Week 14: R & R and more R

Van had a lot going on with cars this week. On Monday, he was asked by President Weaver to help “Relocate” five or six elders. It was a bit tricky, and took nearly all day (he didn’t get home until about 8 p.m.), but he got to see some pretty country. During the week he had a couple of cars come out of the shop that he delivered back to missionaries. 

Friday night he got a call from some Elders saying their car had been stolen. They had called the police, but couldn’t remember the license plate number. So we had to go to the office to look up that information. While at the office, we got another call – “Oh, Elder Hadlock, never mind. We found the car. It was down the street.” – They’d actually just forgotten where they had actually parked the car. Car Recovered.

They were embarrassed and quite apologetic. We just laughed. Oh … and the Elder said: “We’re past curfew now. Do you think we should call the President?”. Van laughed and replied, “No, just get home.” We love these missionaries.

Other than that, the week was fairly Routine. We get home from the office, fix dinner, clean up, study for a while, maybe do some laundry, read a book and fall asleep watching an episode of The Andy Griffith Show (via Netflix.). Aahhh -- Relaxation.

Study time includes Reading from the New Testament, Ensign—Conference Talks, and Preach My Gospel. In addition, we’ve each been reading a “novel”. Van just finished "The Seventeen Second Miracle" by Jason F. Wright. I just finished "Two From Galilee" by Marjorie Holmes. We both liked our books so I guess we’ll switch now.

(Did throw in a couple of BYU Basketball games this week that were broadcast live on the BYUTV website.)

Rain, Rain, Rain, was the weather story this week. Rainy Saturday made for a great time to go to the temple. We made the trip to the Seattle Temple in Bellevue and enjoyed Remembering eternal covenants, blessings, and promises. Renewal for the soul for sure.

Helaman 5:12

 The letter "P" has always been a favorite of mine. I'll save that explanation for another day. But, perhaps "R" takes a close second -- good Routines, Relaxing, Reading, Rain, Renewal, and of course, Remembering  our Redeemer.  

"Oh, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of god, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you, to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon when ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fail." -- Helaman 5:12.   Any other favorite "Rs" out there?