Waller Family: Week 5 Idaho Nampa Mission

Well this has been a difficult week. We have had to fight the bad weather, with lots of snow and ice. The roads have been terrible and I-84 has been a night mare with closures for pothole repairs. The sub divisions are getting a little better in our are, but Nampa and Caldwell still are buried.

This has also been a sad week for our family. Bud Watson, my older half brother, passed away. He has suffered greatly over the last year or so and is finally are rest. We of course are sad to see Bud leave us but know in our hearts he is happy. He was a great example of quiet humility and Christ like behavior.

We also lost a dear friend in Sister Lora Bailey from Moses lake, Washington. She and her husband Brant have been good friends for years. Our children all remember Lora as a elementary teacher, her kind and positive attitude. Our hearts go out to Brent and the family.

Sisters Helm, Jensen, Sorensen, Shurtleff

The mission continues tomove forward. We have had a few hickups, car wrecks, over the last couple of weeks but no one injured. The jobs Sharon and I are doing, are coming into focus and we are feeling more at home each day. Sometimes new task arise that requires help, but the Salt Lake hot line is always available. It is always fun to be around the Elders and Sisters, they bring a lot of life into the mission.

We recieved some new missionaries last week and had our transfers. Transfers were dificult due to the bad weather, but eventually we got everyone in the right area. The new missionaries arrived on Tuesday; Elders Villalobos, Romero, Anderson, and Sisters Fong, Hymas.