Monday we went to our final dentist appointments, Ross got one more tooth fixed and I got the last two done. Hooray!!! We always try to arrive a touch early, I am not sure why, we get there as they are opening, this time we got there and no one was there, after about 10 minutes the dentist I see showed up along with one more, but neither had a key, we ended up waiting for 20 more minutes! It is so typical! I guess that is why heart attacks are the #1 killer in the U.S. and diabetes is the #1 problem here. We are always in a hurry and rushing and they know how to relax and enjoy life and good food!
Later in the day we went to the movie with the Roesberrys, we went to see the show The Intern, it was pretty good. After the show we came home and played cards for a little while.
Tuesday we had regular meetings with the presidency and then the normal 2 sessions, Wednesday was the same except the Area Authority for Mexico has made the decision that the missionaries can no longer come as a zone to the temple once a month, they can come quarterly, individually or with new members to get endowments, with permission. So now our Wednesday missionary mornings will be no longer happening. Thursday was a normal day but Friday we were short secretaries so we were at the temple from 6:30 in the morning until 9:00 at night. We also got the sad news that our head secretary Graciela will be leaving us, her husband works out of town and is going to get a permanent placement by the first of the year. She is going to spend Dec. with her daughter in Pachuca and then will be moving where ever her husband is going. I am happy for her, but she will be missed, very much. She has been the heart and soul of the office for quite some time.
Saturday we had 3 buses from Tehuacan, they are a pretty self sufficient stake and bring a lot of their own workers, dad did some extra training for them but after about 12:00 we weren't even busy so we left at about noon and came home.
The Roesberry's have their son from Salt Lake visiting and they invited us to meet them downtown and have dinner with them, so after I did laundry and we went to Sam's Club we hopped on a bus and joined them for dinner. Their son will be here for a couple more days and then will be going to Mexico city to meet some friends and do some more sightseeing. He seems like a great young man and we enjoyed meeting him and getting to know him a bit.
Dinner with the Roesberrys and Dan
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Ballet Dancers inside one of the buildings as we were walking back to the Zocolo after dinner.
Saturday Evening Oaxaca nightlife is booming, we were amazed at how many people were out and about on the streets. We have never been out before on a Saturday night!
Today we went to the Donaji Ward to speak, it is fun to visit the different wards and see the areas of town where the different workers and patrons live. All the wards are alike, when they start there aren't very many there but by the time we get up to speak the chapel is nearly full. One sister, a temple worker we know, even asked dad for a copy of his talk because she liked it so much!
At 5:30 today we have our Secretaries meeting I have been working on the thought that I will give for the meeting, I will start with the Scripture in 2 Nephi 6:7 "And thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me." In Spanish the word used for wait is Esperan which also means Hope, this is interesting to me because hope to me has so much more and deeper meaning than to merely wait although wait can also mean to serve. This scripture is cross referenced to D&C 133:45 which says "For since the beginning of the world have not men heard nor perceived by the ear, neither hath an eye seen, O God, besides thee, how great things thou hast prepared for him that waiteth for thee." What wonderful and glorious blessings must be held in reserve for those who wait, hope, serve, for the Lord. Absolutely beautiful promises!
And so I thought, in the church or in the temple, or in this life we often find ourselves waiting, waiting until things get better, or the kids get bigger, or this job gets done, or whatever but we are waiting until...... then we will be happy or go to church or get on with life or what ever.
In English the word wait has 2 meanings to wait for someone or something or to wait on or serve someone or something, in Spanish it also has two meanings, again to wait for someone or something or to hope for someone or something. I like to think that I am waiting on the the Lord in the sense that I have hope in Him and that I am serving Him that my hands are His hands that he can also have hope in me that He can use my hands to bring about His work. May we all Know that He is God and not be ashamed to wait on Him. May we enjoy the fullness of His blessings now, not 'wait' until, He will bring us the peace and joy that we desire and need if we wait(hope, serve) on Him.
As always you are in our thoughts and prayers always.
There are many times that we have to wait for something or someone. You have the patience that many others seek to find and sometimes never discover. The only thing that you can do, as you have stated, is to wait for the Lord to speak and to perform the miracles that you know will take place.
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