What a warm welcome we received! Elder and Sister Lloyd (the couple we are replacing) were so kind to meet us for lunch and to have the apartment ready to move into. They also arranged for the Elders (Elder Sillito from Canada, Elder Dunn from Bluffdale, Utah, Elder Rushton from Washington State, Elder Hopkins, and Elder Smith, our DL) all from our apartment complex to help us move into our apartment. (The Elders were awesome!) The Lloyd's patiently answered all our many questions which helped us so much. We are grateful for all their kindnesses.
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Elder Hopkins and Elder Smith
Two of the missionaries who helped us move into our apartment. |
President Clayton, our mission president, and his wife, Sister Clayton, invited Elder and Sister Lloyd and us to dinner our first night here. What an enjoyable evening getting to know them. It is wonderful to rub shoulders with such good people.
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| President and Sister Clayton |
This week has been filled with unpacking, shopping, studying, missionary health councils, and morning walks. We love it here! The people are so friendly. It is so green and beautiful. Trees are everywhere.
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| The gate to our apartment complex |
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The building we live in. Our balcony is in the middle, top floor.
The two windows to the right and left of the balcony are also part of our apartment. |
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The neighborhood swimming pool, not sure we will ever use,
but I'm sure the grandchildren will when they come for a visit. |
Elder Merrell and I have been exploring the neighborhood on our morning walks.
We took a few pictures of our discoveries.
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| A pond outside our complex |
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A nearby cemetery. This confederate flag marks the grave of a civil war veteran.
The cemetery was filled with these flags. |
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| A path we walked on in the Ridge Nature Area |
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Ridge Nature Park
This was a quiet peaceful place for a morning walk with birds singing
and squirrels jumping from tree to tree. |
We also had the opportunity to attend the Atlanta Temple with Elder and Sister Candee Read on Saturday, May 25th. Elder Read takes care of the cars and Sister Read is the mission historian. She also takes photos for the church. One photo was used on the cover of an Ensign.
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| Sister and Elder Merrell at the Atlanta Temple |
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| Elder and Sister Merrell and Elder and Sister Read |
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Elder Kohler, the mission secretary; Elder Bennett, mission finance clerk;
Elder and Sister Merrell |
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