We started off this week celebrating Gary's 65th birthday by going out for lunch at Ruby River and making sure his Medicare stuff was all correct (getting old is so exciting!).
My favorite interview this week was with a Pastor from Africa (of course) who was so enthusiastic about how blessed he has been by Pathway and how amazing Jesus is in his life. He had no problem at all with the honor code questions and is just such a good man and a light to all around him.
We had some fun activities this week with other missionaries. On Thursday we had another MTC district party before more of our group go home. After this group leaves we'll be small enough that we might just go out for dinner occasionally instead of doing pot lucks. It's so sad to send people home but eventually we'll all get there.
We love these missionaries!
On Friday, our other zone (the one we don't belong to officially but do sort of) had a picnic up by the Capitol to enjoy the cherry blossoms. It was beautiful! Then we got back to the office and all pulled blossoms out of each other's hair.
Saturday we had a Seder Dinner hosted by Elder and Sister Smith with about 20 missionaries. It was great and a beautiful way to kick of Easter Week. The Smiths made the food assignments with a reminder that this was a very loose interpretation of the Seder dinner, mostly a time to remember the stories that have all led to our current celebrations.
Our Sacrament meeting today was so good. One of the speakers suffers from crippling anxiety and it affects him physically, making it hard for him to move. He struggled to get up to the pulpit and was dealing with all kind of random hand movements, legs that weren't cooperating and so on. But, once he got himself situated and began to speak, he gave a beautiful talk and spoke confidently. His testimony was so strong! Then, when he was done, he struggled to get back to his seat. I love how he was able to be blessed with the strength to share that message with us!
We have a women in our ward who is coming back to activity after leaving the church. Every Sunday she comes in, excited to share her latest epiphany. Today it was that we can not get to God on our own, we have to go through Jesus Christ. So powerful and so simple.
Our Primary class was the 6 to 8 year olds today and they were wonderful. They pretty much gave the lesson by telling us the Easter stories (Mary at the tomb and Christ visiting the people in the Americas). They are a rambunctious bunch but so wise.
We have a few choir performances this week and are looking forward to Easter Sunday!
From Gary: I guess 65 is officially old! I do not feel old yet, but my body reminds me a few times each day that I'm not quite as young as I used to be!
We spent the week still basking in the light of General Conference! It is an amazing event to witness right where we live. The number of people who fill downtown Salt Lake for the right reason is a wonderful sight to see! And the things we learn bring so much light into our personal and family journeys if we will just review and find those things that are meant for us at this specific time in our lives.
This is Holy Week! We are excited to focus more intently upon Jesus Christ and his mission for us!
Have a blessed week!
We love you all!
Elder and Sister Pack
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