We are Thankful to be Missionaries in Texas!

We love our missionary calendar that our family made for us.

It is filled with sweet messages each month that we love to read.

Rachel sent us some Fall leaves from Utah.  We don't have any here yet.

For the most part Texas is conservative, Republican and fans

of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.  Everywhere we go people talk

with us about Mitt Romney.  These signs and much bigger ones are everywhere!

 

We had the opportunity to go to Baton Rouge, Louisiana with some

members of the Kingwood 3rd Ward, Ken and Pam Wilkinson.  They lived there

for many years and wanted to show us around. 

 Hal was excited to visit the LSU Campus.

 

We had the opportunity to visit the Baton Rouge Temple.  It is a beautiful,

small Temple right across the street from their Stake Center.  What a

thrill to come out of Church each Sunday and see the Temple!

 

 

 We just love the beautiful moss that hangs from so many trees in

Texas and Louisiana.  We just don't have anything like this in Utah.

 Wherever we are there seems to be benches

to sit and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

 Hal with Ken and Pam Wilkinson in front of a branch

of a 600 year old Oak Tree!  Wishing we had a camera that

could capture the whole tree.  It was truly amazing!

 Pretty Thanksgiving decorations at the Houmas House in Baton Rouge.

 The Houmas House was a beautiful Plantation with a Mansion

 that was built in 1828. It survived the Civil War! 

It is located right on the Mississippi River.

 For old times sake, Hal tried on a old football leather helmet that was

a little small for his head!

 Citris Trees are everywhere and this beautiful Lemon Tree had a great harvest!

They were delicious!