We had zone conference on Monday. We
did not get any new direction for senior couples, but we enjoyed the
counsel which we received along with the young elders.
The mission president talked about three kinds of trials
which we have in this world. The first is those we bring upon ourselves
because we are disobedient. The second is those which come just as a
natural part of living, and the third is those which the Lord sends us
to test our faithfulness. He said that the third type are often the
hardest because it test our faithfulness.
We had kind of a discouraging experience today in
the Linden branch. The branch president had to work, so his counselor
took charge. They asked us to speak at the meeting, along with the
counselor's wife. The Gospel Doctrine teacher was gone so they had a
last minute teacher. There were no primary teachers, only the
President. There were no youth Sunday School teachers, so the youth
taught themselves. and the Relief Society was cancelled or shortened and
no priesthood lesson would have been taught if Dad and organized them
and started a discussion. Oh Boy, we somehow need to help the
leadership to know that if they don't organize the meetings, the people
will quit coming entirely. We thought that things were going better
than that last month.
One fun thing that happened this week was that one
of the temporary missionaries, brother Stewart, who has served 4 times
on 6 week missions received his mission call. We delivered it to him
while he and his companion were out tracting on their bicycles. He
called us the next morning to let us know that he was going to Atlanta
Georgia. He is pretty excited to be leaving the country. He will be a
good missionary and he comes from a strong family.
Well, we don't have much else to tell you this week.
I've been a little bit sick with a fever, but it is getting better
fast. It seems like we never get sick enough to keep us down for long.
Becky, we hope that the move wasn't to hard for you.
Sorry we couldn't wish you a better birthday on that day, but of
course, there was no chance to communicate. Jacob, good luck moving to
Cottonwood Heights this weekend. Just being a 15 minute drive from
Deborah will be awesome for both of you. Esther, we loved the story and
pictures of your family, and we love hearing from all of you.
Love, Mom and Dad
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