Poulsen Mission

We were so blessed to have our 4 kids come and support us for our Farewell.  It was so fun seeing them together as siblings,  just hanging loose and enjoying the time back home.  They had a silly time together out in the forest on Saturday playing with their airsoft guns.  They were hilarious, and just acting like kids again.  Dad and I really enjoyed them  A very special part of the weekend was our Saturday Temple time together.   The vision of eternal families is re-inforced and strengthened as you see your kids united with you in the temple.  We really love our kids and their families so very much!

Sunday,  our talks went well.   I shared some thoughts about the continuing work of the Restoration,  and Dad shared some family missionary stories.  We were very supported by our family;  Norma came up to be with us staying for the weekend,  Ralph, JoAn, Ginger, Teresa, Yvonne and her kids, Dawnette and her family, Brook and her children, Mom, Audrey, Frank, Christian, James, and some dear friends,  Gary and Sharon Wright, Eleanor Brainard, Diane Benson, Kaylma and Warren,  Elaine and Gregg, (who are a part of our Ward family) Pam Bunker,  Chris Snyder and her son Dan and family, Cheryl Campbell and her husband,  and Steve and Chris Moon.  All of the brothers and sisters in our Ward were very thoughtful and kind and wished us well.  Later in the evening we had some good times with family sharing our music and playing a few games.  Stephanie,  the kids' cousin came up and she and James created a fun little partner song to put on You Tube.  We enjoyed listening to them.  It was a great weekend. Thanks everyone for your kindness and support.

It's hard to believe we are off to Chile in just a few short days.

PS  Another fun part of the meeting was a song sung by some of our youth in Spanish.  So cute!!  And if you are wondering why there are no pictures of us when we were wearing our Sunday clothes,  it's because I was too busy being a Martha, and enjoying it.

Presidente Kahnlein y Hermana

On January the 10th,  Seth and I had the wonderful blessing of being able to see and talk with our Mission President in Chile for the first time.  We got up that Saturday morning and dressed in missionary attire to meet our mission leader.  When he came up on the computer it was such a beautiful sight.  We both knew by the countenance he radiated that he was a servant of the Lord and carried the mantle of his stewardship in accordance with the Spirit.   He visited with us about the likelihood of serving in various capacities.  Addressing me he wanted to know if we would enjoy serving in the office.  My response was immediate.  As everyone in my family knows,  I'm not much of an office girl. But I said if I was called I would do it and of course anyone coming into the office would feel very welcomed by me.  The next question was if I thought I could do a good job as a nurse.  That received an even more pitiful response.  But Seth tried to make me look good by saying that I had watched over an aged mother for many years and had done a good job.  Then he finally said,  "Well sister Poulsen if you could have your most wanted calling,  what would it be?"  I then said,  "to testify of Christ and His Gospel."