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....We are still waiting for snow here in Provo. No luck yet. Thanksgiving was excellent! Elder Holland came and spoke to us in the morning. He is an amazing speaker. I wish that I could have had a tape recorder to record everything he said, it was that good. I was writing as fast as I could, but still couldn't keep up. We were able to send in question in advance which he addressed in his talk. He gave very good answers. I love how straight forward of a speaker he is. It is reassuring to see somebody speak with such confidence and still be recieved and understood so well. I wish I had more time to type so that I could send you all of it. Maybe I will add some notes from it in a written letter home soon. Anyway, he is probably my favorite speaker right now.
OH! I wanted to share with you a poem that his wife wrote. Sort of a poem I guess. Very thought provoking though.

The spirit, standing at the edge of a cliff, called to me:
"Come to the edge" he said
To which I replied:
"I can't, I will fall."
A second time, he repeated;
"Come to the edge."
Again, I refused.
A third time he asked me;
"Come to the edge"
Finally, I came.
He pushed me.
And I flew.


Elder Oaks came on Tuesday night as well. His talk was also good, but was more directed to the younger missionaries trying to transition from high school.

The rest of Thanksgiving was...good. haha. They fed us A LOT of food, all of the regular Thanksgiving treats were there. It wasn't quite as good as a homecooked Thanksgiving meal...we described it earlier as Processed Turkey and Powdered Mashed potatoes. Lol, we didn't really enjoy it to be honest, but the rest of the day was good. We did a humanitarian project where we put together relief/first aid packets that the church hands out when responding to disasters. They include basic hygiene, first aid materials, as well as books and learning materials for children. They were very nice. We made 8,000 I believe....