Remember how I was commenting on how little snow we had in Finland a while back? Well, I have quit talking about it since we have received a fair amount of snow. The picture below is our maintenance man Matti using one of the new snow blowers that the church acquired for us. I think that we received it at just the right time.
This is another picture of one of the older buildings on our walk to the grocery store. No question about it, it is winter in Finland now.
Aside from all the snow, we are doing very well. We don't get out to walk as much but we try to do the best we can. Everything at the temple is going well. We have a really great group of missionaries and local members that work together in the temple each week. Many of the Finnish temple workers are retired, like many of us at home, but there are many that take time off work each week or month to spend at least half a day in the temple. Almost all the shift leaders are local Finns and the subordinate shift leaders are the full-time missionaries. It works out pretty well, as we hope that some day all the workers will be Finns and they will be self-sufficient. Missionaries come and go, but those that are native to the country will be here their entire lives.
Well, one last shot of the temple with all the snow. It is a beautiful building and what happens inside is even more beautiful and wonderful. Our love to all of you. Rick and Lynne
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