First let me point out that I added a new blog address to our links. Our good friends Elder and Sister Mickelsen served with us in the Durban mission and recently accepted a call that has them Down Under in the Brisbane mission. I am sure you will  enjoy sharing their experiences and pictures as we do. Maybe we will be able to follow them down – well actually over from where we are now – after this mission.

The herd of elephants are taken from the Tembe Elephant Park website which I like to look in during the day. Hopefully before our mission ends we will have a chance to see the big animals up close and personal. What we did get to see on Tuesday was a couple of mother crowned lapwings with their single remaining chick. The lapwing usually lays 3 or 4 eggs but many of the chicks are killed by predators. I missed the picture of one of the mothers spreading her wings and covering her chick. It reminded me of the scriptures where so often the Lord says that He would cover us like a mother hen her chickens.

Mary at her computer where she seem to find lots of music to use in Primary and for her piano students. Of course she also looks up mail and FaceBook. On Saturday the branch had a temple excursion and this is one of pictures that were posted on FB pages. One of the sisters who went for the first time told me how she was a little nervous before she went into the temple but how a peaceful, loving  spirit came over her once she was inside.