It is actually Bear and Beet soup. Stan said "eat it " so we did.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Friday, March 11, 2016
We just finished another hike through the forest. One sign warns "Enter At Your Own Risk ". Because of all the rain the gigantic trees only have short roots. So when the winds come, the trees topple over roots on top. The other sign says : "Bears .....beware " & keep all food locked. The trail follows right along the Cocahalilla river rushing tumultuously over the rocks. The huge cedar trees with their moss covered branches sway & bend. I will post some pictures ,it really is beautiful.
I can't believe another week has flown by. We went tracting again. The neighborhoods here are very interesting. There is not a middle class at all. So one house will be a home of poverty while the next house to it is a very large $7000.....to a million & above house. Next to that house is a motel. In our small town there are five liquor stores. Anyway, tracting is always very interesting. Most people are very rude & turn us away. But occasionally some one will be nice but we are usually never invited in. We are not discourage by their actions because we know what we have to share with them is so important to their eternal salvation. We have to give them an opportunity to hear our message. Also we know the Lord sent us here for a purpose so we need to keep trying to find that one person who is searching for the plan of happiness. And there is so much work for us to do to support and help this small struggling branch. We love love being missionaries.
. Stan has found a small 9x 20 ft space behind our apartment to grow a little vegetable garden. He has been out working the dirt in the mud. It keeps him happy. With all the rain here it will be interesting to see if anything grows. If anyone can grow a beautiful garden, it is Stan.
We are still working with Jack, Marlene & Lucy. Also trying to find others. Oh ,this week we went to a Relief Socity birthday dinner in Chilliwack. I met a wonderful lady from Iran. I am surprised at how many different nationalities are here. I keep meeting people from Iran. I really love the Iranians. This woman & her husband are horticulture professions. They have been commissioned by the government to grow an organic farm. She invited us out to see & learn about their farm.
We finally got to attend a district meeting with the young missionaries. They are so amazing. Very impressive missionaries. They hold their district meeting from 11:00 to 1:00. So I decided next week I am going to make homemade beef stew & hot homemade rolls to serve them after our meeting. I hope that's okay. Stan said I could.
Oh we were invited by Lucy ( our non member friend) to an authentic English Tea. It was so fun. We had a beautiful gold tablecloth, a glass teapot, herbal tea in beautiful English China tea cups & saucers. I asked her if we were supposed to hold out little pinky finger out as we drank. She said :"of course ". She also served little fancy cookies with chocolate on them. I told her next time I will wear my tea party hat with roses & feathers. She laughed.
Tomorrow we are going to themulti-faith event of Canada. There will be: Islam ,Hinduism, Christianity, Baha'l, Slkhism. It will be a wonderful cultural meeting. We will be having an authentic meal from India. I hope there is something I can eat.
Last Sunday at our branch Primary I was asked to substitute a primary class. I was appalled at the lack of Reverence in opening excerise . The children were bopping the microphone with their heads, standing on chairs, laying under the Sacrament table , plunking on the electronic piano as Stan was trying to accompany the primary song. When we went to class the President said the other teacher did'nt come & could I teach all the children ? So I began class by putting my chair in front of the door & sitting on it. I then proceeded to teach them about reverence & how sacred the Lord's house is. Then I had them practice being reverent. I told them I would teach the lesson after they could show me that they learned what reverence was. One little boy about five years old raised his hand. "Teacher I'm hungry ". I said I hope everyone can quickly practice reverence so we did'nt have to practice all day. He raised his hand again " I'm afraid I'm going to die ".
Great blessing have come to us. We were able to find a beautiful Kiwai piano for the Branch building. We found it on Craigslist. Ha. The branch only has an electronic piano which Stan really dislikes . So yahoo !!! We just need to find a way to bring it from Chilliwack to Hope. It will really help with the reverence for Sacrament meeting. The entire branch is so excited !
Life is good. God lives. Jesus Christ is the savior of the world. We all need him desperately.
We are so blessed as members of His church. We are so blessed to understand how families
can be together forever. I'm so happy happy that we have a forever family. I'm not homesick for home, but I do miss my children & grandchildren. Families are really what it's all about. That is joy.
Keep the faith, keep the commandments, this life is just a speck of time in all eternity. Keep your testimonies strong.
