Hello Friends and Family!
Happy mid July heat! We're really happy it hasn't reached 100 yet and really really happy any time we see even a hint of cloud cover. But, the flowers all over Temple Square are loving the heat and it's all so beautiful.
We found a fun statue this week, not on Temple Square but just on a random downtown street:
Cat's Cradle, brings back fun memories of elementary school (for me, not Gary)
We got to have lunch with Debbie Dittmer. She is a sister of our brother in law Kent Dittmer. It was great to catch up with her. We've loved all the people we get to spend time with!
Lunch with Debbie Dittmer in the Church Office Building cafeteria
This quote was shared in our Monday devotional (put on by the missionaries who serve in Ensign College) and is a great definition of charity for me:
We had a great week of interviews--enough, but not so many we went completely crazy. We actually had time to go back and try to catch some of the students who didn't respond earlier. One day I was able to track down several who had used different variations of their names from what was on their record. It's like some of them have half a dozen names and then use different combinations of those six whenever they have to write their name. :)
Friday we went to the Layton Temple with the Smiths and loved our time there so much. It is a great way to finish a week!
Packs in Layton!
Today we went in person for the 5000th broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word. It was so fun to be there and so cool to see how many people came!
Five Thousandth Broadcast! Before it Started...
From Gary: We continue to have amazing missionary experiences every week! I spoke to several non-members of the Church who told me how much BYU Pathway has given them more faith in Jesus Christ and how much they are loving the Book of Mormon! I also love to ask them how many of their friends they have introduced to Pathway. The average student has invited more than five of their friends and many of them are already taking Pathway classes! Imagine this: Since we are baptizing around 40% of these non-members who join Pathway, some of our greatest missionary referrals are now coming from non-members inviting their friends to come to Pathway to get a world-class education at the best price on the planet. Then they get to take Institute classes and fall in love with the Church. They then invite the missionaries to their homes, get baptized, and keep bringing more friends to Pathway! It is no wonder that the Church has seen more baptisms in the last 12 months than ever in the history of the Church!
I spoke with one woman this week who now has her husband taking BYU Pathway classes too. They have two teenage children. All four of them are attending Church and are loving it!
Every day as we do these interviews we are seeing the hand of God in the lives of these students all around the world.
Our family continues to be the source of our greatest joy! It is amazing to see them grow and progress in life and the gospel! We love spending time with them both physically and by modern technology! We could tell stories of each of our their families and go on for hours and hours, but we do need some time to sleep before we start this coming week with our early morning devotional in the Church Office Building!
Have a wonderful week!
We love you all!
Elder and Sister Pack
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