It has been a wonderful week and now we're into February already. We got through Groundhog Day with no shadow sightings so we may have escaped icy sidewalks. Rule number one in our mission is "no falling" so we are happy for no ice!
What a strange winter!
Our MTC district gathering last Saturday was wonderful. It was so good to catch up with everyone and find out what they are doing in the mission. Our mission covers so many areas that we can't keep track of them. From our MTC group we have people in Family Search, Church History, Prison Ministries, and Ordinances Ready and more. They are all doing such great things and have had wonderful experiences so far. Our gathering was at the home of the Swiss couple from our group who own have a home in Draper that they have had for several years. It has really come in handy on their mission! We loved seeing their decor from Switzerland, from New Zealand where they served an earlier mission and Sister Kopp's barbie collection which we were all impressed with. What a fun night!
Our MTC group
The Barbies
This week we went to the new Orem Temple and loved experiencing that. It is so fun how different each temple is and so fun to be able to go to so many.
Stained glass at the Orem Temple
Wednesday was an exciting day of interviews for Gary. When told they had passed their endorsement interview, one girl squealed and another jumped out of her chair in excitement. It was so fun. Then, today for one of my interviews, a woman prayed for me and all of Pathway at the end of our interview. It was so beautiful.
Last night we were given free Symphony tickets so of course we went. It was so good! Today we get to go hear BYU Vocal Point and Noteworthy here in the Little Theater (of the conference center). What a great weekend of music!
A row apart but with free tickets we didn't complain
Lots more students are showing up on our interview list and we just have so much fun meeting all of them. Then there are the random meetings around town just because we have a missionary badge on. We met a couple at Walmart today from Argentina and they both served missions there and lived there until their children started coming to the states for school. Then they packed up the younger children and eight suitcases and ended up in Utah. They were so fun to talk to!
We're looking forward to another week of fun interviews, great people to meet and whatever the weather brings.
Living the blessed and good life is deserving of a great hug and thanks be to God for the Unspeakable Gift of His Son!
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