Monday, December 28, 2009
27 December 2009
We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. Our Christmas was good but did not go exactly as planned…
Since the flare up with the missionaries in Guyana last fall the area presidency has asked that we make sure we are compliant with regulations of the particular country we are in. Therefore the St Lucian missionary force met with an immigration officer in Castries on Tuesday to clarify our status. Our situation created some questions as the officer ended up speaking with other immigration people in adjoining offices seeking an answer. After about two hours of off and on discussion we were finally told for now we will have to renew our stay every thirty days at the cost of $200.00 EC per missionary. We were also told the immigration cabinet meets monthly to consider immigration concerns-that this will be presented to them and hopefully it can be extended to every 90 days. A file was created for each missionary which required a copy of our passport plus a passport photo. At the passport photo shop we were told it would take about ten minutes. Two hours later we had our photos and we were ready-and eager to return to Vieux Fort. Elders Welch and Thomas asked us to go with them that evening to visit a family they are teaching. We did so and felt strongly of the spirit as this family was taught. They asked good pertinent questions, paid close attention to the lesson, and were most gracious in every way. They are Seventh Day Adventist and the elders are hopeful they will gain a testimony of the gospel so that the day of the Sabbath will not become an issue. It was a delightful evening and we are thankful the elders involved us.
Now as to Christmas. We planned to meet with the other missioners in Castries early Christmas Day, do a service project at an orphanage in the morning, have lunch, play some games, watch a ‘mission approved’ movie until we needed to return to Vieux Fort so the elders could make their Christmas Day calls to family. Enter Kashakacy (Kacy) Leonce. When Elder and Sister Collins were the missionary couple in Castries they were able to get Kacy accepted at BYU-Idaho starting the spring semester. Elder and Sister Treseder were in Guyana at the time of the little flare up and were ordered to leave. As a result they and Elder and Sister Collins essentially traded places. Christmas Eve afternoon the Treseder’s were taking Kacy to the airport in Castries. She needed to be there at 2:00 p.m. for her flight to Salt Lake City. While on the way she informed Elder and Sister Treseder the airport she needed to be at was in Vieux Fort-an hour away at the very best, not Castries. They located a taxi as soon as possible, paid her fare, and got her on her way. Treseder’s called us about 4:00 p.m. to let us know the situation and asked if we would follow up and see if she made the flight. Ten minutes later Elder Collins called from Guyana to tell us she had missed her flight, was still at the airport, and ask if we would pick her up. Not only pick her up but let her stay with us for the night and then see that she caught the same flight Christmas Day. We were glad to help but in the twinkle of an eye our Christmas day plans changed. All was not loss however. President and Sister Nicholas had invited us to a Christmas Day dinner so now we told them we would accept the invite- and they were most happy to have Kacy as a guest as well. They had a meal prepared that would have fed Royalty. We were glad we joined with them. After dinner we got Kacy on her way OK, and as the elders rode a bus to Castries that meant we were all alone for the balance of the day. Christmas without family is hard regardless of what you are doing.
Sister Faux: Yes, Christmas is hard without family no matter what is happening. We planned to talk to all of our family on Skype, but we could not get it to work. We could see some of them but could not hear them so it made us sad. Wesston (Grandson) tried to call us again last night but still did not work. I know they all had a good Christmas so that is what is important. Also we are blessed with a new great granddaughter born on the 23 of December…..Our daughter Amy’s birthday –and Joseph Smith birthday. She is our third Great grandchild; her parents are David and Holly Faux. Their first child and we hear that she is beautiful, no name that we have heard of yet. That makes us happy and can’t wait to see her.
Our Christmas dinner at the Nicholas home was West Indies for sure. They had killed a Hugh chicken or rather Elder Morris killed it for them. His first chicken experience… It was as big as a small turkey and delicious, they also had ham and boiled pork with all the other dishes. It was very nice of them to invite us. Our elders were all in Castries and had a wonderful Christmas and they were excited to speak with their families. Does Santa come to St Lucia? Not to many families, but this morning at church Ceara Hippolyte (8) showed me what Santa brought her. It was a small dairy and another little gift that she was very happy to receive. They have no chimneys here so why should Santa come—I think it would be frustrating for him.
