Week #33

An oldie but goodie
We are in for an exciting week coming up. Tomorrow is our last staff meeting with the Ames' (and they're bringing donuts!). Each week we read a few pages out of "The Refiner's Fire" by Elder Alvin R. Dyer. We will finish up the last three pages tomorrow. If you want to read a good history of the Church in this area, that is one to read. Elder Dyer served as mission president here. I'm wondering what we will do each week with President and Sister Sommerfeldt.

Tomorrow night, President and Sister Ames will come to the seniors' Family Home Evening to say goodby to the seniors. Mom and I have to make a run Monday afternoon to Costco for a cake that is being made for the occasion.  Couples are asked to come up with something to do for FHE and this was my contribution - with some encouragement from Sister Ethington and mom. Maybe I'll try to do the same with a welcome night with President and Sister Sommerfeldt.

Thursday President Sommerfeldt will have a meeting with the office staff and then the Sisters are making a lunch for us. We're hoping he'll ask for some ideas on what we would like to see done differently in the office. I'm pretty sure the Sisters have some ideas! 

Our current favorite walk
😁 Anyway, it looks like a fun and different week.

Mom told you about our new walking routine in the mornings. Since the temperatures are now in the mid to upper 70's at 8:00 a.m., we look for shade. The Community of Christ has a private street called Temple Drive that runs in front of their temple that is just about all shade. We walk up and down that drive about three times and then head back to the office. We get about 2500 steps in. My goal is 6ooo steps a day and that gets me off to a good start.

Wednesday was zone conference for us and our last one with the Ames'. He gave a great "departing" talk to the missionaries with lots of good advise. My biggest takeaway was that we need to keep nourishing the tree or it will die. My thought on those who drift away has always been that they quit putting the time into studying and living the gospel and just kind of hope it happens. It takes continual work.

Wednesday afternoon, a family friend of Marcene (Bro. Rowley?) came by the office and brought me a couple of Dr. Peppers and mom a couple of candy bars from Shane and Marcene. That was thoughtful. He and his family were here to see the church sites.


Somebody knows what we like!

Do I wear these to the office?
I got a Father's Day gift of personalized socks from Jana in the mail on Thursday. Now I have three pairs.

But if ye neglect the tree, and take no thought for its nourishment, behold it will not get any root; and when the heat of the sun cometh and scorcheth it, because it hath no root it withers away, and ye pluck it up and cast it out. Alma 32:38

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