This week started off with a great devotional from our mission leaders. President Craven gave us a challenge to start the year off. There are 5 steps:
Get a new copy of the Book of Mormon
Record your testimony
As you read, focus on and mark things that refer to The Doctrine of Christ
Finish by Easter Sunday
Record you testimony
What a great way to prepare for Easter and it's fun to have everyone in the mission working on it at the same time. The Prison Ministry missionaries even had tons of extra copies of the Book of Mormon for everyone to get so we didn't even have to walk the extra block to Deseret Book!
Our choir assignment got a tad more complicated this week when we found out that the choir storage area has to be moved. We have to pack everything into the bins provided by facilities and then they'll move it all over to the North Office Building where the mission office is (and where we work) until the Joseph Smith Building construction is done. Fortunately we have till the end of the month so we'll get some help this week to get that done.
So much choir music!
Tuesday we went to the Bountiful Temple and then on Thursday we went with Elder and Sister Smith to the Layton Temple. We didn't mean to go twice but sometimes things work out that way and it is not a bad thing at all.
We were wimps and took the picture from the underground indoor entry area
With the Smiths and a beautiful glow from the sun set
On the subject of temples, we also loved this from I 215 heading south. All of a sudden, the Taylorsville Temple is just right there!
Interviews this week were very hit and miss. We had some great ones where the students were on the ball, the connection was good and we were able to clear them to continue on. Others were just a battle all week just to get a good enough connection to talk with them. We also ran into a bunch one day who showed up in the wrong section of endorsement requests so they have to go back and try again which is something no one likes to hear. The roll out of the new computer system has gone amazingly well but, as is always the case, there are a few glitches and they are driving everyone just a little crazy. But, they'll get fixed and things will go on.
Primary was fun today and we think the kids might have understood the story of the first vision, more or less. They did like the fun picture they got to take home so that's something. We sure love these adorable kids though.
This next week we start with a holiday Monday. Last year at this time, I remember thinking we'd just work through those Monday holidays because we needed to get interviews done and we were missionaries who don't need vacations. This year, we are missionaries who need a vacation and those Monday holidays are life savers!
From Gary: Today is Sylvia's Birthday! Happy Birthday Sister Pack!
We are still loving our mission and all that we get to do! When we were at the Bountiful temple this week, our first Mission Leaders were there, so we got to hug President and Sister Holmes! They have become eternal friends as we served together! We are still amazed at our daily opportunity to share the gospel with non-members and members all over the world because of our Pathway assignment!
Our son Adam and his family live in Minnesota and church got cancelled this week because it was well below zero! We have had an amazingly mild winter compared to that! At the same time we have Jeremy sending us pictures of flowers blooming in California and Kendall excited that Arizona came close to freezing so the citrus there could sweeten up better!
Have a beautiful wintery week!
We love you all!
Elder and Sister Pack
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