Fred & Kathy Hurdman Mission Blog

Wellington New Zealand Mission Blog – January, 2020 We have arrived in New Zealand and have served the first two weeks of our mission here. After many months of preparation, we can hardly believe that we are finally here and able to enjoy the beauties of this Land of the Long White Cloud. We have both wanted to come to New Zealand since we were young marrieds. Fred wanted to return to the place where he served his mission as a young man and Kathy wanted to go to the place that she had heard so much about from him. As young marrieds, we couldn’t afford the price of airline tickets to the other side of the world and then as we had children and our family grew, our priorities changed. But as we contemplated serving this mission, we knew that New Zealand would be the first place that we would request to go. There were also some other locations on our list but when we received our call from our prophet, President Nelson, to serve our mission, we were both excited to find out that i...

Dear Family and Friends, It is Christmas time again and we love to reconnect with our family and friends. It is a great time for us to stop and reflect on our many blessings and to share with those that mean so much to us. We are blessed to have a testimony of our Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, and of his mission here on earth. His great infinite atonement for us provides a way for us to have all that Heavenly Father has. We are grateful to have the fullness of the Gospel restored to the earth and the opportunity that we have to enjoy all the blessings that come to us through the gospel. Our reflection at Christmas time helps us realize the importance of staying in touch with those that matter most to us. 2019 has been a very interesting, busy and exciting year for us. On December 10, 2018 our 15th grandchild, Emily, was born to Michelle and Eric Forbes, and she is such a sweet little girl. Some of the highlights of 2019 include submitting our mission papers, a trip to ...

To all our friends and family, We send this Blog update to you on this special Christmas Eve to let you know of our love for you and for our Savior, the Christ Child. We have attached a video clip at the bottom of this Blog about the True meaning of Christmas and hope that you will find it brings peace and love to your hearts as you reflect upon it. May the Lord Bless you continually as you seek to follow in His footsteps and to do the things that He would do. We wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love, Elder and Sister Hurdman Fred and Kathy Hurdman Wise men still seek him.

November has been a month of changes here in Halifax. One thing that has changed has been the weather. The leaves have fallen off the trees and it has become cooler. There is often a cold wind that blows and chills us to the bone. But we have also had some beautiful fall days where we have only needed our light coats. We have had very little snow here in Dartmouth – we have only seen a light skiff here two different mornings and it was gone by the afternoon. We did see quite a bit of snow one day when we were out of town in Truro but there wasn’t any here when we got back to our apartment. We weren’t sure if it had snowed and then melted or if it hadn’t snowed in Dartmouth that day.   The cold weather has not deterred us from our walks for the most part, although we certainly dress warmer than we did before! Since there is no snow on the ground, we have continued to walk through the woods behind our apartment and enjoy the new season. Fred and Kathy by Bisse...