18 October 2015

Back in April, our ward held an auction to raise money for summer youth camps.  Our family donated a few services to the auction, including a custom Halloween costume.  The buyer provided the concept and we donated materials and labor.  There's no use for a Halloween costume in April, so Becky waited until October to fulfill our donation.  The boy who won the auction asked for a Scrooge costume, specifically Scrooge as he was dressed when the Spirits visit him.  Here's a photo of Abe modeling the finished costume.  He's making a sour face to look like Scrooge.

This is a toasty costume.  The nightcap and dressing gown are made of polar fleece.  Here's a photo of the nightshirt by itself.  This was a fun costume to sew.

Helen gave a talk in Primary about inviting others to come unto Christ.  She drew a picture of Ammon teaching King Lamoni to illustrate her talk.

Our friend recently returned from Israel and gave Brandan a candy bar.  Abe wanted to try the candy, but the label was written entirely in Hebrew.  Abe figured out how to translate the label and painstakingly worked word by word to read the ingredient list.  Luckily, it was safe for him to eat.

Our friend, Massoud, cooked dinner for our family and 2 other friends, Chuck and Iona.  Massoud's beloved wife passed away 6 months ago.  We all knew and loved Debbie and Massoud likes spending time with people who sympathize with his loss, even if we don't feel it as deeply as he does.  Massoud immigrated from Iran following the Islamic Revolution of 1979.  He offered to cook us a Persian dinner.  He arrived at 3 pm Sunday afternoon to begin cooking.  Brandan, Iona and Chuck helped chop vegetables while Sofi took notes so we can recreate his recipes.

After smelling tantalizing odors all afternoon, we sat down around 6 pm for a delicious dinner.  We ate celery soup and a Persian rice and potato dish.  Celery soup is a savory mix of vegetables, beef and spices. It's thick like stew.   We all loved the dinner and the company.