This week started out with some visits to other missionaries in our zone. The missionaries who deal with senior missionary applications got moved from the Church Office Building to the KSL building, two blocks to the west. They have a beautiful office area but the big downside is how far it is from the other parts of the mission and especially the cafeteria! It was fun to visit and we even got to see the pickleball court one of the missionaries taped out in a big open area that used to be used for the Deseret News offices.
Monday afternoon we discovered another of the first 19 ward buildings in Salt Lake. Some are still in use by the church, some are used for other things and some have been torn down. We loved how unique this one was.
We had time to attend one of the family history classes that are offered every other week in the North Office building where we work. We learned about finding hints, checking them and then attaching them to people. It was fun to learn about easier ways to find and work with hints than what I've been doing.
Since it was Halloween week, Gary filled his pockets with chocolates every day and we gave candy to the Temple Square missionaries who we passed. They were very excited! There was one pair of sisters who managed to find us every day which was pretty funny. On Halloween itself we dressed up as missionaries and went to work. Same thing we did last year...
Sister Demilo Brown not wearing a Halloween costume :)
Also on Halloween, we went to dinner with Gary's Mission President from Hong Kong: Garry Mitchell. President Mitchell lives here in Salt Lake just a few blocks from us! He was a very young Mission President when he served in Hong Kong, so we are lucky enough to still have him around! He is from Australia and is a joy to spend time with!
Gary's brother Dave built a cabin at Bear Lake and invited all the local siblings up for a house warming Friday night through Saturday morning so we had a lovely drive through Logan Canyon. Those canyon drives feed the soul!
A little bit of lake and lots of beautiful mountains
We started reading Saints 4 this week and were excited to find out that the first chapter talks about Hong Kong (where Gary served his first mission). We love having more time to study scriptures and other materials with our lighter schedule at the moment. We did find out in a meeting however that this down time won't last much longer. The new computer program launch is going somewhat smoothly and we should see lots more students in the next week or so. We've still had a few trickle in and interviewed about a dozen this week.
We just got back from our monthly Break the Fast and had the biggest turn out yet (also an amazing selection of food). Every time we go, we meet new missionaries who have been around for several months but just not crossed our path. Today I sat by a sister from Enoch Utah who taught high school at the same school in Cedar City as my Uncle Jeff Corry. We laughed a bit about how Jeff has a voice that carries--she said she could hear him clear from the other end of the school. It is so fun to meet people and find connections.
We practiced the Primary program today in our ward and we get speaking parts, so exciting! We also get to keep several kids more or less in line. It will be so fun, best Sacrament meeting of the year! After doing the Primary Program in our Ward, we get to go to Tyler's Ward and see their Primary Program that same day! That will be one for the journal for sure!
Have a wonderful week!
We love you all!
Sister and Elder Pack
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