One last round of polishing shoes!!!!
And one last celebration!
Our New Year's Eve Celebration consisted of hats, poppers,
festive crackers, sparklers
and an attempted round of Auld Lang Syne
Many of them had never sung Auld Lang Syne and so we had to teach it before we could really sing it.
This was a group we will remember for a long time. They became our Christmas family and were as close to each other as any group we have ever had. One sister was from Albania really struggled with her English. In the beginning her frustrations would erupt into temple tantrums, but in time she settled down and when she left she was full of love and smiles. The season, the change, the stress and the many new germs brought with them caused an onslaught of colds and sickness. But somehow the missionaries pushed through and had a wonderful time.
On the night before their departure they gathered together in our apartment and shared contact information with the promise that they would meet again on april 20, 2015 in front of the pond o Temple Square. We will be there. We will see if anyone else will be.
Shine up your shoes, complete your mission and read the book called TURNER TREES it is good old family history, if you are interested in genealogy then seek it out as some of your famous members are included inside. For the sake of Auld Lang Syne my Dears.
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