I don’t recall if I have mentioned it before but people on the street look very clean and well ---pressed. The white clothes are very white and ironed perfectly. They are not very modest but very clean and also very nice. Many do not have washers and so wash by hand and that seems hard to me. People that come in to Castries on cruise ships do not have that same look, many look trashy and they are all white people, they embarrass us.
On our way to Castries last week the elders were reading, at random, the chapter headings from the Book of Mormon and quizzing each other about what book /verse/story. It was impressive how many correct answers were given. They learn so many things about the gospel in a very short time. I know I have said it before but they are very fine men. Most of these missionaries are picking up a second language that the natives use all the time. It is called Patwa and has many French words in it—I would love to learn a few words .Elder Morris is very interested in speaking it.
Elder Treseder planted me a pot of flowers-one large plant is a coconut tree-he just picked it up in the wild. It has the coconut shell with the tree growing out of it. It has a few other plants and yesterday I tore off a philiadandrum( I can’t spell it). They grow all over and always an inside plant at home, here they grow wild and cover entire trees. It will be fun to watch it grow.
As the New Year comes this week we wish each of you a very Happy New Year. Elder and Sister Faux
We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. Our Christmas was good but did not go exactly as planned…
Since the flare up with the missionaries in Guyana last fall the area presidency has asked that we make sure we are compliant with regulations of the particular country we are in. Therefore the St Lucian missionary force met with an immigration officer in Castries on Tuesday to clarify our status. Our situation created some questions as the officer ended up speaking with other immigration people in adjoining offices seeking an answer. After about two hours of off and on discussion we were finally told for now we will have to renew our stay every thirty days at the cost of $200.00 EC per missionary. We were also told the immigration cabinet meets monthly to consider immigration concerns-that this will be presented to them and hopefully it can be extended to every 90 days. A file was created for each missionary which required a copy of our passport plus a passport photo. At the passport photo shop we were told it would take about ten minutes. Two hours later we had our photos and we were ready-and eager to return to Vieux Fort. Elders Welch and Thomas asked us to go with them that evening to visit a family they are teaching. We did so and felt strongly of the spirit as this family was taught. They asked good pertinent questions, paid close attention to the lesson, and were most gracious in every way. They are Seventh Day Adventist and the elders are hopeful they will gain a testimony of the gospel so that the day of the Sabbath will not become an issue. It was a delightful evening and we are thankful the elders involved us.
Now as to Christmas. We planned to meet with the other missioners in Castries early Christmas Day, do a service project at an orphanage in the morning, have lunch, play some games, watch a ‘mission approved’ movie until we needed to return to Vieux Fort so the elders could make their Christmas Day calls to family. Enter Kashakacy (Kacy) Leonce. When Elder and Sister Collins were the missionary couple in Castries they were able to get Kacy accepted at BYU-Idaho starting the spring semester. Elder and Sister Treseder were in Guyana at the time of the little flare up and were ordered to leave. As a result they and Elder and Sister Collins essentially traded places. Christmas Eve afternoon the Treseder’s were taking Kacy to the airport in Castries. She needed to be there at 2:00 p.m. for her flight to Salt Lake City. While on the way she informed Elder and Sister Treseder the airport she needed to be at was in Vieux Fort-an hour away at the very best, not Castries. They located a taxi as soon as possible, paid her fare, and got her on her way. Treseder’s called us about 4:00 p.m. to let us know the situation and asked if we would follow up and see if she made the flight. Ten minutes later Elder Collins called from Guyana to tell us she had missed her flight, was still at the airport, and ask if we would pick her up. Not only pick her up but let her stay with us for the night and then see that she caught the same flight Christmas Day. We were glad to help but in the twinkle of an eye our Christmas day plans changed. All was not loss however. President and Sister Nicholas had invited us to a Christmas Day dinner so now we told them we would accept the invite- and they were most happy to have Kacy as a guest as well. They had a meal prepared that would have fed Royalty. We were glad we joined with them. After dinner we got Kacy on her way OK, and as the elders rode a bus to Castries that meant we were all alone for the balance of the day. Christmas without family is hard regardless of what you are doing.
