Hello Elders & Family,
What's not to love about Sunday! Being with family, going to Church,
giving/receiving gospel lessons, hanging out at home, visiting with friends,
catching up on reading or a little snoozie... but the best part is knowing that
it's the Sabbath and it's a special day to honor The Lord.
With Pioneer Day being Thursday and I had the day off, it
was nice to split up the week a little and get a few more things done at
home. I stayed home all day, but got a
lot accomplished, as well as finished a really great book. I'll bet Morgan would love to read this one,
but I'll tell him about it FRIDAY!!!!
Wow!!! I'm saying 4 days away,
cuz Thursday night is going to be a blurr and I get myself ready and at the SLC
airport by 7am! My love and anticipation
will now swing to Ethan, however as I know he will be thinking of our reunion
with Morgan, but please Elder, know that you are soon on the down hill slope of
your mission. Now is the time to focus
on what you can accomplish in 12 months to giving meaning and hope to the
people of Argentina. It's not a time to
look to the end of your mission, but to the here and now and know that you have
little time to linger and there is so much to do.
Friday after work I left directly to Tooele to meet up
with Nick and family. Michelle is
working part-time at an assisted care facility in Tooele, so I saw her later
that evening. Michelle will be attending
Fall semester of school at the USU extension in Tooele. She's working toward her Associate
Degree. I'm so very proud of all my clan
for their interest in school and places of learning. Friday evening Nick and I loaded up the kids
and took a ride to DI and found a couple treasures, and then drove to see where
Michelle was working. Mike and family
were wrapping up a long day at Lagoon and got home late. I took out and fed the dog for him after I
arrived.
Michaels request for his birthday was my Pound Cake is a
bundt pan. It's always such a delicious
cake and doesn't need frosting, but I did make an orange flavor frosting that
was delish! I made the cake early
Saturday morning as not to heat the house up later. Michelle made her fantastic chicken salad and
at 3pm or so when David arrived we had the birthday party for Mike (Aug 4th),
Gavin (Aug 1st), Conner (June 17) and Abby (July 14). Mike brazed some burgers and brats and we
enjoyed a great meal. The kids had a
great time trying to hit the Pinyatta. sp...?
Afterwards the kids opened presents and had cake. I had found a great deal on a Ninja blender
for Mike and gave it to him early in July.
I got Gavin a Spy kit and Conner and Abby some earphones. Thanks MIKE and Happy Birthday everyone!
Earlier in the day Nick saw a small trailer on KSL and
asked Dave if he'd look at it while passing through North Ogden. David did and figured it would be a good small
trailer for my 4 wheeler that I could pull with my Lexus or Ethan's car. The boys fixed a wheel bearing and with new
tires it works great. Thanks guys for
getting me set up! Of course he got it
for a great price.... he's a Durocher right?!!
Haaa! My Lexus needs to be wired
for trailer lights, but David followed me as far as Sandy as I went home
Saturday night. Nothing was on the
trailer so my car tail lights were good for people behind me. I got the trailer in the garage and my
4wheeler on it with a little ingenuity.
I taught my lesson today on Elijah. It was a great study of 1 Kings 17-19, and
what impact he had on our modern church.
Only a few brief verses and his mission result is linked to our Temples,
Sealings and doing genealogy. Talk about
opposition in his lifetime and yet he was immediately obedient. I read a great piece in Jesus is the Christ
by Talmage that helped understand the Spirit of Elias, Spirit of Elijah, and
the coming of the Messiah. There is also
a talk by Russell M. Nelson called The Spirit of Elijah, Oct. 1994.
Funny part here, when I was up delivering my lesson, I
heard my phone ring. Then a couple
minutes later, I hear it ring again.
Then a text. I was a little
worried, and checked my phone as soon as I got done. Annie called, then I saw Janine Miner called,
and then she text. Janine had forgotten
to notify me of when their son Clarks Farewell was, and it started at 1pm. It was 1:10, so I drove down and was able to
hear his farewell talk at his ward. Just
in time! That was cool. I went over to their house later for
refreshment and saying goodbye with the Hansens from our ward. Great fun!
Tonight was the Parents of Returning Missionary
meeting. It's a wonderful program for
Parents to help in the RM transition to home life. There are also Institute classes for
Returning Missionaries to help them stay focused with their new schedules and
their "Purpose" as stated in the Preach My Gospel manual. Chapter 2. Great information, and I know I'll be much
better at helping Morgan adjust. I'll
scan the handout for your information and forward later.
Have a great week!
Love, Mom
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