What a beautiful day it has been!
The weather is ideal. The temperature is perfect. No jacket needed, no sweater, no umbrella. There is a lovely breeze that makes it feel a little cooler than it is.
Today was our day to take the bus. Typically, when we got to the bus stop....it was still 11 minutes away. We walked to the second bus stop and got there before the bus would have. We waited for a few minutes and then caught the bus that stops closest to the church building.
We were without power in the church today! (A change in the way the bills are paid by the Church apparently isn't working - we got a notice from the power company that ours is about to be turned off as well!) All of the windows and doors were open - which brought light and that lovely breeze. We only meet for two hours, and today we all stayed in the chapel for both since the downstairs classrooms would be like caves.
We heard some beautiful messages. Our second hour was from the JFS book about family history and temple work. You would think I would be bored with it at this point in my life, but it seems to inspire me more each time.
SK did some elder's quorum interviews afterward, and so we were late getting home. We got here about 1:30 and needed to leave again for an afternoon dinner with our branch's YSAs. We hurried to the bus stop - about half a mile away, only to discover that the bus we thought would get us there did not go there! We were running out of time, and finally decided to get a cab.
Fortunately, it did not cost too much, and it got us there 5 minutes before we were supposed to arrive, cool, calm and collected. I was grateful, because I felt pretty tuckered out from all of our walking.
We got the strait story about how to get home....which involved 1/3 of a mile to a train station, a smooth and fast train ride to the station close to our apartment, and then another 1/2 mile home.
We enjoyed the dinner and visiting with the three young men who were there. Their humor is dry and so funny. We even enjoyed the walking. We enjoyed the day.
As I write the sound of the wind outside is picking up and is blowing against the blinds throughout the apartment, clanking them against the windows. It carries a bit of a chill. How's that for August 10?
So happy to hear that it has cooled off for you there. Send some this way please. It's still an oven here. I love reading your blog and seeing the photos of you while you are there. I love reading about the life of a Missionary Couple. It is so different and fun from what I experienced as a young sister missionary and from what I read from Josh's letters. Thank you for sharing the photos of your surroundings and your beautiful YSA's. Love you! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is very different than the missions the young elders and sisters are serving, and our lives are very much enriched by their presence in our lives. Our mission is also very different than what I thought it would be, but it is a great adventure and blessing and I think that I will never be the same!
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All the walking is the reason you can eat all those good pastries & other foods. The weather sounds wonderful - and the Sabbath is always good & refreshing.
ReplyDeletePeople is SL don't realize what they put people through when changes are made. Our grandson want from Belize to Guatemala and had no money on his card for almost 2 weeks - and they get no refunds for what they have to spend out of pocket - that would be the parents pockets because he went through all of his mission money in a hurry. L&P
Actually, the walking is not really compensating for ALL the pastries, but I'll worry about that when I get back to Arizona....if I can book a flight that will take me with the extra weight! Your grandson will have some amazing stories to tell when he gets home. He is definitely serving a different kind of mission than the young elders here. It is good that he has a heritage of faithful service, which hopefully will see him through those rough times. L&P
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