We all got together for Easter Dinner. From front left around the table: LeVitres, Mahaffeys, Nobles, Allens, Galbraiths (Temple President & wife)
The Allens just arrived last night. They are from Gilbert Arizona and are here to replace the Florences who went home in February. They are the Records Preservation Missionaries. They go to the archives in downtown Montreal each day and digitally take pictures of all their documents. They send them into Salt Lake which makes a digital CD and sends a copy back to the National Archives. It's a great deal for them because they certainly do not have the time, money or manpower to make those records into a digital format so they are available to the public. Still, I just don't know if I could stand being in a 8x10 windowless room all day, just taking pictures of old documents. I admire them. AND - this is their second mission doing that! Amazing! Pres. & Sister Galbraith are wonderful. They live in Provo and he teaches at BYU - but mostly he is known for his time in Jerusalem. He & his family lived there for 20 years. He got his PHD at the Hebrew University & he was in charge for finding the land, and getting the BYU Jerusalem Center built. Then he was the director for like 17 years. He has given us several firesides explaining about the Arab-Israeli conflict. They are here on a mission of sorts. They were called to the be Montreal Temple President & Matron for 3 years. They will go home in October of this year. It helps us to get together for these holidays. I guess it makes us not miss our families quite so much!
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