Words from Elder Kent Bloomfield in the New York Utica Mission

 

"It was fun skyiping even though I couldn't think of much uplifting things to say. Did mom get the package after Christmas. With a couple presents in it?

The rest of the week wasn't too exciting we went on Saturday and cut down some trees on a ladies lot and cut them up for her wood stove. On Saturday morning we got a call that a members house was on fire so we drove over as fast as we could. The trucks were spraying it and the family was in the fire station so we went to talk with them. Its the Judd's. The elders quorum president and his wife is the seminary teacher. Well their chimney caught fire and burned most of the house. They moved in with her parents in a different branch. So we wont have them for a couple months. It was sad. But they all are okay, they have two little kids.

Then Sunday morning I got a call from a random number. It was a man named Jason Martin. He and his family were in the area for Christmas and are moving into the branch with 7 kids.

He needed help cleaning out his dads barn because 50 cows were dying in their own poop. It was bad deep and just a horrible situation.

Brother Lawrence,the first counselor in the branch took us during priesthood to look at the barn and see what needs done. He borrowed his dads tractor and we all went and dug cow poop for 4 hours. It was bad. But miracles happen and everyone was taken care of.

Transfers are next week so I find out this Saturday If I leave. I have a feeling I will be for my last 4 1/2 months."