Monday, August 26, 2013

          Yesterday just after Sacrament Meeting started, a young man came into the chapel and sat down next to the sister missionaries who were seated in front of us.  A few minutes later, three more men in their twenties came in and sat next to Glade and me—two on his side and one on mine.  Those sister missionaries just lit up with excitement you could feel to have these investigators show up for church.  We were singing the Sacrament song and Glade shared his kindle with the two on his right and I gave mine to the guy on my left so they could read the words and sing.  The guy next to me was so fascinated by the kindle that he didn’t get to sing much.  Of course, Glade chatted with them at length after the meeting and enjoyed it so much.  They stayed for all of the meetings.  There are four sister missionaries and four young men missionaries in our ward alone, and we get to see their work in action nearly every week.  It’s so great.

          Sister Cazier’s music class is going great.  She is teaching ward members how to conduct the music which means they learn about time, note value, and rhythm, and has started now to teach them piano basics.  She has provided each with a cardboard keyboard, a manual with great instructions, and teacher presentations.  She and her husband have purchased about 5-6 electric keyboards and they were all set up for students to practice on during the class.  They will donate those to the ward at the end of their mission.  Interest has been high and there were about 25-30 adults, teens, and a few young kids in the class on Sunday.  They are preparing for a Christmas program where they will play the chimes (that I talked about in an earlier post) as well as sing and play.  Glade is practicing with three other men in a quartet for the same program. 

          When these sweet people sing, they do so with great spirit, robust voices, and a tempo that keeps you on your toes.  You-all would just love it!! I wish the people at home could hear them and try to keep up.  We love it!

          We are heading to bed early and hope for good sleep.  We start the early shift in the morning J