Family History

Did you know it gets cold in Canada? "What?" you say "what do you mean?" No seriously though. The struggle is real. It does not actually look like it is cold through the window and then you open the door and bone chilling air fills the room. This may or may not have to do with the fact that I may or may not be stubbornly avoiding my warm coats and tights, because people should not have to wear ear muffs in October. That is just a fact of life, that someone is not understanding. *cough* Canada *cough* *cough* The lowest temperatures are always at night, yet it is unbelievable how amazingly comfortable it is to sleep in zebra footy pajamas complete with a hood. And yes friends and family I do own them, and I am having no regrets whatsoever.

As I mentioned in last weeks letter I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a beautiful hike for Canadian Thanksgiving and as promised here are the wonderful pictures of just a small part of the beauty of Canada.

I don't have very much time this week but I want to share with you a miracle. For some time now we have been going over to an elderly woman's house to help her with finding her family history. This week we were finally able to find records of who her father was. It seems very insignificant to some I am sure, but we had been searching and searching everywhere for his records. When suddenly I clicked on the wrong name only to find that it was in fact her father. With this new found information we were able to put him into her family tree to find that someone was already doing her work. Her geneology went back to the thirteen hundreds at least! I couldn't imagine what that itty bitty mistake of clicking the wrong name could have lead to.

Before my mission, I will be honest, I did not see the merit in family history. Sure its fun to see where you come from but that only goes so far. However that opinion is in the past. I now have a testimony that continues to grow daily. I know how much Family History blesses people. I have been able to learn from the very few stories I have received about my family history so much. Brothers and Sisters, Family and Friends, you have the time now to research your family. You have the time now to bring others unto Christ and be a missionary by doing your genealogy. So why not do it?

I love you all! Happy Hunting =D

Sister Cummings