Sister Faux: Yes, Christmas is hard without family no matter what is happening. We planned to talk to all of our family on Skype, but we could not get it to work. We could see some of them but could not hear them so it made us sad. Wesston (Grandson) tried to call us again last night but still did not work. I know they all had a good Christmas so that is what is important. Also we are blessed with a new great granddaughter born on the 23 of December…..Our daughter Amy’s birthday –and Joseph Smith birthday. She is our third Great grandchild; her parents are David and Holly Faux. Their first child and we hear that she is beautiful, no name that we have heard of yet. That makes us happy and can’t wait to see her.
Our Christmas dinner at the Nicholas home was West Indies for sure. They had killed a Hugh chicken or rather Elder Morris killed it for them. His first chicken experience… It was as big as a small turkey and delicious, they also had ham and boiled pork with all the other dishes. It was very nice of them to invite us. Our elders were all in Castries and had a wonderful Christmas and they were excited to speak with their families. Does Santa come to St Lucia? Not to many families, but this morning at church Ceara Hippolyte (8) showed me what Santa brought her. It was a small dairy and another little gift that she was very happy to receive. They have no chimneys here so why should Santa come—I think it would be frustrating for him.
I don’t recall if I have mentioned it before but people on the street look very clean and well ---pressed. The white clothes are very white and ironed perfectly. They are not very modest but very clean and also very nice. Many do not have washers and so wash by hand and that seems hard to me. People that come in to Castries on cruise ships do not have that same look, many look trashy and they are all white people, they embarrass us.
On our way to Castries last week the elders were reading, at random, the chapter headings from the Book of Mormon and quizzing each other about what book /verse/story. It was impressive how many correct answers were given. They learn so many things about the gospel in a very short time. I know I have said it before but they are very fine men. Most of these missionaries are picking up a second language that the natives use all the time. It is called Patwa and has many French words in it—I would love to learn a few words .Elder Morris is very interested in speaking it.
Elder Treseder planted me a pot of flowers-one large plant is a coconut tree-he just picked it up in the wild. It has the coconut shell with the tree growing out of it. It has a few other plants and yesterday I tore off a philiadandrum( I can’t spell it). They grow all over and always an inside plant at home, here they grow wild and cover entire trees. It will be fun to watch it grow.
As the New Year comes this week we wish each of you a very Happy New Year. Elder and Sister Faux
Monday, December 21, 2009
20 December 2009
Is it or isn’t it? Somewhat of a quandary. On Friday we were notified that zone conference scheduled for January 6th and 7th 2010 had been moved to December 16th and 17th. So we arranged to meet with Elder and Sister Treseder in Castries come Monday to make plans for the zone conference meal (at least 40 people to feed) in addition to providing the elders with something they could have for breakfast that morning. Before we could leave Monday morning we got word the conference had been cancelled due to lack of travel arrangements. Then we get notified it will proceed on the 16th and 17th as announced-then another notice it has been cancelled. Sister Treseder finally called the mission office to find out what was happening for sure. We were relieved to know it would be held as originally scheduled in January. But at the same time somewhat saddened when we were informed that our zone had been divided. The islands of Grenada and St Vincent, which had been part of the zone, would now be a zone of their own. One of the delights of zone conference was our association with Elder and Sister Rasmussen and Elder and Sister Wheeler, the senior couples serving on these two islands. They are good people and we will miss our visits and association with them. So instead of zone conference on Tuesday we had a zone meeting connecting with the other islands via the computer for visual and the telephone for audio. From this meeting came a whole new mission criteria for baptism, the key ones being: the candidate must attend church for three consecutive Sundays and stay for the full block, read from the Book of Mormon fourteen consecutive days, teach a Book of Mormon lesson to a referral they have provided, two family home evenings, one with a member present and one on their own. This will reduce the number of baptisms but those that are baptized should be stronger in their commitment to live the commandments and stay active members. It was a singular experience to witness as the missionaries accepted these new baptism standards and proffer their willingness to work harder.
