Visiting in Vermont

We went to find some of the people that David really wanted to see.  It was quite the opportunity to see some of Vermont, off the beaten path. 
Our first stop was to find the fellow that David used to milk cows for as part of the service he was required to do each week..  He was coming out of his driveway in his tractor as we were arriving so he stopped it right where he was.

David had a nice visit with him and left with a milking stool.  (Let’s just say it was super smelly and was not cleaned up at all.)
Next we headed to Vermont Technical College.  The fellow that was ward mission leader when David was in the area is the cross country coach.  So we stopped in for a visit and David played a little basketball (while his old parents rested and watched!)


David had us drive by his apartment.  They lived towards the back of the building.


From there, we headed to a couple’s home.  They were baptized shortly after David arrived on his mission.  They had invited us for dinner.

Another thing David had done for his service hours was to chop wood.  While this is not the exact wood he chopped, this is where it was stored.

We found out why David loved Vermont and the people he interacted with.  What a wonderful place to serve!

Praise to the Man. . .

David’s first area on his mission was in South Royalton, Vermont.  This area included Sharon which was Joseph Smith’s birthplace.


After looking around and visiting with the directors, we took a tour of the home and the grounds.



What outing is complete without a few cheesy pictures!


David did not serve in the visitor’s center, but in the surrounding area.  They were allowed to bring investigators to the site. 

It was so beautiful there.  We were so fortunate to visit in the fall with all the beautiful colors.  Because it was rainy, we did not explore some of the areas on the grounds that David told us about.
We are so grateful for all that Joseph Smith did.  He, as a 14 year old boy, asked Heavenly Father which church was the right one to join.  This act forever changed his life and many other peoples too.

Heading to Vermont

It was a rainy day, but that didn’t prevent it from being beautiful.  The landscape is so different than the desert!
Some of the leaves were changing in New Hampshire.

It was not unusual to see granite hillsides.

We explored a covered bridge in Vermont. From the bridge, there were breathtaking views.



I loved seeing this mushroom growing in the knot of a tree!

We stopped for lunch at a pizza spot that David loved on his mission.  Of course I forgot to take a photo. . . I was too hungry to think of it!