Once a week, typically Fridays, we are asked to plan for the upcoming week. Who we will visit, lessons we will teach, and everything in between. Some days we wonder if we have our ducks in a row like this adorable family we saw on a lake here...
Or are we "squirreling?" A phrase our District recently started using when someone gets off track like this wandering squirrel (lots of critters around these parts)...
Okay, so those were geese not ducks and that is a chipmunk, not a squirrel, but it didn't fit my narrative. So I sent a second email that corrected my error and gave extra credit to anyone who noticed it. Then I posted this picture with the invitation to look for "the angel among us." This is in Sister Pugh's yard and she is definitely an angel.
Actually one of the things we've been doing a lot of is preparing food. Our Branch holds lots of potlucks. And we often have missionaries in our home, and hey, we gotta feed 'em. This group was here on Saturday.
Elder Gibbons spent the day out teaching and finding with Elder Rogers and one of the Zone Leaders, Elder Mower. I spent the day with the Sister Trainer Leaders, Sister Sherwood (from Gila, AZ) and Sister Wilson (from Texas and who is returning home in just a couple of weeks.) When the day was done we fed them. What was really wonderful is before leaving Elder Rogers asked Sister Wilson to share what she has learned on her mission and what ensued was a 30 minute sharing from each of us on how we have grown closer to Jesus Christ while here on our missions.
There is something special to my heart about missionary cars lined up and ready to take us where we need to go.
One of the inactive sisters in our Branch makes dolls. Dolls that are eerily very realistic to me. But it is quite a talent. I took the Sisters there to meet her and see how she was doing. They asked to take a picture of her dolls, so I did as well. But let me tell you, there is a whole other room to the right full of dolls. She sells them online from time to time.
Our District started something on Facebook Messenger. It's called #bereal. (It's not original because people use social media sites to do this.) During the course of a day one of the companionships sends a picture of what they are doing that very moment with that hashtag. Then each of the other companionships takes a picture right that minute. One came across when we were at the Church building Friday night for our monthly game night. After everyone had left, I sat in on a lesson Elder Sines and Rogers were teaching while Elder Gibbons straightened up the building.
Elder Rogers is to the left of the camera view. Elder Sines was teaching Ashley "The Plan of Salvation" using the word LOVE. From time to time they asked me to share my thoughts. I learn so much from these young Elders.
On Sunday, we took the Elders out to our Branch Presidents home for dinner. It is a 45 minute drive. One the way back a #bereal came and so this is the picture of what we posted.
Yesterday, Monday the 10th, we had our District PDay. Once a "transfer" (typically a 6 week time period) we do something together. This time we went to Petoskey and went to Fisherman's State Park in Charlevoix, Michigan. What a beautiful area. We had a picnic and then they played in the sand and water's edge looking for Petoskey stones. It was sunny, but very windy and about 60 degrees. Being the wimpy Arizonans we are, we bundled up and avoided getting wet. We have so much fun together!
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