Christmas Breakfast at Sister Leone's House

More From Sister Leone of the Many, LA Ward:

"We have a ward here in Many. We average about 80 people each Sunday. Our boundaries are pretty wide. The boundaries are pretty much the same as our parish (county) boundaries. Some of our members drive around 20-25 miles to come to church! Most of our members are above age 40. We have about 15-20 Primary children...on a good day....and we only have one young man and no young women! We're a close ward though because pretty much we're all related. Most everyone is either related to the Hardy/Hayes family or the Wagley/Slay family! I've been a member all my life. I'm a 5th generation Mormon! On Sundays we have 5 generations that attend...my grandmother, my mother, me, my daughters and my granddaughters! So my granddaughters are 7th generation Mormons! We feel very blessed!

Our family was very impressed with Elder Bailey. In fact my mother and I were talking about him today and how at ease he was yesterday visiting with our family. Most new missionaries are quite for awile but he was very engaging in conversation. Plus, I was very impressed when all the seats were taken in the living room and my 35 week pregnant daughter walked in. Elder Bailey stood immediately to offer his seat to her. That proved you've done a fine job rearing your son! Plus Elder Bailey sure won us over when he talked about LSfootball....we are die- hard fans!"

Happy Thanksgiving 2011, Elders Davidson and Bailey!

We got this wonderful email from a member of the Many, LA ward:

"Dear Parents,

I wanted to let you know your sons have arrived in Many, LA and they have hit the road running! We are thrilled to have them here and are excited to get to know them. Today they had Thanksgiving lunch with our Relief Society President and her family and then came to my brother's home to meet our family and then they were headed to the Bishop's home to meet him! Tomorrow they plan to meet with the investigators the previous elders were working with. We certainly enjoyed our visit with them and were very impressed by the Spirit they carry with them. I'm attaching a few pictures for you that I took of them today. I'm grateful to have the same opportunity to take care of your sons. If you need anything while they are here, please call me or email me. Thanks so much for sharing your sweet boys with us! Happy Thanksgiving!"