Family Fun in Florida

We had a wonderful week working on our Chapel Pass-Along Card project, English and Spanish prayer cards, visiting missionaries, meeting with the Lauderhill ward leadership on Daily Dose, watching General Conference and having fun with Steve, Traci and their wonderful family. We printed 3050 3" x 5" cards front and back using our printer. It went well some times and other times things would jam up or not feed through the printer. Elder Black spent so much time hunched over the printer that his shoulder bothered him for days. They really turned out nice and we will get them to the missionaries this week. We have finally got the Daily Dose English teaching effort going and there is a lot of interest. Tonight, we will be teaching our first Daily Dose lesson which will last about 30 minutes. We really enjoyed watching General Conference through the internet and at the Stake Center. Steve, Ammon and Elder Black went to the Stake Center Saturday evening to see the Priesthood Session. It was good to be together for the Priesthood Session as we tried to do when were at home. On the way home, we turned into the left turn lane to turn onto our street, Atlantic Blvd. Just as we were about to stop to wait for the green arrow, someone just in front of us and in the main traffic lane for some reason stopped at the green light. One car behind that stopped car swerved right, but the second car (a van) swerved left into our lane and somehow ended up in front of us. It amazed us that it could happen without side swiping our car. We felt quite blessed that we were not hit. In Florida, defensive driving is the only way to survive. Yesterday, we spend several hours at the Everglades National Park called Shark Valley and got an upfront and personal encounter with a bunch of alligators in the wild. It was so interesting and exciting to see not only the alligators, but also many beautiful birds along the path. We saw groups of baby alligators crawling over each other. The attached photos will give you an idea of what it was like. It was a hot day (over 90 deg F) so many of the alligators were in the water, but a few were out on the banks and even near the path. There was a side path with a large alligator sunning himself right in the middle of the path. After this adventure, Steve, Traci and their family went to the Discovery Center in Ft. Lauderdale and then went to Pompano Beach to play in the ocean until it got dark. They said it was warm and the waves were just right. We had breakfast together this morning and they headed for the Miami airport. We appreciate all you do for us and love you all very much.