Lots and lots of love,
Elder & Sister Fisher
I can't believe another week has flown by. We went tracting again. The neighborhoods here are very interesting. There is not a middle class at all. So one house will be a home of poverty while the next house to it is a very large $7000.....to a million & above house. Next to that house is a motel. In our small town there are five liquor stores. Anyway, tracting is always very interesting. Most people are very rude & turn us away. But occasionally some one will be nice but we are usually never invited in. We are not discourage by their actions because we know what we have to share with them is so important to their eternal salvation. We have to give them an opportunity to hear our message. Also we know the Lord sent us here for a purpose so we need to keep trying to find that one person who is searching for the plan of happiness. And there is so much work for us to do to support and help this small struggling branch. We love love being missionaries.
. Stan has found a small 9x 20 ft space behind our apartment to grow a little vegetable garden. He has been out working the dirt in the mud. It keeps him happy. With all the rain here it will be interesting to see if anything grows. If anyone can grow a beautiful garden, it is Stan.
We are still working with Jack, Marlene & Lucy. Also trying to find others. Oh ,this week we went to a Relief Socity birthday dinner in Chilliwack. I met a wonderful lady from Iran. I am surprised at how many different nationalities are here. I keep meeting people from Iran. I really love the Iranians. This woman & her husband are horticulture professions. They have been commissioned by the government to grow an organic farm. She invited us out to see & learn about their farm.
We finally got to attend a district meeting with the young missionaries. They are so amazing. Very impressive missionaries. They hold their district meeting from 11:00 to 1:00. So I decided next week I am going to make homemade beef stew & hot homemade rolls to serve them after our meeting. I hope that's okay. Stan said I could.
Oh we were invited by Lucy ( our non member friend) to an authentic English Tea. It was so fun. We had a beautiful gold tablecloth, a glass teapot, herbal tea in beautiful English China tea cups & saucers. I asked her if we were supposed to hold out little pinky finger out as we drank. She said :"of course ". She also served little fancy cookies with chocolate on them. I told her next time I will wear my tea party hat with roses & feathers. She laughed.
Tomorrow we are going to themulti-faith event of Canada. There will be: Islam ,Hinduism, Christianity, Baha'l, Slkhism. It will be a wonderful cultural meeting. We will be having an authentic meal from India. I hope there is something I can eat.
Last Sunday at our branch Primary I was asked to substitute a primary class. I was appalled at the lack of Reverence in opening excerise . The children were bopping the microphone with their heads, standing on chairs, laying under the Sacrament table , plunking on the electronic piano as Stan was trying to accompany the primary song. When we went to class the President said the other teacher did'nt come & could I teach all the children ? So I began class by putting my chair in front of the door & sitting on it. I then proceeded to teach them about reverence & how sacred the Lord's house is. Then I had them practice being reverent. I told them I would teach the lesson after they could show me that they learned what reverence was. One little boy about five years old raised his hand. "Teacher I'm hungry ". I said I hope everyone can quickly practice reverence so we did'nt have to practice all day. He raised his hand again " I'm afraid I'm going to die ".
Great blessing have come to us. We were able to find a beautiful Kiwai piano for the Branch building. We found it on Craigslist. Ha. The branch only has an electronic piano which Stan really dislikes . So yahoo !!! We just need to find a way to bring it from Chilliwack to Hope. It will really help with the reverence for Sacrament meeting. The entire branch is so excited !
Life is good. God lives. Jesus Christ is the savior of the world. We all need him desperately.
We are so blessed as members of His church. We are so blessed to understand how families
can be together forever. I'm so happy happy that we have a forever family. I'm not homesick for home, but I do miss my children & grandchildren. Families are really what it's all about. That is joy.
Keep the faith, keep the commandments, this life is just a speck of time in all eternity. Keep your testimonies strong.
Lots and lots of love,
Elder & Sister Fisher
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Week two in the forest.
Already another week
. Wow ! We have been blessed with a wee bit of sunshine here & there but mostly rainy days.
On Monday morning Stan says :"lets go knock on some doors." It was pouring rain. We knocked on 13 doors. Two slammed the door in our face. Some did not answer. One woman told us she had a pit bull. We did talk to a man from Russia. I pretty well convinced myself he was a spy or at least the grandson of the family that held Stan captive when the children & I were working in the pretend canning factory so many years ago. Also, a nice lady visited with us a few minutes but did not invite us in. She told us she doesn't need God. She worships in the forest. She believes in reincarnation & hopes to come back as a tree.
