Hi Melissa, Yes! Cambridge and Boston ARE, indeed, sacred places. I felt it when I lived there. And later I discovered that my 8th great-grandfather came with John Winthrop and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. I have sooo many ancestors on my mother's and my dad's sides who lived in the area surrounding you right now---it always feels like home to me when I go back. I call it genetic memory. Of course, I DID live there myself for two years, and then I had two kids who were there for eight or ten years, so it IS home in a way. I hope you are having a good time. It is tough, but you never know, you might be teaching some of my cousins many times removed, so keep up the faith! I just know you are a fabulous missionary. I spoke in church on Sunday on the subject of sharing the gospel with others, and your parents thought you might enjoy reading about some of my rather trying, but ultimately rewarding, experiences. So, I will mail you a copy of my talk. Watch for it. I'll send it off this week. In the meantime, I love you dearly---and I always keep you in my prayers. Love, Jann Paul
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteYes! Cambridge and Boston ARE, indeed, sacred places. I felt it when I lived there. And later I discovered that my 8th great-grandfather came with John Winthrop and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. I have sooo many ancestors on my mother's and my dad's sides who lived in the area surrounding you right now---it always feels like home to me when I go back. I call it genetic memory. Of course, I DID live there myself for two years, and then I had two kids who were there for eight or ten years, so it IS home in a way.
I hope you are having a good time. It is tough, but you never know, you might be teaching some of my cousins many times removed, so keep up the faith! I just know you are a fabulous missionary.
I spoke in church on Sunday on the subject of sharing the gospel with others, and your parents thought you might enjoy reading about some of my rather trying, but ultimately rewarding, experiences. So, I will mail you a copy of my talk. Watch for it. I'll send it off this week. In the meantime, I love you dearly---and I always keep you in my prayers.
Love,
Jann Paul