How many pairs of tights do you wear?

Dear Family,

While you are enjoying the warm weather we are hoovering around zero every day.  I thought I would tell you what the missionaries wear to keep warm.  Some missions do not allow the missionaries to go out when it is, like, ten below or colder.  In this mission it is just the way of life, everyday, so they learn to dress appropriately.

Elder's will wear 1-2 pair of thermals, slacks, shirt, sweater, 2-3 pairs of socks, and wool lined boots.  A large coat with hood, a beanie (or fur lined hat) ear muffs, scarf, mask--required because of smoky air--, two pair of gloves (preferably mittens) and they will pull the hood up over the beanie with only a small hole to look through.

Sisters will wear 2-4 pairs of tights or leggings, blouse, skirt, sweater, pair of wool or yak socks over the 4 pair of tights, wool lined boots with goat or reindeer fur on the outside, a large coat or maybe two coats with hood, a beanie, ear muffs, scarf, mask, two pairs of mittens, and they too will pull the hood up so that there is only a small lookout hole.  

As you can imagine it is a major operation to get all this on and off several times a day.  October is over so that means one month of winter has passed.

This Gospel is wonderful!  We love it so very much.  It allows us to be truly happy and forget ourselves and go to work.

We are doing great!