Wednesday, January 15, 2014

          Glade has given up walking up and down the hill (for the most part) and walks back and forth across the flattest part of the parking lot and includes a lap around the back of the building.  Tonight, he felt like Forest Gump as little children started following him and joined in his walk.  About a half dozen kids ranging in age from about five to eight fell into step behind him and giggled and played as they followed him back and forth across the lot.  At one point he stopped, turned around suddenly and growled at them with his arms raised and scared them to pieces!  He laughed and so did they, and then they all took up their places and resumed the walk until parents called them away. 

          While walking we ran into one of the sister missionaries from Boise who was in our ward for six weeks and then transferred to an area about three hours away.  She was so happy to see us and introduced us to her new companion.  They will go back tomorrow and the chance meeting was rare.  These great young missionaries become our fast friends and we miss them when they leave—and of course, I worry about them.  But they were headed back on foot to the missionary apartment ahead of nightfall and darkness, so I was relieved.