Van has caught a nasty cold -- the one I brought with me from the MTC. He coughs a lot, and now that my hearing is better following the operation, I hear him either coughing or snoring all night. Poor guy. But, he continues to plug along as usual. We did get to celebrate his birthday this week though. I took German Chocolate cake to the office for the occasion. Then in the evening we went to a movie--"Ender's Game". We really liked it. I'd say it's one of the best sci-fi movies I've seen in a long time -- and a little thought provoking. The theater we went to had huge recliners to make our viewing all the more pleasant. Popcorn wasn't great, but they did let me put my own butter on! -- Probably not a good idea.
Plenty of things to do at the office in preparation for new missionaries who will be coming in next week. Van will be trained soon on the new program the Church is going to be using to track mission vehicles. In preparation for that, he has been asked to input a ton of data. That has consumed most of his time this week.
On Friday night several of us went to dinner at the Red Lobster. This was a "going away dinner" for Elder and Sister Jones who will be leaving next week. Elder Jones has been the Housing Coordinator, and Sister Jones has been the other Office Secretary/Receptionist. I really hate to see them leave; just love 'em to death despite knowing them just a few weeks.
Elder & Sister Harwood arrived this week to take the Joneses place. We look forward to getting to know them. Had them and the Joneses over for clam chowder after church today.
Didn't do any touring this weekend, so not many photos to share. Needed some time to clean, do laundry, get groceries, and catch up on bills & paperwork (some things don't change!). We did visit the YMCA and two other fitness gyms in search of a place to go exercise. Van is especially anxious to get a good work out. I'd be happy if I could just find someone to walk with. I really miss that routine and those friends I walked with in Vernal
On Saturday night we attended a baptismal service at our ward. An elderly gentleman, Victor, was baptized as well as a young boy. The spirit was strong. I particularly felt it when Victor was baptized. He is not in good health, but has recently seen a bit of improvement that made it so he could be baptized. I guess he and his wife were both scheduled to be baptized a while back, but then she passed away. He was determined, though, to follow through. After the baptism, the Sister missionaries asked us to take one of their new investigators home -- a young man named Rodney. He has had a rough life, but has been searching for something better. He wants to be a good example to his family. We pray that he will continue to progress in his knowledge of the Truth. There really are people who are hungry for the truth. God bless us all in our efforts to find them. And bless them to embrace it.
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| Mt Rainer in backgroud. Rare view. Usually overcast. Terrible pix, but ..... |
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| Elder & Sister Trotter and Sister & Elder Jones |
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