Activities on our Mission

        Thursday evening, after work at the office, we went to our first Major League Baseball game with some of the Senior Missionaries here.  The KC Royals vs the Minnesota Twins.  This is the mission van that Elder Atwood is driving.  Sister Rasmussen, Sister Burk, Elder Black, and Elder Rasmussen are standing here by the Van when we first arrived.  Elder Black & Sister Black are the new Office Missionaries learning all their responsibilities.  They really needed a break.  So, here we are!

        This is Sister & Elder Burk who work in Physical Facilities Management.  They take care of all the grounds at the Visitor Centers, Temple, Historic Sites, etc.  Elder & Sister Rasmussen take care of all the missionaries' cars and their medical needs respectively.  There are so many jobs and assignments for Senior Couples or Senior Sisters.  The Church can use all of us with any talents or abilities we have to share and serve.

        This is Elder & Sister Atwood, also working in the office.  It is our first baseball game and we both loved it.  We even bought the traditional "hot dog" to make the night complete.  By the way, we won the game, which made it especially nice.  The bottom of the 7th inning we scored 4 runs.  So, that made it more exciting.

        Then, the next night, Doug & Tonia, (our son & his family) came to visit on their way to Nauvoo. We took them first to the KC Temple for pictures.  It was closed for cleaning.  But, they are going on to Nauvoo and going through with their kids to perform Baptism for the dead.

        We visited both the Visitor Centers and some other sites in the area.  This is the VC in Independence, Missouri, where the Statue of Christ is beautifully displayed.  This is us with our son and his family: Kenner almost 15, Sister & Elder Atwood, Doug & Tonia Atwood, Jacob 13, with Joey 5 and Alyssa 9 in front.  They were great kids.  We loved their visit.  They are now off to Nauvoo to see other Church History sites.  They will visit Far West, Adam-ondi-Ahman, and Hannible, MO. on their way.

        At the Visitor Centers, Young Sister Missionaries give the people guided tours through the various parts of the Center.  This is Sister Moody, who did a great job of explaining history or whatever we wanted to know.  They serve for 18 months from all over the world working in the VC's and also proselyting (teaching about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) in the Missouri area.