Monday was my birthday in Australia, although I mentioned
previously, we began celebrating last weekend. We had fabulous chocolate
cake and snickerdoodle cookies for missionaries that came by the office
on p-day and I received a card from the Whites and a gift from the
Carters. I had lots of Facebook greetings and it was a totally fun day
which included FaceTime from the kids, grandkids, and my dad. The thing
is, since Tuesday HERE was still Monday in the USA, I received happy birthdays on Tuesday too.
Surprisingly,
I did manage to get a little work done Monday and June travel is
organized for the Carters. Late morning I got a call asking if I could
give a haircut after lunch and we said sure. Elder Dos Santos from
Brisbane and Elder Cook from Dallas Texas came over and it didn't take
long. Lee and Elder Cook just watched and gave Elder Dos Santos grief by
saying things like oops or no worries, it'll look fine in a couple of
weeks etc.
Christina and Joy were not impressed
with the A&W Root beer floats Monday night. Danny liked it okay and
I LOVED it. Joy brought a card from the family and a small thoughtful
gift and they supplied the ice cream.
Tuesday,
President and the assistants were in his private office from 11 am -5 pm
organizing transfers. Lee brought in lunch for them about 1. We
originally thought we would be getting 10 new missionaries but we were
down to only 4 with confirmed travel. We were waiting to hear about the 1
USA and 2 Canadians but everyone else was delayed because they don't
have their Visas. We did find out we are getting another senior couple
10 Nov for 23 months from Pleasant Grove, Utah.
It started raining Monday night and continued most of Tuesday.
Wednesday
we woke up to torrential rain. Lee went to the office early to call
insurance in the USA again. It's hard to get the right person in the
right department and ask the right questions. When I got into the
office, we had news that the 2 Canadians and 1 USA missionaries ARE
coming so we are getting 7 missionaries for sure! That means President and
the assistants will have to revamp what they did yesterday.
I
had a late morning hair appointment, grabbed lunch at home afterward
and was back to the office by 1. The afternoon was a bit slow and it's
cooling down. I worked on editing Best Practices for Thursday printing.
English
class was Christina and Danny, Emily and Kevin, Snow, Boalin, and their
daughter Emily and Auntie Lee. We reviewed asking for directions and
getting something fixed.
The assistants
arrived for a missionary lesson afterward with Danny and Christina and
we had just begun when Lay, Ryan and their mom Den came in. It was a
good lesson and Christina shared a personal story as follows. At last
weeks lesson on prayer, Christina mentioned that she had never prayed
for her business and didn't know if it was okay. Lee encouraged her to
be specific in her prayers and that she could and should pray for her
business and everything else in her life. With this week being so cold
and rainy, she expected sales to be down at the ice cream shop, but that
hasn't happened at all, which she attributes totally to her prayers.
She was happy and smiling as she related this in front of Lay, Ryan, and
Den.
The missionaries taught a lesson on the
reality of Jesus Christ and touched on the ways Jesus helps us. After
Christina's story, Ryan related a concern about their exporting business
and said he was going to pray for help like she did. I told them money
might not rain down in buckets, but Ryan might get a new idea on how to
market, or how to resolve an issue he is currently facing.
The
Elders challenged the younger brother Lay to THINK this week how/if
Jesus could help him in HIS life (more school concerns than business)
and Ryan said the sweetest closing prayer. In it, he prayed for his mom,
who has some form of arthritis and has been in great pain with the
change in the weather.
After the closing
prayer, Lee explained about blessing the sick and asked if she would
like a Priesthood blessing, and they all enthusiastically agreed. It
really was a tender experience meeting with these two families and we
watch in awe as they progress in the gospel.
Thursday
morning went quickly and we had arranged to meet Elder Fepulea'i and
companions at the temple after they finished at 11:30 so they could
follow us to Barnacle Bills, his choice for lunch. We took some wrapped
snickerdoodle cookies I had saved in the freezer for his birthday
(same birthday as mine) with a card and we had a great time! Good Elders!
After
lunch, I recorded last week's convert baptisms in the computer and made
new member letters that are sent from President Carter. Transfers were
finalized and I got the sheet of logistics to book travel.
Lee
was out the door before 7:00 am Friday to get an Elder going home to
the airport. It's hard to see a missionary leave the mission early, and
although I realize there are various reasons why, it makes me sad every
time.
Lee did a driving lesson/evaluation when
he got back to the office, then took a set of missionaries back home to
their area. He went teaching with the assistants again too. Run Run Run!
I
booked transfer travel and it took all morning to get organized. President
and the assistants finished their Zion Rescue articles so I can print
those first thing Monday.
We went to the
temple Friday night and Harry and Eila both mentioned they had heard
from Sister Salazar by email. After two months, we still miss her!
Saturday
was wet all day. Lee shopped while I cleaned. We talked to all of the
kids and Freddie. We did laundry, napped, and I did some food prep for
leavers and arrivers dinners this coming week. I gave Lee a haircut
after he watched Oregon State baseball win their game. I made taco salad
for dinner. Nice, mostly relaxing day.
Sunday was fast Sunday and I LOVE fast and testimony meetings!
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