Happy 45th Wedding Anniversary to Us!!

Little did Craig and I know of the adventures in life we would share on that wedding day 45 years ago. We have shared so many wonderful memories and we intend to share many more adventures in our life. Right now we are loving our mission and so enjoy getting to know the wonderful young people in this area.
One thing I didn't know was how much cooking we would be doing. Good thing I love to cook and Elder Poulsen, who knows very little about cooking, is really getting into the act. Every Friday we have what is called Friday Forum and the students come for lunch and then attend an institute class. I think we have from around 25 give or take. We plan and prepare the lunch each week. Here is a picture of our potato bar from this past week's lunch.
We seem to be super busy with preparing and teaching classes and going to various meetings, but our favorite part is getting to know and work with the young people. I had an especially wonderful experience last week during my devotional class gettngi to know a young medical student who attends class and isn't a member of the church. His name is Ven.
Saturday before conference, we did have an opportunity to take a drive to see the beautiful foliage which actually is everywhere and honestly I couldn't stop taking pictures. Words or pictures cannot describe how beautiful and vibrant the colors are. We made it as far as Lake Michigan which actually looks like the ocean. The weather has been unusually warm, so that has been a bonus too as everyone who finds out we are from California says, "Just wait until winter!"
We are doing fine in our apartment and we are fixing it up so it feels more like home. We feel a little like newlyweds fixing up our first apartment. (The difference is we are smarter and have more money to buy what we need.)
We had stake conference last night and today and it was wonderful. I really like this particular scripture that President Jones of the Michigan Lansing Michigan quoted, "And he hath power given unto him from the Father to redeem them from their sins because of repentance; therefore he hath sent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions of repentance, which bringeth unto the power of the Redeemer, unto the salvation of their souls." Helaman 5:11