On one of those rare spring days we made our way to Mt Ariy Forest and hiked for a couple of hours on one of the many trails.  Later in this entry I will include some more pictures of that little 'Venture. Today - April 16th starts another six week cycle for us.  We have new missionaries arriving today.  Tomorrow we will help get them to Centerville where they will meet there first companions.  Also we have several going home - that is the other side of the transfer.  We will help get them to the Columbus Temple for a session tomorrow then they will be off to continue their lives that they so willingly interrupted. One of the miracles we witness with the exposure to this

A few weeks ago, it was a little sunny and looked warmer than it really was, so we ventured out to EDEN park that overlooks the Ohio River.  We were able to walk along some paved paths and even found some flowers starting to do what they were created to do - give beauty and variety to the earth. It was good to be outside.  Since we have had some throw backs into winter.  Life here continues to be very busy.  Since we last wrote we have had a sisters conference where all of the sister missionaries gathered and taught one another.  Sister Ardeth Kapp, a dear friend of President and Sister Welch came and taught us all.  I say us because I (Elder Wendel) was part of the transportation, setup, clean up and overall support crew. Sisters Conference in Centerville OH We went from Sisters conference right into a MLC (Mission Leaders Conference) where all of the leadership of the mission reports on stewardships and receives instruction from President and Sister Welch. Some of