Sunday, December 3, 2017

The sister who plays for the Spanish Ward Primary was ill today and asked if I would play in her place.  It was really fun to be in Primary again and see all the energy emanating from those cute kids.  The greetings, prayers, talks, instruction, etc. were all in Spanish, but the singing was taught by a Sister Missionary who is a native English speaker and it was all in English.  The children were bilingual and the adults spoke some English from what I could tell, but it was a fun time.

Our testimony meeting today was a spiritual feast and most of the participants were brethren.  Their experiences and knowledge of the Gospel lent to beautiful messages that were very inspiring.  The auxiliary lessons were excellent as well.  Many of these missionaries seem to be the cream of the crop so to speak, in that they have faithfully served in the Church for a long time and have learned a lot through their experiences and application of Gospel principles.  I feel like I fall a little short, but hope to raise the bar for myself in light of so many great examples.

We had a break-the-fast meal in one of the apartments about 6:30 p.m. and enjoyed the sociality as well as the food.  After that, we joined in a birthday celebration for a brother who turned 80 years old today.  His wife and three of his daughters from Arizona and Washington had planned a surprise for him and the girls showed up today after church!  His wife said he cried and cried and the surprise was a huge success!  I’m certain it wasn’t as good as my birthday surprise, which was spectacular; but tonight, he is having a great reunion with his daughters!

I hope you were able to enjoy the First Presidency Christmas Devotional tonight.  It always gives meaning and perspective to this beautiful event of the Savior’s birth that we celebrate.

Love you all and have a wonderful week.  Be safe, be smart, be happy, and love each other!!

Hugs to you all.  Love Mom😊