Tuesday morning we unpacked, bought some groceries, were treated to a delicious lunch and a visit with the Roesberrys when they brought it to our house, and then went to the temple for Missionary Training Meeting and the evening sessions. Ans so the week started and we were off and running! Wednesday we met with President to prepare for Presidency meeting and then had Presidency Meeting, Sister Peña is in Florida for a few weeks helping with a new grandbaby and the Serranos have a family emergency and are not back yet so it is just the Atkinsons and President Peña running the temple with what little help we can give. I got to give instructions to 2 sisters that came for their endowments on Wednesday. It was an amazing experience, as I prayed for the Spirit to guide me I got direct answers as to what each of them needed to hear and I definitely felt that I had the gift of tongues as I sat and talked with them in Spanish and was able to understand and answer their questions ad give them the important and sacred instructions regarding the temple.
Thursday and Friday the groups that were scheduled all canceled but we had great days anyway as we still had a few patrons come and with the workers and partons held a few sessions and did other ordinances. Ross and I had work to catch up on in the office after the 2 week closure and we still have a bit of a learning curve to overcome! Saturday we had 4 busses from Pachuca so not a terrible busy day but a good day!
Friday Ross and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary, we worked in the temple until just after 4:00 then we went with the Roesberrys downtown, we ate dinner in what we call the Bird Restaurant and then went to an Opera! During the week I received a phone call from a young Women from the So. Az. Symphony, they are in Oaxaca participating in the Oaxaca Opera Festival, she wanted information on church services and if there were any firesides Sunday evening. there are 2 members in the Symphony and they have performances in the morning and can't attend church but wanted to be with members in the evening as the rest of the Symphony just party. I couldn't find anything for them so I invited them to our house for dinner. They invited us to the opera, since it was free we went! It was Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini, it was a comedy and it was only and hour long (which was good an hour just right). We all enjoyed it and I would definitely go to another Opera depending on what and where it was. It was definitely different that Phantom or Les Miserable. It was in the same theatre we went to for the Nutcracker and the visit to the theatre is a treat no matter what you see!
Now we are looking forward to our dinner guests, we will also have the Roesberrys over, so it should be another fun evening, especially as they are both young and young people bring so much enjoyment and life with them.
We now have 2 speaking assignments, we will be speaking the next 2 Sundays in Sacrament Meetings (pray for us). I will be reading my talk, I am not good enough to speak off the top of my head or from notes. Maybe eventually. I am trying harder to participate in Relief society and Sunday School and to give answers that are more than yes and no. I think answering phones and questions in the office is already helping a bit.
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| The Opera |
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| At the Bird Restaurant celebrating 45 Years of wedded Bliss! |
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| They Had a parade in honor of our Anniversary! (haha) |
This week I have been thinking a lot about happiness and the importance of choosing to be happy, it is not always an easy thing to do, circumstances and people quite often get in the way of our happiness. The Scriptures tell us that "man is that he might have Joy". Is there a difference between joy and happiness? I think that there is, I think that we can experience joy, which to me is a deep and abiding sense of rightness and peace or knowledge that things will be okay, even in the most difficult and sad times. Happiness to me is more temporary and has more to do with things and circumstances which are often beyond our control. We often say I will be happy when ie I finish school or this project is over or the kids are grown, not realizing that we are missing out on experiencing some of the best times by waiting to be happy. Pres. Hinkley said "Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged, things will work out." I thing it is also tied in with the attitude of gratitude, when we choose to be grateful it helps us to look on the positive side of things, we can choose to be grateful, even if it is only for one thing. It is amazing how much it will change your outlook. And how many more things you will find to be grateful for. We love you all and are so very grateful for each one of you.
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