We have managed the post conference let down fairly well, not too much sobbing and we're both still healthy which is wonderful. We still have the songs stuck in our heads of course but that isn't a bad thing.
We had no access to our church Outlook accounts on Monday along with most of the other missionaries who came out the same time we did so that was an adventure. We figured we must have gotten ourselves fired and wondered if we should start packing out bags. Fortunately, with the help of several missionaries we were back up and running around lunch time. Nothing fell apart as far as we could tell during the time we were down.
We went for an evening walk up to the Capitol and then down through Memory Grove. It is a beautiful place to walk and quite peaceful as long as you aren't afraid of dogs. It is amazing how so many people who live in apartments in the middle of a city have dogs--big ones.
We're not real great at looking good while taking selfies
We got a few interviews in on Monday and Tuesday which was pretty miraculous because they are overhauling the student system and it's keeping most students from being able to access anything. We had a few other students who needed help straightening out their applications so they would end up in the place but mostly we're just having to tell people to be patient until mid November when they can actually register.
We had a couple of trips to Logan this week--one for a dentist appointment and one for the Primary program in our home ward to see Richard's kids. They did great and we love Primary programs so much. We also love playing with our grandkids so it was a fun day.
We spent some time at the Family Search Center on Friday and got some help with research for a friend who lives in Colorado. With the help of people more expert than us at Italian research we were able to find the records that she needed. It is so great to connect people together!
We made it to the Payson Temple this week which was lovely. The drive, however, is not lovely. We'll probably stay out of Utah County for the next few weeks to recover.
Yesterday we were going to drive to Mirror Lake and go hiking but thanks to a forest fire, we just drove by Mirror Lake, up through Evanston and then back to Salt Lake. Not quite what we intended but it was a beautiful drive and very peaceful compared to the freeways in the valley.
Bald Mountain through the smoky haze
We visited several cemeteries this week which is always wonderful. We visited my parents, some of Gary's Pack pioneer relatives and walked by the Salt Lake Cemetery where John Pack is buried, along with several of the prophets. When you have a week with the temple, the family search center and cemeteries, it's a good week of focusing on important things!
Mantua Cemetery
Kamas Pioneer Cemetery
We'll see what happens this week in our missionary work. We're sure hoping more student figure out how to get around the maze of trying to figure out how to request their endorsement interviews!
From Gary: One of the BYU Pathway students we interviewed a few days ago told me about his upcoming wedding and promised to send me pictures! That was after I asked him to do that of course! It is wonderful to see these students taking great steps in becoming more in their lives by getting closer to God and getting a better education!
The Happy Couple
We are reviewing the talks from General Conference of course! Please listen and re-listen to Elder Kearon's talk regarding the Gospel being the Gospel of Joy! Lets all work harder to make that so in our lives and all those we minister to this week!
We love you all!
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