New and Improving...

Have you been on Familysearch.org recently?  We have been introduced to some of the amazing new features which are incredible.

I went on, looked at my family tree and chose an ancestor.  There are pictures, journal entries, memories by other people and all kinds of fun things.  We were shown how to upload items we may have.

I typed up a small journal that belonged to my great grandfather before we came to Denmark. It was a brief history that he wrote when he was nearing the end of his life, and I think it was something he wanted to have available to his children, grandchildren etc.   I put it on family search and now any of his descendants can read it.

It was a relaxing day getting ready to go to the center at 3.  Melissa sent us some Girl Scout Cookies..  be still my beating heart!....and told us to share.  So I dutifully took them to the center to share, but (oh happy day) someone brought the makings for brownies and they were served hot out of the oven.  So I will share them on another day....those mint cookies are amazing.

We had an excellent lesson about marriage....that is the.theme for February, then a fun activity and  then the hot brownies....it doesn't get much better than that.  A small group remained after everyone went home to play SET.  We have a group that loves that game....and even though I am not exactly a expert...I like to play too.

Elder and Sister Parker came into town today from north Jutland where they serve.   They work with the YSAs there plus do a lot of member support.  They are both so nice and seem ideally suited to work with young people.  They joined us at the center for a couple of hours and interacted with the YSAs.

They are here to take the dreaded Danish test.  I am certain they are apprehensive about it.  It was almost a year ago that we took it.  That test hung over my head for months and I was just sure that I would fail it miserably and be unceremoniously ejected from the country.  But I survived the test and passed it....and now it is only an entertaining memory.

I love quotes and this brings so many worthy ones to mind:

"This too shall pass" (I can testify strongly of that reality...everything passes by so quickly.)

"What ere thou art act well thy part."  (We only have this moment in which to perform our part and it is gone before we know it.)

Nothing is worth more than this day.

And there are so many more.

Age does have some benefits....perspective among others.  I am glad to be here where I am now in time, but I have learned how precious it is.