We drove to Bellingham to take my new friend to lunch. Laia is going to school & working. She is from Iran & wants to bring her two daughters to America. We gave her the Joseph Smith pamphlet & a Book of Mormon to read. She is a beautiful person. Because of my friendship with Parsa's mom, Leila, I am very drawn to her.
Wednesday after dark we had a Relief Society activity. It was a walk through the forest called "Suckers Creek ". Flying ticks , bears, beavers & who knows what else were out there with us. It was about an hour long. I tried not to act scared. I'm sure it's beautiful in the day & when it's not raining.
We are teaching a man named Jack. He is an older guy who was converted to the church 50 years ago. He said when he was offered the gospel the first lesson, he knew it was true. He wants to go to the temple. He & his wife love each other but they live in different cities. They visit each other now & then. We are teaching him the temple class. He is a dear heart. I like him a lot.
We took Lucy, the non member who tells me I will not convert her, thrift store shopping & to the library. She is quite a character. She owns eight canes. Each one has a unique carving on the top. Talk about carving; we are living in the chainsaw capital of the world. Every summer people come from all over the world for a chain saw competition. They carve trees. I will post some awesome pictures.
We also visited Marlene, a non member. She came to church last Sunday.When we went to pick her up & she said "I'm not going." Then after church had begun she walked in. She told us she had her drive herself to church because the neighbors were making fun of her for having the "Religion" people over. Today we visited her again & gave her a Book of Mormon to read.
Tonight we are driving to a party for senior missionaries. We drive at least an hour or more to get anywhere from our home to anywhere else. We are hidden away in a mountain resort. Anyway, it will be fun to be with other missionaries and to hear of their adventures.
The church is true. We are so blessed to have our Heavenly Father & Jesus in our lives. Many many people try to navigate this hard life on their own. It 's so much easier & happier when we choose the gospel to help us. There is much missionary work to be done so many can learn what we have been blessed with to have all our lives. That is our goal...to help those who don't know what wonderful blessings are waiting for them.
We hope you are all well & happy. We love you all !
We only get our mail once a month. ( that's what I get for complaining that our mail did'nt come until 5:00 in Idaho). Ha ! If you want to write you can send it to the following address. We will get it faster at least for now.
#3 489 Thacker Ave
P.o. Box 1211
Hope British Columbia
VOX 1 LO
Share the gospel with your friends.....their Eternal life depends upon it !
Love, Elder & Sister Fisher
. Wow ! We have been blessed with a wee bit of sunshine here & there but mostly rainy days.
On Monday morning Stan says :"lets go knock on some doors." It was pouring rain. We knocked on 13 doors. Two slammed the door in our face. Some did not answer. One woman told us she had a pit bull. We did talk to a man from Russia. I pretty well convinced myself he was a spy or at least the grandson of the family that held Stan captive when the children & I were working in the pretend canning factory so many years ago. Also, a nice lady visited with us a few minutes but did not invite us in. She told us she doesn't need God. She worships in the forest. She believes in reincarnation & hopes to come back as a tree.
We drove to Bellingham to take my new friend to lunch. Laia is going to school & working. She is from Iran & wants to bring her two daughters to America. We gave her the Joseph Smith pamphlet & a Book of Mormon to read. She is a beautiful person. Because of my friendship with Parsa's mom, Leila, I am very drawn to her.
Wednesday after dark we had a Relief Society activity. It was a walk through the forest called "Suckers Creek ". Flying ticks , bears, beavers & who knows what else were out there with us. It was about an hour long. I tried not to act scared. I'm sure it's beautiful in the day & when it's not raining.
We are teaching a man named Jack. He is an older guy who was converted to the church 50 years ago. He said when he was offered the gospel the first lesson, he knew it was true. He wants to go to the temple. He & his wife love each other but they live in different cities. They visit each other now & then. We are teaching him the temple class. He is a dear heart. I like him a lot.
We took Lucy, the non member who tells me I will not convert her, thrift store shopping & to the library. She is quite a character. She owns eight canes. Each one has a unique carving on the top. Talk about carving; we are living in the chainsaw capital of the world. Every summer people come from all over the world for a chain saw competition. They carve trees. I will post some awesome pictures.