Sister Faux: Greetings from the sunny island of St Lucia! Today is Sunday and it is a bright happy day. We just came home from church and not many people attending again this morning. I counted just before our service began and 21 in attendance. A few came late as usual- about 6 or 7 all kids except one. We are not sure just what the problem is but it is not good. A young man was to receive the priesthood; another man was to give a talk, plus our music leader, all did not come. And another new member wasn’t there as well as our Sunday school teacher. Randy came but he was not happy and spent most of the time on the porch. Makes us feel bad for them and for the branch. Our elders are working daily with the members trying to encourage them. Monday night they have an extra Family Home Evening planned, hoping to help some families.
Elder Faux has told you about the changes in our zone and also we are going to have our district split as well. We will have four elders here and one couple (Faux). So the four elders will not have to travel in the back seat of our little Toyota. That really makes them miserable. It has always been miserable but our large New Zealand elder is a big man so that makes it harder. Could I just tell you what good men they are, we enjoy them very much.
One morning as we walked our three, or almost three mile walk, we passed a house that has a little table out in front. The owner puts some things from his garden on it to sell. He was the one that climbed his neighbor’s tree in the summer and picked me some mangos. Anyway, we bought a small pumpkin, lettuce and some spinach for $14 EC money, which would be not quite $5.00 in our money. He went out into his garden and picked them fresh, except for the pumpkin. It is very good; the pumpkin is a little stringy but tastes fine. On another walk we passed a flight of steps leading up to a house. The owners must think they will never get old. I would not want to hike these steps. We will put a picture up and show you.
In closing:
A Christmas wish we would like to share with all of you for whom we care
Just nice wishes for family and friends so dear a wish for your happiness and your good cheer
This happy holiday season for this precise year finds us far away but our thoughts are clear
We miss each one of our family whom we love and ask Heavenly Father to bless from above
Our friends are like family and we love them so much we wish they had time to just keep in touch
In the snow and cold of the season we find that we pray for your joy and happiness of the best kind
Now we live in a very bright sunny town and on our face you will not find a frown
A mission we serve so we feel of good cheer and in our thoughts we hold each of you dear
The birth of our Savior is the very reason we love to celebrate this happy holiday season
So Merry Christmas to all-may your spirits be bright for certain our Merry Christmas will surely not be white.
Love, From Elder and Sister Faux
Is it or isn’t it? Somewhat of a quandary. On Friday we were notified that zone conference scheduled for January 6th and 7th 2010 had been moved to December 16th and 17th. So we arranged to meet with Elder and Sister Treseder in Castries come Monday to make plans for the zone conference meal (at least 40 people to feed) in addition to providing the elders with something they could have for breakfast that morning. Before we could leave Monday morning we got word the conference had been cancelled due to lack of travel arrangements. Then we get notified it will proceed on the 16th and 17th as announced-then another notice it has been cancelled. Sister Treseder finally called the mission office to find out what was happening for sure. We were relieved to know it would be held as originally scheduled in January. But at the same time somewhat saddened when we were informed that our zone had been divided. The islands of Grenada and St Vincent, which had been part of the zone, would now be a zone of their own. One of the delights of zone conference was our association with Elder and Sister Rasmussen and Elder and Sister Wheeler, the senior couples serving on these two islands. They are good people and we will miss our visits and association with them. So instead of zone conference on Tuesday we had a zone meeting connecting with the other islands via the computer for visual and the telephone for audio. From this meeting came a whole new mission criteria for baptism, the key ones being: the candidate must attend church for three consecutive Sundays and stay for the full block, read from the Book of Mormon fourteen consecutive days, teach a Book of Mormon lesson to a referral they have provided, two family home evenings, one with a member present and one on their own. This will reduce the number of baptisms but those that are baptized should be stronger in their commitment to live the commandments and stay active members. It was a singular experience to witness as the missionaries accepted these new baptism standards and proffer their willingness to work harder.
