Saturday, March 24, 2012

3/24/2012 (1)

  After accidently changing the blog language to Iranian, it has taken me a long time to figure out the scrawls to find where to change back to English.  Then they have changed the way I have to log in so I have really been lost.  (With my great computer skills!)
   We did make it to the temple last night. You don't see people sleep in the temple here!  On the way home we decided to go out for dinner.  It is easier to park the car and walk than it is to drive if it isn't too far away.  We are surrounded by three universities so there are many young people in our area after 8:00 at night.  We walked down to a local pizza place for fun.  The combination pizza there had corn, onion, peppers, bacon, sausage - but only the meat had cooked with the pizza.  The vegetables were put on just before they served it and they were raw.  It was interesting and fairly good.  The best part is always listening to Scott try to get help understanding what everything is.  Easy for me because I just listen!
We bagged up the extra pizza and as we walked out the door a shoe shine boy wanted to shine Scott's shoes because he was hungry.  Problem was it dark outside so Scott just gave him the rest of our pizza.
The biggest challenge is getting across the streets here  because you never know if a car is coming from somewhere it shouldn't be.
  Today being Saturday we would usually wash.  When I got up there was water so I showered and gathered up clothes hoping there would be water for an hour - but no - Scott had just gotten into the shower when the water went off again.  By night time the water came on for another hour so I finally did get to wash the clothes.  I'm posting a picture of our smiley face washer and our ever so natural dryer!  It's a good thing we have a balcony to hang things around in.


  •    Sometimes we wonder just what we are doing here but then we hear that some of the bishops are actually calling music chairmen in their wards and the stakes selecting music chairmen - so when they finally get a stake organized, we can start doing training.  I am convinced our purpose here is mainly to get them to focus on the music; to get their people called and follow the priesthood keys in establishing music programs.  It's amazing how the Lord puts people in your path.  A sister at the Templo Tenda (very, very small distribution center) wanted to take piano lessons.  When we stopped to talk to her yesterday she started laughing and said she had just been called to be her ward music chairman.  Fixing a swinging door in the shop was another man.  As we talked with her he began asking questions and come to find out he was a bishop in a city ward so we were able to encourage him to get his music chairman picked so we could help them.  Such little steps but they are huge for the people here.  Most people have no idea there should be a music chairman or anyone in charge of music in their wards.  Just pop the hymn in a CD player!  If anyone plans on going on a mission as a senior couple, try to learn some music before you go because it really is a great need in the church in these countries that are new to the gospel.  Scott and I think the average age of a bishop here is aroung 30.  Many are much younger - newly returned and married missionaries.  The returned missionaries are indispensible to the organization of the church here.  Many have numerous callings but they are the only ones who have a basic understanding of how the church works.  The need for senior missionaries is great!  We are so excited to hear where the Baxters are going..
  •     The great thing about being old and being on a mission is you can call home anytime you want.  It feels so much better to us to be able to keep in contact with loved ones back home than it would be following the normal - twice a year calls young missionaries get.  There have to be some perks to being old!  
  •      It's getting time for a haircut and that is a scary thought.  They say there is a "beautician"
  • that works out of a hotel a ways from here.  Does both men and womens hair.  I think I'll let Scott go first and see how he looks!  Most of the work beauticians do here is straightening women's hair - or so they say.  Must be working because almost every woman here has long. straight dark brown or black hair.  Scott said if I got my hair cut like him he woud even let me borrow his brush.  That was so kind of him, hah!
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