Bruce and Ann Van Horn

With Ann being Relief Society President there is some type of service project going on at all times. However, Bruce seems to be her biggest service project.

In preparation for Christmas we were involved with a couple very worth while projects. First off the Cones Family. Joe & Laura Cones and their toddler Van moved into the basement apartment of Rocky Revels' home. Rocky lives at the east end of our street. The Cones have very little in the way of money or temporal things. Prior to their marriage both had a tough go in life. We invited them to Thanksgiving Dinner along with Mark, Amy and the kids. We all had a delightful time and the Cones really enjoyed being with our family. Laura is a member but has only attended Church in the last little while. Joe was raised Catholic on the Arapaho Reservation in Wyoming. However he mentioned to me that he knew alot about the LDS Church because on the Wind Rivers Reservation most of the families were either Catholic or LDS. Joe and Laura were married by a Bishop in Rock Springs, WY.

Joe had been studying about the Church with the missionaries at Thanksgiving time. At our Thanksgiving Dinner he mentioned to me that he was interested in being baptised. The good news is that just before Christmas he was baptised. He asked me to Confirm him the Sunday after his baptism. On Sunday (Jan. 4th) Joe will be blessing his son, Van, in Sacrament Mtg.

Besides the Cones there are a couple of families in the neighborhood that have been struggling with not having adequate income to get by on. These families were asked if neighbors could help with purchasing clothes, food, etc. for them. These families provided lists of things they needed, clothes sizes, etc and the neighbors went to work making donations and purchasing the need items. Ann assisted in the organization of this and I had the opportunity to help shop. This was a great privilege to help provide a meaningful Christmas for some special neighbors.

Dad