Influence

 This morning, we were lucky to have our favorite missionaries 
come and chop wood with Christian and Gigs. 

 We had a cedar tree in the pasture topple over with Hurricane Helene.

They chopped it all up and piled it neatly on my front porch.

It smells amazing.

I made a pot of beans, and we made burritos for lunch.

Cheap labor.
These Elders are the cutest!  I am so grateful for them

 and the selfless lives they live.  

They make me think about Ollie and how much I miss him.  

I've seen Elder Nielson's photos, and he, too, is serving

 families in his area in Brazil.

This is what missionaries do.

They serve, help, love, and teach people about Christ, 

who they are representing.

They may be young, but they are powerful and wise.

I have loved their influence on Gigs.

They have been a huge part of his personal mission prep.