Week 15: Always Learning

I am posting a bit early this week because tomorrow (Sunday) will be a very full day. We’ll be participating in another missionary fireside – this time in Gig Harbor – and probably won’t get home until late Sunday night. I’ll report on that next week.

Sister & President Weaver

We have an office meeting with President and Sister Weaver each Monday morning. We look forward to them sharing mission miracles -- I'll share some of those another time. Other than our Monday meeting, we really don’t see them much during the week-- just briefly here and there. But we've grown to love and admire them very much. 

This month they will interview each missionary. They also try to go out with missionaries to teach or knock doors several times during the week. They have lots of meetings with local Priesthood leaders in addition to the Zone & District meetings. President Weaver also finds time to read and respond to each missionary’s weekly letter. Sister Weaver handles all the medical issues with missionaries. I honestly don’t know how they have the stamina to do what they do. They truly LOVE each missionary. They give their all to helping these young missionaries hasten the work.

 Now on a lighter note -- for  P-Day we took off for a little adventure about 45 miles north of Tacoma. We and three other couples went to the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, WA. It was interesting – and free! One of the senior missionaries, Elder Clarke, served on a submarine so it was of particular interest to him.  

They had lots of interesting displays about ocean geography, underwater exploration, diving, and of course navy submarines. 

I took a picture of this fish on the wall because I knew Sam would appreciate it. It's made out of old CD's.

Then we went over to Poulsbo, another city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Poulsbo is known as “Little Norway” because its early settlers were Scandinavian The water front village shops exude a Scandinavian and Viking spirit and, of course, attract a lot of tourists. We enjoyed a nice lunch and a little shopping. We had heard a lot about Sluys Bakery in Poulsbo so we had to make a stop there. I’ve never seen so many beautiful pastries. We enjoyed the few we bought. 

Harwoods, Hadlocks, Petersens, Clarkes in Poulsbo

Good day, good week. I'll end with a couple of photos I took on this excursion that give good "food for thought."  

Be Astonishing!

Which reminds me of a quote by Marianne Williamson: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

And of utmost importance is remembering: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." -- Phillipians 4:13