We are also so excited for AndiJo this week, she will be embarking on a grand adventure as she enters the mission home Wednesday. We are so proud of her and this decision she has made to serve a mission for her Father in Heaven and we know it will bless her for the rest of her life, as well as bless the lives of her entire family. We also know that she will touch the hearts of so many people and be the Lord's instrument in bringing about great changes in so many lives. Such an exciting, marvelous, scary, fun, testimony building, character stretching, life changing experience awaits her. AndiJo you will be in our prayers constantly, as of course you all are always.
Monday we took a little trip back out to San Bartolo to the Black Pottery Shop, the Normans are leaving when the temple closes and they wanted a few more pieces of pottery, most especially a nativity set. The Peñas drove and then we went to our favorite little restaurant and ate tlaudas.
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| Us, Sister Norman, Roesberrys, and Peñas outside the Barro Negra shops. |
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| Walking path in the park at San Bartolo |
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| This is a mini Taxi, they use them on the back streets, they aren't allowed on the main highways, this one is named mi Chaparito (my shorty) dad wants to get one, paint it green and name it mi chapolina (my grasshopper) to drive between Kanab and Fredonia! (hahaha) |
After we got home we finished our normal Monday stuff , we had received a phone call from President Atkinson that he wouldn't be home until late afternoon Tuesday so Pres. meeting and missionary meeting were canceled Tuesday. Brother Norman decided that meant we could cook, so we did a practice run of the barbeque we will do for their going away party. We had shiskabob beef that he marinated, a big green salad with avocado ranch dressing, that I made (it was great), Jan made delicious baked beans, Peñas brought a gelatino, I think the consensus was that it will be perfect.
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| I think if we counted that over half the pictures we send would be us eating, we do enjoy our food! |
Wed. we had a short Pres. meeting and normal sessions, Thursday the excursion canceled so it was an easy day, Friday we had 5 buses, and Saturday we had 10 buses and 10 own endowments. Dad and I worked in the office part of the day and then since they were short obreros we helped with ordinances all afternoon. We ended up doing nearly 13 hours and came home tired but felt wonderful as the people who came all left so uplifted and blessed for spending the day in the Lord's house. We both feel like we are starting to get a handle on our new responsibilities and that, with the Lord's help, we will be able to fulfill our new callings.
The biggest news we have this week is from our friends the Normans, we had told you they had already put in their papers for another mission and thought they were going to help open the new Tijuana Temple. Turns out you have to be careful when you volunteer for callings, instead of going to help in Tijuana they have been called as the New Temple President and Matron of the Guatemala City Temple. They start November 1st. they begin training Oct. 1st, they have known for almost 3 weeks and couldn't tell anyone until yesterday when it was announced in the church news. They are in shock. We aren't, they are absolutely amazing people and will be perfect temple presidents. But we are going to miss them so much!
They also announced our new temple President, his name is Brother Cardenas, he is originally from the state of Sonora but now lives in Mexico City, he was a medical software developer. No one here seems to know him so we will just have to wait and see what he is like and who his councilors are.
Our scripture and thought for you this week starts with D&C 131:7 "There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by pure eyes." Jeffery Holland said " In the gospel of Jesus Christ you have help from both sides of the veil, and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement strike---and they will---you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see riding at reckless speed to come to our protection. They will always be there, these armies of heaven, in defense of Abraham's seed." What a wonderful thought, I like to think that in the chariots coming to our rescue are our ancestors, they are the ones most interested in our success. I am certain that they are cheering us on and doing all they can to help us to make correct choices, to protect and guide us to help us as we face the many trials and difficulties of this world, there have been times I have personally felt there presence and comfort. We love you all and can't wait to see you in just 2 weeks. Be good to each other and to yourselves.
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