Saturday, March 29, 2014

          It was a very pleasant day lacking stress and schedule demands and was a welcome rest.  We still exercised, studied, did laundry, etc., but at a leisurely and relaxing pace.   

          We heard from our missionary friends serving in the Santiago, Chile temple who said they have experienced hundreds of earthquakes!  Sister Turley said “there were actually 300 quakes in one area in northern Chile in the space of just a few weeks—one which was nearly a 7!  You may have heard that they evacuated that city on the coast expecting a tsunami, but that didn’t happen so everything here is just back to normal.  No one takes them seriously here.”  However, she said it was very frightening for her and every time there was a “trembler,” as they call them, her heart would race until things settled down again. 

          This sweet sister missionary has contracted E-coli and has been home-bound for two months and unable to serve.  They have tried everything possible and nothing seems to be helping her.  She has asked for our prayers in her behalf to be healed so she can return to her work in the temple.  The prayers that we all offer every day for the missionaries around the world are needed in so many ways; and if we pray in faith, the blessings for them will flow.

          The historic General Women’s Meeting held tonight was beautifully done and rendered me teary-eyed several times.  The music, the videos, and the sight of thousands of women, mothers and daughters, the old and the young joining together to be taught was powerful.  The messages by the auxiliary general presidents spanned the age groups so well; and, of course, we love Pres. Eyring.  I loved the meeting.

          Tegucigalpa, Honduras; 57 degrees with clear skies; and a beautiful, calm evening.  Good Night!