Wednesday, December 13, 2017

This was our super early day and we drove again in the dark to the temple.  The wind was blowing in a cold front and everyone was freezing and wearing all their winter layers!  It really felt like Idaho winter weather.

We both had some sweet and touching experiences today in our different realms of service and wish we could share the details.  But I can tell you that I helped a sweet Spanish sister who was doing work for her mother at the end of a session.  She started out fine but became very emotional and was soon weeping so much she had to stop a few times to get through it all.  I hugged her and encouraged her and waited for as long as she needed.  Of course, that made me cry and it was all wonderful, but it took a while to recover and I was weepy through the next sister’s turn as well.  It just brings home again how important this work is to people and how much it means to do work for their families.

They finished working on our patio door replacement today by painting the trim, tacking the carpet, and removing the protective tape that has covered the carpet in front of the door for over a week.  They vacuumed afterward and then we moved our table and tree back into place. 

And while Glade read a book on his Kindle, I watched a Christmas movie on Netflix in the kitchen and dipped a few pretzels and thought of all of you doing your Christmas traditions.  Love and miss you all.  😊