Sister Faux: Greetings from the sunny island of St Lucia! Today is Sunday and it is a bright happy day. We just came home from church and not many people attending again this morning. I counted just before our service began and 21 in attendance. A few came late as usual- about 6 or 7 all kids except one. We are not sure just what the problem is but it is not good. A young man was to receive the priesthood; another man was to give a talk, plus our music leader, all did not come. And another new member wasn’t there as well as our Sunday school teacher. Randy came but he was not happy and spent most of the time on the porch. Makes us feel bad for them and for the branch. Our elders are working daily with the members trying to encourage them. Monday night they have an extra Family Home Evening planned, hoping to help some families.
Elder Faux has told you about the changes in our zone and also we are going to have our district split as well. We will have four elders here and one couple (Faux). So the four elders will not have to travel in the back seat of our little Toyota. That really makes them miserable. It has always been miserable but our large New Zealand elder is a big man so that makes it harder. Could I just tell you what good men they are, we enjoy them very much.
One morning as we walked our three, or almost three mile walk, we passed a house that has a little table out in front. The owner puts some things from his garden on it to sell. He was the one that climbed his neighbor’s tree in the summer and picked me some mangos. Anyway, we bought a small pumpkin, lettuce and some spinach for $14 EC money, which would be not quite $5.00 in our money. He went out into his garden and picked them fresh, except for the pumpkin. It is very good; the pumpkin is a little stringy but tastes fine. On another walk we passed a flight of steps leading up to a house. The owners must think they will never get old. I would not want to hike these steps. We will put a picture up and show you.
In closing:
A Christmas wish we would like to share with all of you for whom we care
Just nice wishes for family and friends so dear a wish for your happiness and your good cheer
This happy holiday season for this precise year finds us far away but our thoughts are clear
We miss each one of our family whom we love and ask Heavenly Father to bless from above
Our friends are like family and we love them so much we wish they had time to just keep in touch
In the snow and cold of the season we find that we pray for your joy and happiness of the best kind
Now we live in a very bright sunny town and on our face you will not find a frown
A mission we serve so we feel of good cheer and in our thoughts we hold each of you dear
The birth of our Savior is the very reason we love to celebrate this happy holiday season
So Merry Christmas to all-may your spirits be bright for certain our Merry Christmas will surely not be white.
Love, From Elder and Sister Faux
Monday, December 14, 2009
We were in Castries for the most part of Monday. It was time to have the routine maintenance service for the auto and that is where the service center is located. Once we had the auto logged we went with Elder and Sister Treseder. Our first stop at their apartment where Dora gave Sister Treseder a haircut- before the fun started. For fun we went shopping and browsing at the mall in Rodney Bay. Dora was looking for a pair of shoes, which she didn’t find, but she did find a curling iron. The one she brought with her melted when she inadvertently plugged it into the 240 V outlets that are standard here. This curling iron is 120 V so she can use it when we return home-provided she doesn’t by pass the adapter again. We hadn’t planned to eat at the mall but in looking over the cuisine we decided to try it to see if it might be something we could have catered for the next zone conference. We enjoyed our meal but will try a couple of other options before a decision is made. The rest of the time we just wandered through the various businesses in the mall. It was a most enjoyable day with the Treseders’. We returned to Vieux Fort just in time for our monthly branch family home evening. As usual, just a few in attendance when we started but gradually increased so we had a nice group at the end. For a lesson/program we sang a few Christmas Hymns then branch member Davis Thomas read the Christmas Story from the 2nd Chapter of Luke. We then sang a couple more hymns and closed the program with three primary age girls, Gabriella, Shaza, and Kelsey singing ‘Its’ A Jolly Jolly Christmas’. It was most entertaining, especially when they added a little St Lucian version. It was a fun way to end our program. After the closing prayer the elders got everyone involved playing the game, “Do You Love Your Neighbor?” What started out looking like it might be a bleak evening ended up quite successful-thankfully. We were in Castries again on Wednesday to take Elder Westover as that was transfer day and he will be spending two weeks in Trinidad before returning home. He has been a good missionary and we have enjoyed our association with him. Our new elder is Elder Rosales. But he really isn’t new as he was one of the elders that greeted us as the airport when we first arrived. This will be his second time working with the Vieux Fort Branch. He is from Guatemala, Elder Thomas from New Zealand, so we have somewhat of an international elegance with the four missionaries in Vieux Fort.
