missions conferences

We had back to back missions conferences in March.  One was in NH and the other in MA.

I loved the NH one as it gave us a chance to visit old friends and was extremely encouraging.  I will treasure the memories of this conference for a very long time!  Also, Leah was challenged herself to be a missionary.  Right now she is thinking Papua New Guinea as she made friends with an MK from there, Katelyn.  :)

What a special treat to visit with our friends and be treated to Denise's famous and delicious cooking!

The conference in MA was a 6 day conference.  What thoughtful things the church had in mind for us!  Who would have thought Alissa, Brianna, and I would be treated to a manicure and pedicure?
After the spa, we girls were treated to La Fiorentinas....amazing!

Every night we had dinner at the church- and often we had breakfast and lunch there as well.

On one of the nights they called us up front and gave each member of our family a big bag filled with personalized gifts.  From CDs to kettle bells to play dough to socks to Patriots flip flops to favorite books to scarves to pens to Chutes and Ladders to goldfish to maple syrup and much more.....  they weren't called Blessing Bags for no reason.  We felt truly blessed.

One day they took us to a mall and gave us spending money (along with someone to go along with us to be sure we spent the money on ourselves!) after treating us to lunch.  This church sure made us feel loved!

Matt was able to share from his heart about Hope for Kids. 

What a great couple of weeks!