It was so great seeing all of them and the excitement of the season. Each of the grandchildren got a handmade pillow, a bible story book, and a stuffed animal in keeping with our traditional practical, spiritual, and fun gifts. The family gathered in Jared and Candice's home and we were able to watch them through Skype open the presents that we had left for them. The highlight of our Christmas season occurred for us on the morning of the 21st. Then, since it was a visit to an alpaca farm, there is a picture of some of them. The first is a koala bear that was sleeping in a most uncomfortable looking position, Then, here is Sister Halbert feeding a goat, a kangaroo (notice his paws holding her hand to make sure he got all the food), and a joey (baby kangaroo). We got to feed some of the animals and took a few pictures that are below. In addition to the alpacas, they had llamas, koala bears, kangaroos, sheep, goats, a camel, horses, cattle, foxes, turkeys, rabbits, homing pigeons and a bunch of other birds. Someone brought them to Australia a few years ago and started this farm, which includes all kinds of animals. Alpacas are related to the llamas from Central and South America. In the middle of the month, we decided to take a break from all of the Christmas activities and visit an Alpaca farm just west of Denmark. We also have 10 families assigned to us as Home Teachers that we spent time visiting. Sister Halbert made 150 of her now world famous rolls to go along with the meal. We enjoyed a dinner with roasted chicken, ham, numerous salads, and some great desserts. ![]() We had more than 100 people there including 17 non-members and 24 less active members. ![]() We spent a lot of time visiting families and inviting them to our Branch Christmas Party, which was a great success. Much of our month was getting ready for Christmas.
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