Sister Faux: Today is Sunday and we had a nice Sunday Service, however we were very few in number, I counted 23 people as we started, six of those being missionaries, and about five more came a little later. I don’t know the problem but it does not seem to be getting any better with each week. Randy did not come again and we do not know his problem. It makes us sad. We had eight sisters in Relief Society but that is about usual. The elders have been trying to reactivate so hope that helps. We were invited to our friends, Jeanette and Davis Thomas, for lunch today. She served pumpkin soup and was really very good. Friday night we bought a pizza (Domino’s just opened) and took it to the beach to eat with Jeanette and Davis as well. That was a fun evening. Saturday we cleaned the church once again (people don’t seem to remember that it is an assignment for all the members) Then we interviewed Lilly about being a Semi nary teacher. We have to report to our mission president to see what he chooses to do.
This week we received a couple of Christmas cards from our friends and that was fun. We also received a birthday card with a beautiful handkerchief (Thank you Eleanor and John) the envelope was all tore up but arrived okay. We took a picture of it and will post it with our pictures. We just returned from our weekly trip to the William Family including Boom Boom. We had a fun evening with Evenella giving the family home evening lesson once again. She is not a member of the church but she always gives the lesson. I took cinnamon rolls for the treat and I don’t think that was their favorite dessert.
Sister Faux: Today is Sunday and we had a nice Sunday Service, however we were very few in number, I counted 23 people as we started, six of those being missionaries, and about five more came a little later. I don’t know the problem but it does not seem to be getting any better with each week. Randy did not come again and we do not know his problem. It makes us sad. We had eight sisters in Relief Society but that is about usual. The elders have been trying to reactivate so hope that helps. We were invited to our friends, Jeanette and Davis Thomas, for lunch today. She served pumpkin soup and was really very good. Friday night we bought a pizza (Domino’s just opened) and took it to the beach to eat with Jeanette and Davis as well. That was a fun evening. Saturday we cleaned the church once again (people don’t seem to remember that it is an assignment for all the members) Then we interviewed Lilly about being a Semi nary teacher. We have to report to our mission president to see what he chooses to do.