We also visited Marlene, a non member. She came to church last Sunday.When we went to pick her up & she said "I'm not going." Then after church had begun she walked in. She told us she had her drive herself to church because the neighbors were making fun of her for having the "Religion" people over. Today we visited her again & gave her a Book of Mormon to read.
Tonight we are driving to a party for senior missionaries. We drive at least an hour or more to get anywhere from our home to anywhere else. We are hidden away in a mountain resort. Anyway, it will be fun to be with other missionaries and to hear of their adventures.
The church is true. We are so blessed to have our Heavenly Father & Jesus in our lives. Many many people try to navigate this hard life on their own. It 's so much easier & happier when we choose the gospel to help us. There is much missionary work to be done so many can learn what we have been blessed with to have all our lives. That is our goal...to help those who don't know what wonderful blessings are waiting for them.
We hope you are all well & happy. We love you all !
We only get our mail once a month. ( that's what I get for complaining that our mail did'nt come until 5:00 in Idaho). Ha ! If you want to write you can send it to the following address. We will get it faster at least for now.
#3 489 Thacker Ave
P.o. Box 1211
Hope British Columbia
VOX 1 LO
Share the gospel with your friends.....their Eternal life depends upon it !
Love, Elder & Sister Fisher
Friday, February 26, 2016
Hello Everyone :
Sorry it has taken so long to write. We have had quite a journey. The MTC was a spiritual high. We drove to Richmond Canada where we met our mission president & his wife. They are amazing. We were the given our assignment to serve in a recluse area far into the mountains called Hope. I love the name because it opens wide the missionary possibilities here.
We are in a beautiful mountain valley . There are bald eagles, mountain bluebirds& blue herons. We also have bears,Cougars & bobcats. Our city has 7,000 residents, one very small branch & we are the only missionaries.
The humidity is between 93%-100%...it rains a lot here. The mountains are majestic with cascading waterfalls. We are totally in a different country. Everything is different. Chinese, French, First Nation, Sewedish, British, and India are the people here with a few Canadians sprinkled in. We are learning new things. The dollar is a "loonie". The 2 dollar is a "tunnie ", and their bills are absolutely beautiful. I want to frame some.
We live in a two bedroom nice little apartment. Very comfortable except they don't have carpeting here. We even have a washer & dryer in our home.
The work is exciting. There are no other missionaries here because nothing is happening. The little branch was established last April & there are only 30 members including us. Our goal is to "bloom where we are planted "so we got right to work. We took homemade hot bread to some of the non-members in our apartment complex. We had two return appointments. One stood us up & the other one is going to church with us on Sunday.yeehaw !!!
One day we were shopping in a store when a woman came up to me & said : "I have been looking for you ". She then said : "You know Jesus Christ." I said",yes, I do." She told me She knew Jesus in Iran but she couldn't have him there so He sent her here . I told here we would teach her about Jesus & she was so happy. She kept hugging me. She is from another area out of our mission so sadly we asked the missionaries in her area to teach her. We will try to go see her from time to time if we can.
We invited 7 people to hear our good news of the gospel. So 5 of the 7 accepted the invatation. Oh ,I Have to tell you about Lucy. She is a non-member we were asked to take to the hospital for some tests. She was in a wheelchair. So when Stan drove her down the ramp at the end of her appointment. I said " put on your seatbelt. She is 79 years old. "Don't have one" she said. I said then just throw your hands in the air & scream. Playing along Stan drove her down the ramp pretty fast. She threw her arms in the air & screamed "help". I said "your supposed to throw your hands in the air. & scream "weeee". So she did & we had so much fun. She said " I want you to know I'm not going to join your church ". I said "not yet anyway ". She I sad I am an agonostic". " But if I were to join any church it would be the Mormons". Bingo !
Dave Parkin came to set up our Wifi. We invited him to stay for breakfast. But he had other people to do wifi for. We visited as he did his work. He has a beautiful wife & a 18 month old daughter. We told him he could have them forever. When he asked how ;Stan invited him to have the missionary lessons. He said yes immediately. Awesome !
