12/12/2014
Mele Kalikimaka to each of you and your families. This is a special time of the year bringing back fond memories of our time with you in the mission sharing the message of the Savior Jesus Christ. As many of you may know, Sis. Steward and I retired from work and moved from Hawaii last year to be closer to family. We now live in Kennewick, Washington. We love our Ridgeview Ward in the Kennewick Stake which is 5 minutes from our home. We live 10 minutes from the Columbia River Temple and we have a Bishops Storehouse 5 minutes down the road. We feel blessed to be here closer to our son Aron and his family. Our daughter Kim and her family live in Houston, Texas so we are able to visit them easily. I am currently serving as the Patriarch for the Kennewick Stake. This has been a wonderful and spiritually rewarding experience for Sis. Steward and I. We pray that each of you will feel the special spirit of Christmas daily as you pray and read from the scriptures in your homes with your families. We love each one of you and invite you to come and visit us here in Washington if you venture this far north.
With much love and Aloha,
Les and Nanette Steward