This week we received a couple of Christmas cards from our friends and that was fun. We also received a birthday card with a beautiful handkerchief (Thank you Eleanor and John) the envelope was all tore up but arrived okay. We took a picture of it and will post it with our pictures. We just returned from our weekly trip to the William Family including Boom Boom. We had a fun evening with Evenella giving the family home evening lesson once again. She is not a member of the church but she always gives the lesson. I took cinnamon rolls for the treat and I don’t think that was their favorite dessert.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Well, I (Elder Faux) didn’t make it. Climbing the Gros Piton that is. I keep telling myself that if I could have set my own pace I may well had been successful. But when you have a lithe 20 year old guide who makes the climb at least five times a week-and sometimes twice a day-and is on a time schedule…whew!Elder Faux made it to the first check point but when told it just got steeper and rougher he decided it was time to use prudence over pride. Anyway, racquetball is where it all is at rather than climbing the Gros Piton, a volcano that didn’t erupt. The young elders were successful. However; when Elder Thomas arrived back he was totally exhausted. He found a place to sit and hardly moved, other than to gulp water, for about fifteen minutes. Maybe a little note of interest: to make the climb a guide is mandatory as is a fee. The fee is listed as ‘attempt’ rather than ‘climb’ so no recourse for a refund if you be unsuccessful. Brother and Sister Elliot, branch members that live in Soufriere, found out about this event, so they invited us to have lunch with them when we finished. It is about a 45 minute drive, not so far in distance but due more to road conditions. It was well worth the drive as the lunch was great. We were in Castries both Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday for district meeting and Wednesday to meet with Elder and Sister McIntosh who are the CES couple for the mission. Our goal is get seminary started again and to have a branch member as the teacher. They came to Vieux Fort on Thursday to interview two prospects so we may be on our way. When we drove to Castries of Wednesday we had Firmus Hippolyte, 1st councilor in the branch presidency, ride with us. He has his own ten wheel dump truck that he drives all around the island hauling sand/gravel or whatever. The apprehensions Elder Faux felt about him being a passenger were well founded as he received various instructions from this native driver. “Tap the brake, tap the gas, shift to 2nd, slow down, speed up, toot the horn, etc etc”. Then usually the comment, “You are doing good Elder Faux”. He is a good man and we did enjoy his company. Along with Elders Welch and Thomas we were at his home in Choiseul Friday afternoon. The elders were looking for a member family in Soufriere and needed directions. We call it inspiration as we were able to find the home and five out of the six family members. Lack of transportation is their reason for not coming to church so the challenge now is to come up with a plan that will work for them.
Sister Faux: Elder Faux speaking about the Pitons, if you could just see them (2 of them) you would wonder why anyone in their right mind would attempt to climb them. So that is great for those young elders as they made it and great for Elder Faux as he thought he could. I had a very pleasant day by myself as they were gone from early morning and did not get back until after dark- about 6 pm. I sewed most of the day making myself a nice new red dress. I am mostly happy about it. But for some reason it seems I to have to make my clothes a bit bigger---what can that mean. I don’t have much to tell you this week, the weather still hot but it may have little cooled a little. When we sit on the porch and a breeze is blowing it feels great. I did bring a sweater and have never had it out of the drawer and in fact it is still in the plastic bag. Just one word of caution; if you have ever had a full bottle of new colored nail polish try not to drop it on a solid tile floor by the wall, or by the shower stall, or shower curtain. It makes life difficult for some time. Who ever thought that Elder Faux and I would be spending the Christmas Holidays on a beautiful tropical island? We need to be enjoying every minute of our time here. We wish all of you well and hope you are enjoying the Happy Holiday Season wherever you are. Love, Sister Faux
Sister Faux: Elder Faux speaking about the Pitons, if you could just see them (2 of them) you would wonder why anyone in their right mind would attempt to climb them. So that is great for those young elders as they made it and great for Elder Faux as he thought he could. I had a very pleasant day by myself as they were gone from early morning and did not get back until after dark- about 6 pm. I sewed most of the day making myself a nice new red dress. I am mostly happy about it. But for some reason it seems I to have to make my clothes a bit bigger---what can that mean. I don’t have much to tell you this week, the weather still hot but it may have little cooled a little. When we sit on the porch and a breeze is blowing it feels great. I did bring a sweater and have never had it out of the drawer and in fact it is still in the plastic bag. Just one word of caution; if you have ever had a full bottle of new colored nail polish try not to drop it on a solid tile floor by the wall, or by the shower stall, or shower curtain. It makes life difficult for some time. Who ever thought that Elder Faux and I would be spending the Christmas Holidays on a beautiful tropical island? We need to be enjoying every minute of our time here. We wish all of you well and hope you are enjoying the Happy Holiday Season wherever you are. Love, Sister Faux
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