March 20, 2012, 1:31 pm:
Well, it looks like we lost everything I wrote Sunday. I’ll
try to think about what I wrote and add it sometime. One thing I said for sure
was, I’m always playing catch-up and you can see why. I’m very tired. Nothing
unusual! We’ve been in orientation yesterday
and today. So much to learn. So little time to learn it in. Everyone keeps
telling us it will get easier but at the moment I’m not convinced. Oh well,
smile and move forward, right.
Elder Scott has gone to a Teamsters meeting. I still don’t
have access to the internet and I can’t figure it out. I’ve followed the
directions. Ohhhh, where’s my guroos when I need them?
March 23, 2012, 4:37 am:
President Barlow, one of the counselors, came by yesterday and
tried to get the internet up and running, but was unsuccessful. He had me call
tech support later and they guided me through getting it going. Then I couldn't
access their site to get our infomation (I thought). President Barlow came back
that night to help, started, and it came right up, so I guess I had it up all
the time. Wew!!!!!! I'm not sure what day he came, they are starting or
continuing to run together.
Hi! We were invited to President and Sister Gilliland's home with
5 other couples for breakfast yesterday. It was very enjoyable. We all told our
stories of how we got married. Sister Gilliland was just like me; she couldn't
hardly stand President Gilliland when they first met. We went to our first site
assignments yesterday. Elder Scott to the Tinsmith shop and I to Land and
Records. (Yes, yes, yes!!) I was scheduled to go to Heber C. Kimball's home,
but Elder Gustavson called in the morning and changed my assignment.
Then at 4:30, we had teaching demonstrations at the Family Living
Center. They were very polished. Made me feel real rough around the edges. But
there was a couple of visitors from Oregon there and she (Sister Lens, if I
remember correctly) and I talked and went from site to site together (they took
the men one direction for the stations the men demonstrate and the women a
different direction). When visitors come, normally they stay together in
families, but they just happened to come for our demonstration time. We had
talked on the way in and they hesitated to come in with us, but I waived them
into our group and Sister Gilliland also came over and invited them in, which I
was very thankful for. Anyway, it was like she and I had known each other
forever. She said they are contemplating going on a mission and I encouraged
her to put their paperwork in when it is feasible for them. It was so much fun!
We came home, read scriptures together, fixed and ate dinner, and
was of to Rondezvous At Old Nauvoo. We're supposed to go everyday, if there is
room. There was no room at the 7:00 showing, so we went to the 8:15 (yes,
that's PM) showing. We sing with them, even if we are in the audience. I love
it, it's like the "road shows" we did when we were in Mutual when I
was younger (a lot younger!). Sometime, we will be assigned to a cast and
participate even more. And in April, Sunset by the Mississippi starts also. I'm
excited for that. We practice the songs everyday at either 9:30 am or 4:30 pm.
We've been catching the 9:30 am practice. The sites aren't very busy right now,
so they work around practice schedule. It will get very busy as summer comes.
Although, Elder Scott said they had one visitor after another in the Tinsmith
shop and we had several people come to Land and Records, I guess it gets
heck-tic in the summer.
Catch-up time: Saturday, March 17, we celebrated the 170th Relief
Society Birthday. They had a re-enactment program, "Fabric of
Love.....Spread Over the World" in the Red Brick Store upper room (the
very room where our Prophet Joseph Smith organized the Relief Society with Emma
Smith as the president. Elder Donald L.and Sister Hallstrom, one of the seven
presidents of the Seventies were there and talked. He also talked in sacrament
meeting Sunday. It was so wonderful to be at the very place that it took
place.
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