Okay, back to my usual schedule of writing on Sunday afternoon.
Yesterday we got up, had breakfast, got some cleaning and laundry done, then headed out about 10:30 to the movie theater to see the movie “Meet the Mormons”. We had missed seeing it during the mission viewing because we had headed to Indiana last weekend. So, I was glad to hear that it was still playing in the theaters. It was great! If you haven’t had a chance to see it, and it is playing near you, go see it. Otherwise, I have heard it will be available on Netflicks in the future.
We were glad we went to the 11 o’clock showing, because the parking at the mall was not crowded at that time of day. By the time the movie was over and we headed out to the car, the mall parking lot was full and you saw people just driving down each and every row looking for a place to park.
After the movie we headed to Wal-Mart to do our grocery shopping. Then stopped on the way home to pick up Gary’s suit from the cleaners. We got home, got everything taken into the apartment and put away, then headed out again. We went to get a good car wash done for our car….it has been very dirty! I should have taken a before and after pictures to put on here! We went to a place that cleaned the inside of the car too, and it made the dash look like new! While the car was being cleaned, we ran over to McDonald’s which is right next door to the place, and got lunch. After the car was cleaned we headed back home and finished the cleaning and laundry.
Today was church. We picked up Sister Ly today because President and Sister Shelton (branch president) are out of town still. Sister Ly lives closer to them now, so Sister Shelton will normally be picking her up. [side note: Sister Ly is going to Vietnam for a visit for a month or so, leaving next Sunday.] When we got in the car this morning, we noticed that a cat had been walking on our nice clean car and left little paw prints, so Gary took a rag and cleaned it up again. After church, we had dinner, and I was a little tired so planned on taking an hour nap. Well, I must have been more tired than I realized because I slept for about 2 1/2 hours! After I woke up, I heated up some leftovers for dinner, and then our friends the Michie’s came over for a visit. They just barely left, so I am getting this done now before it gets any later.
This week we have special Zone Conferences going on. Half the mission meets on Monday, the other half on Tuesday. We have Elder Pino of the seventy coming for a mission tour, and he is speaking. However, for the office staff, we don’t really participate in the meeting part of it. I always stay in the office to answer the phones and handle the deliveries. Gary and Sister Nedreberg will be busy the whole time doing the car inspections that take place every zone conference. I have heard that there will be 40 cars inspected on Monday and 50 on Tuesday, so they will be lucky if they get them all done. Hopefully they have lots of help lined up. Elder Michie is going to be helping too.
Sister Wilks has been gone to Texas to be a part of her grandson’s farewell before he leaves on his mission. She left Thursday morning, so Sister Cattron subbed for her in the office on Thursday to answer the phones so I could meet with Mark Andromidas from Salt Lake on the finances, and be undisturbed by phone calls. Sister Wilks gets back here tomorrow (Monday) afternoon. I have some young sisters coming in to the office to watch things while I run out to the airport to pick her up. Then on Tuesday, she will go to the zone conference that day to take pictures. That is her job every zone conference, which is why I am usually behind manning the office.
Because they need to leave fairly early tomorrow morning to get to the location on time….they plan on leaving the office by 7:45…..we will leave here by about 7:25 tomorrow morning. We know traffic will be bad heading the direction they are going at that time of day, so I hope they have allowed enough time. I sure hope my nap today doesn’t make it hard to fall back asleep tonight! I’m still yawning, so hopefully I can fall back asleep okay.
Oh, guess what I just realized? I just looked at the date. Today is our 14 month mark…..4 months to go! We are glad we have had the time and finances, and the health and strength to carry out our tasks to help the work move forward, but we look forward to going home again and getting reconnected to all our family members.
Remember to help the missionaries whenever you can. Feed the young missionaries often….they don’t get much funding each month to cover all their meals. Be an example to those you come in contact with. Give any referrals you can to the missionaries. Help in the work in any way you can. Maybe you can offer to do some mending for the missionaries. Or give them a free haircut, if that is your skill. If you are a senior, think about putting your papers in to go on a mission. Maybe you can serve from home, which cuts down on expenses a lot. We look forward to getting back into genealogy again when we get home……and do our part to help with the work for those on the other side. That is an ongoing work that we can all be working on. Some of the talks at Conference were about getting involved that way.
There was another talk at Conference that said the Church was for all to come unto Christ and be perfected. We don’t go to church because we are perfect, but to become perfected. Going to church enlightens your mind, brings healing to your heart and joy to your days. So my challenge to those who have stopped going to church is to come back. We all need the healing that the Gospel can bring to our lives. The more we seek the light of the Gospel, the more light we will receive. [from President Uchtdorf’s talk] This is why so many people, young and old, put their lives on hold for a time period…..to help bring people unto Christ. To help them heal their hearts. And we have heard of the experiences that some of these missionaries have, and the stories of the people who have had the Gospel brought to them. Some didn’t even know what they were looking for, but were so grateful when they met the missionaries and were able to learn about the Gospel and become a part of it all.
So let’s always remember to do our part to help in the work!
Love to you all!
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