18 Months in the Big Apple: Our Gifts...Christmas 2008

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Our Gifts...Christmas 2008

The Best Gifts this Christmas could not be wrapped..

after months of fasting, prayer and bed rest,

December 16, 2008
at 11:29 AM

Krista and Will

along with all of us,
welcomed their precious new baby daughter,

Elsie Renee

...named after her Great-Great Grandmother Elsie Talmage and Grandma Renee...I'm so honored!

5 pounds 8 ounces

18 inches long

She came with all ten long fingers and ten little toes...
(her Mom's feet)
and is perfectly healthy...

Bright eyed and gorgeous....
the best gift, sent from God...

to the best parents...who were so happy
to leave the maternity ward and take
Elsie to her new home...
such a blessing to her family!

My parents, Norm and Geri, celebrated another
Christmas together...

and on December 29, 2008,
they celebrated their

58th

Wedding Anniversary together!
Congratulations on a great
journey.

December 12th, 2008

our son,

Zachary West

graduated with his MSHR Degree

from Utah State University...

Jenelle, Corbin and Lilly helped...
Corbin displays his joy...
with a tug on Zach's tassle!

Zach begins his new career the end of this month...
We are so proud of him...them!

1 comment:

Sharon said...: WOW! What a wonderful and beautiful pictural summary of your blessed holiday season. Every picture is just a treasure. Your granddaugher is gorgeous. Your father looks wonderful. Your mom is lovely. Congratulations to your son and family. We're so happy for all your events and also so thrilled to have you here with us in the mission field!

Love, the De Paulas; January 8, 2009 at 6:00 PM

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History of the New York, New York South Mission

Long before our mission was organized, Elder Parley P. Pratt was the first missionary in this dispensation to preach the Gospel in New York City and Long Island.
This mission has significant historic roots. It is the heart of the former Eastern States Mission which was established in 1839.
That mission, headquartered in Brooklyn, enjoys the distinction of being the second oldest mission of the Church, behind the British Mission.
The Eastern States Mission consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and West Virginia in 1948. Since that time, many changes have been made in the boundries of the mission.
The name of the mission was changed from the Eastern States Mission to the New York New York Mission in 1974. At that time the mission included the following areas: New York State as far as Poughkeepsie, the entire state of Connecticut, a small part of Massachusetts, as well as part of New Jersey and the island of Bermuda. The mission boundaries were once again changed in 1976 excluding Massachusetts and all of the state of Connecticut, with the exception of Fairfield County.
In 1987, after another boundary change was made, the New York New York Mission consisted of the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island), Long Island, New York State north to Poughkeepsie, a portion of Connecticut and the island of Bermuda.
The mission was divided once again in 1993. The New York New York South Mission encompasses the New York City boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, as well as the New York counties of Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island. It also includes the small British Island of Bermuda in the Atlantic.