We are so excited to be here. We love being missionaries. This is a most excellent adventure. We know the church is the church Jesus Christ has established upon the earth. We have a Heavenly Father who knows us by name & loves & blesses us. The Book of Mormon is so true. Joseph Smith was the prophet of the Restoration & President Thomas s Monson is our living prophet today . We are so blessed to have the knowledge of the gospel in our lives. There are so many in the world that need to hear & have the opportunity to be members of the true church. The Lord needs all of us to "put our shoulder to the wheel " and do missionary work. Time is hastening & He needs all of us. We have had a terrific first week here in the lovely land of "Hope "
Have great week. Tons of love, Elder & Sister Fisher
P.S. We have lots of pictures I will post when I learn how. Ha.
Sorry it has taken so long to write. We have had quite a journey. The MTC was a spiritual high. We drove to Richmond Canada where we met our mission president & his wife. They are amazing. We were the given our assignment to serve in a recluse area far into the mountains called Hope. I love the name because it opens wide the missionary possibilities here.
We are in a beautiful mountain valley . There are bald eagles, mountain bluebirds& blue herons. We also have bears,Cougars & bobcats. Our city has 7,000 residents, one very small branch & we are the only missionaries.
The humidity is between 93%-100%...it rains a lot here. The mountains are majestic with cascading waterfalls. We are totally in a different country. Everything is different. Chinese, French, First Nation, Sewedish, British, and India are the people here with a few Canadians sprinkled in. We are learning new things. The dollar is a "loonie". The 2 dollar is a "tunnie ", and their bills are absolutely beautiful. I want to frame some.
We live in a two bedroom nice little apartment. Very comfortable except they don't have carpeting here. We even have a washer & dryer in our home.
The work is exciting. There are no other missionaries here because nothing is happening. The little branch was established last April & there are only 30 members including us. Our goal is to "bloom where we are planted "so we got right to work. We took homemade hot bread to some of the non-members in our apartment complex. We had two return appointments. One stood us up & the other one is going to church with us on Sunday.yeehaw !!!
One day we were shopping in a store when a woman came up to me & said : "I have been looking for you ". She then said : "You know Jesus Christ." I said",yes, I do." She told me She knew Jesus in Iran but she couldn't have him there so He sent her here . I told here we would teach her about Jesus & she was so happy. She kept hugging me. She is from another area out of our mission so sadly we asked the missionaries in her area to teach her. We will try to go see her from time to time if we can.
We invited 7 people to hear our good news of the gospel. So 5 of the 7 accepted the invatation. Oh ,I Have to tell you about Lucy. She is a non-member we were asked to take to the hospital for some tests. She was in a wheelchair. So when Stan drove her down the ramp at the end of her appointment. I said " put on your seatbelt. She is 79 years old. "Don't have one" she said. I said then just throw your hands in the air & scream. Playing along Stan drove her down the ramp pretty fast. She threw her arms in the air & screamed "help". I said "your supposed to throw your hands in the air. & scream "weeee". So she did & we had so much fun. She said " I want you to know I'm not going to join your church ". I said "not yet anyway ". She I sad I am an agonostic". " But if I were to join any church it would be the Mormons". Bingo !
Dave Parkin came to set up our Wifi. We invited him to stay for breakfast. But he had other people to do wifi for. We visited as he did his work. He has a beautiful wife & a 18 month old daughter. We told him he could have them forever. When he asked how ;Stan invited him to have the missionary lessons. He said yes immediately. Awesome !
We are so excited to be here. We love being missionaries. This is a most excellent adventure. We know the church is the church Jesus Christ has established upon the earth. We have a Heavenly Father who knows us by name & loves & blesses us. The Book of Mormon is so true. Joseph Smith was the prophet of the Restoration & President Thomas s Monson is our living prophet today . We are so blessed to have the knowledge of the gospel in our lives. There are so many in the world that need to hear & have the opportunity to be members of the true church. The Lord needs all of us to "put our shoulder to the wheel " and do missionary work. Time is hastening & He needs all of us. We have had a terrific first week here in the lovely land of "Hope "
Have great week. Tons of love, Elder & Sister Fisher
P.S. We have lots of pictures I will post when I learn how. Ha.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Mission Farewell
We had a fabulous mission farewell on January 24th. We were so happy that so many friends and family came to support us. We had a big party after church at our home. So excited that everyone came to help us enjoy a special day.
That afternoon we were set apart as full time missionaries by our stake president. It was a great meeting. Our children & their spouses gave us their advice & farewell wishes.
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