Winter is over!!! Lol. We wish, but we have had a nice break the last few days of the week with temperatures in the high 40's. We are looking forward to more of the same this week and we will happily accept it.
Some big news on the mission front. July 1 2015 the Rapid City, South Dakota Mission will become the North Dakota Bismarck Mission and the boundaries will be the same as the Bismarck Temple district. That means the area the mission covers will be somewhat smaller than it currently is but it is still a good size geographical area. Along with that the Mormon Handcart Historic Sites have become a new Mission of their own. They are now the Wyoming Mormon Trails Mission and instead of a Director now has a Mission President. Elder Bushman has become President Bushman. All of us are super excited with these changes. The Mission includes Martin's Cove, Sixth Crossing and Rock Creek Hollow.
Monday Sister Patti Busch invited us to dinner and to watch the movie Maleficent. We always enjoy spending time with Sister Busch and she makes a delicious chicken enchilada. The movie was fun...no car chases for Elder Lindsey but enough action to keep him happy.
Sister Busch and I
Wednesday's ARP classes continue to go well and as the word gets out more people are showing an interest in joining us. Good people showing a lot of courage as they work to change their lives.
Thursday morning we headed to Rapid City. Elder Lindsey had a doctor appointment on Friday and we wanted to visit some sites on our way so we headed out early. Our first stop was to the Minuteman Missile Museum.
This is the first step in a fascinating two site tour.
After the tour at the main building we followed our tour guide to the actual site of one of the missile control facilities.
Four miles west we came to the bunker site where the crews lived as they kept everything in readiness for possible firing of the missiles.
This is the interior of the capsule 31 feet under ground where a two person crew did 24 hour shifts in readiness to fire the missile if needed.
This artwork is on the outside of the massive door to the capsule.
We found the tour faciniting. Our tour guide was a retired Air Force Col who had worked at the facility when it was active so he knew what he was talking about.
From the missile site we headed to the Badlands National Park to view them with the winter snow dusting the hills and valleys.
It was so beautiful!
The Big Horn Sheep were out in force and quite content to have their pictures taken.
After checking into our motel we headed out to Mt Rushmore to enjoy this beautiful National landmark without crowds of people. We were able to tour the museums, watch the films and even get a snack without waiting in a single line and it was wonderful. We even took pictures without having to wait for people to clear the areas.
We had never seen the monument lighted so this was a real treat.
After seeing the sights at Mt Rushmore we headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant East of Utah...On the Border. We shared steak fajitas then headed back to the motel for the night.
Friday morning we went over to the Mission office to visit with the other Senior missionaries. We are surrounded by wonderful people in Rosebud but we do miss that association with the other Senior Couples that we enjoyed at Martin's Cove so it was nice to spend a little time sharing experiences.
When we left the office we headed out to get the car washed then went to visit the Berlin Wall Memorial Park.
Elder Lindsey next to a large piece of the Wall.
Next we wandered downtown Rapid, had some lunch then because we had a bit of time to spare before Elder Lindsey's doctor appointment we went to the Journey Museum. It houses the story of South Dakota from prehistoric times to present day.
Elder Lindsey almost lost his head!
Everyone who comes to Rapid City visits Mt Rushmore but there are so many other interesting and fun places to visit I'm glad we had an opportunity to explore some of them.
Elder Lindsey's doctor appointment went well. He's doing great and is now starting the process to wean off the final doses of steroids. We have been blessed to receive excellent medical care while so far away from home. Our drive home was uneventful...but long and as always it's fun to travel but there's no place like home...or motor home!
Saturday morning we did chores and in the afternoon I attended a baby shower and Elder Lindsey spent time with the new Elders who will serve here in Rosebud every other week. We are very excited to have Elders here as are the Branch members.
After Branch Council today we along with the Elders had a teaching appointment. We are teaching three young women who come to church but who have not yet been baptized. Today we focused on Jesus Christ and how he has blessed our lives. After the teaching appointment we took the Elders to St Francis and introduced them to a young lady who wants to be taught. We were able to set up a teaching appointment for later this week with her. Elder Lindsey and I are excited to work together with the Elders in teaching these great people.
After three months of laying the groundwork and wondering if the work is ever going to take off here in Rosebud we finally are seeing things move forward and that is exciting!
Our love and prayers are with you all,
Elder and Sister Lindsey
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