CHRISTMAS CALL FROM MADELINE, (SISTER HUNTSMAN)

Dear Family,

We are getting ready for our Xmas evening family gathering with many coming.  Paul and Cheryl and family are traveling this Christmas.  They invited Mom and me to be part of Maddie's Xmas call from her mission in Dublin, Ireland.

The rules have been relaxed since we were in Germany.  The sisters are wearing more colorful clothes.  Although very discreet, the clothing rules have been relaxed.

Also there are more lenient internet rules.  This year, Maddie was given an hour to call home on Christmas.  Paul arranged with a senior couple serving in the same zone to put through a call on FaceTime.  Here is the gang anxiously awaiting Maddie's call.  We are all gathered in Paul's home office.  There is Paul trying to make the connection, Olivia, Lauren in the chair, Johnny, Emily, Annabelle and the anxious mom, Cheryl.  Paul tried  an hour and finally the FaceTime phone rang and there was Maddie.

There she was big as life smiling from ear to ear and looked just great!  Each of the kids talked to her face to face.  Oma and Opa had a chance as well and it was so sweet!  Paul and Cheryl had a private chat with her and the call went on for an hour.

At the end we sang our family night song, Love at Home, and Paul closed with prayer. We all said goodbye.  Hard to keep a dry eye.

I do not know what an Angel looks like but I would think she would look a lot like Madeline! It was a sweet way to start our Christmas celebration.  She is always in our prayers as are the other three grandchildren on missions.  Well Merry Xmas to all.  We have our big family dinner and nativity play this evening.

With love, Mom and Dad