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Last week of freedom!

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Orange = Loren,  Black = Jamie

This is the last week before law school starts ... So we tried to see something new every day.



First stop -- the Blue Ridge Parkway.  It runs on the top of this mountain range all the way to North Carolina, and the views are great!  



We've really been surprised by the Lexington community.  Everybody is so nice and conversational.  Even in Walmart the employees strike up conversations with us.  Everybody says hello.  This week was the Lexington festival, and they closed off main street to set up tons of booths right in the middle of the street.  I think the whole town was there.
Loren let me buy the cutest peach tutu for our little girl. I just cant wait to meet her! I'm 34 weeks along and have been doing good so far- apart from some feet swelling and feeling hot all the time. That's nothing that the Larsen's pool cant fix though :)


Kelsie Bair from Hyrum has been with us this week while she's getting ready to start school at Southern Virginia University.  We went to the ward party and played games -- water-balloon volleyball, egg toss, sack racing, and we even learned how to play Corn-Hole! (Like horseshoes with bean-bags)




Yesterday a ward member who is a "Lexington Ghost Tour" guide let us tag along for free.  It was quite the tour!  We went on a 2 mile walk around Lexington after dark and visited places like Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee's house, Traveller's grave (Lee's horse), and Stonewall's grave.  Along with some Lexington legends, we learned a lot of cool history.


It's been so fun to get to know the missionaries in our ward.  I went on splits with these two this week and we had dinner with them and the Bishop's family tonight.  One is getting transferred and it's hard to see him leave.  It's been exciting to have investigators at church and a ward that is so motivated to go out and help other people learn about the gospel.


This is Bishop Huntsman and his family. They are so great and have made us feel at home. Our ward is truly a special one and we feel so blessed to be a part of it. We love you all! Until next week!




Location: Lexington, VA 24450, USA

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  1. Lyn SwanAugust 26, 2013 at 12:35 AM

    It means the world to us to be able to hear about your "new world." Please know how much we appreciate your blog. Love you kids! Gma S.

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