Wow! It is much quieter here since the big election campaigns have ended. However, just down the street is a big military training center and a government building that they exploded some kind of fireworks from that shook our cement building and was absolutely deafening! We couldn't imagine what was happening as we watched people come out of their houses and try to what was going on.
After about 10 minutes it stopped and all was quiet. The next day the guard told us that was just the government celebrating something so at least next time we won't think we're being bombed.
We got to go to the temple last night with two other couples in our session. It seems so strange because there were always more people in the Ogden temple sessions. It is such a peaceful experience here because there never seems to be anyone scurrying and hurrying around. I'll bet these people have many less stress related illnesses because they just don't stress about anything.
On a poster in a stake building we visited they had a poster up announcing an "Especially for Youth" program. I have never seen dress standards where a good part of the dress code was related to what kind of shoes they could wear. So fitting for this country though! Guess they don't want to deal with broken ankles and the like from these 5" heeled shoes...
Today we went to LaRamona that was about a two hour drive for a zone training meeting. The McDermids, the psych doctors, went with us to do their presentation on how to live with and like your companion. It was great information for Scott and I as well. We told them they could ride with us if they gave us free counseling on the way home!
The drive was beautiful when we got out of the city the roadside was covered with green trees, shrubs, vines, etc. Of course the gate was locked so we had to wait for someone to unlock it. I thought no one was coming because there were no cars then realized that all of the missionaries came by public transportation because they don't have cars. We had decided to use "I Am A Child of God " in our presentation. I was all nervous because I was playing it and hadn't played on the organ/piano combo. So I get up there to play and it has a screen that tells you how to set it up - in Spanish of course. Since I didn't understand the instructions I found a piano button and pushed it. So I start playing the introduction and some jazzy music comes on so it didn't even resemble "I Am a Child of God". Scott is looking at me like I've gone crazy and I had no idea what to do. Every button I pushed just made it worse. Finally I recognized the elder that had played the prelude and motioned to him to come and help me. I was so frazzled that when he got up there I just moved off the seat and begged him to play because he obviously had figured it out before. What a great way to start my music career here.... oh well... I should have taken my keyboard! We stayed to help the mission president's wife with lunch for the missionaries - it reminded me of Scott's singles ward parties. We love the East Mission President and his wife - they are awesome. They have such love and concern for these missionaries.
Got an email today from Sister Whitaker in Puerto Rico who wants to start teaching music there. That will be such a help to us! Also heard from my brother in Arizona that he knows the couple coming to replace them Snows here. That will be fun for us to get to know them and here their report on the Hatch family there.
After about 10 minutes it stopped and all was quiet. The next day the guard told us that was just the government celebrating something so at least next time we won't think we're being bombed.
We got to go to the temple last night with two other couples in our session. It seems so strange because there were always more people in the Ogden temple sessions. It is such a peaceful experience here because there never seems to be anyone scurrying and hurrying around. I'll bet these people have many less stress related illnesses because they just don't stress about anything.
On a poster in a stake building we visited they had a poster up announcing an "Especially for Youth" program. I have never seen dress standards where a good part of the dress code was related to what kind of shoes they could wear. So fitting for this country though! Guess they don't want to deal with broken ankles and the like from these 5" heeled shoes...
Today we went to LaRamona that was about a two hour drive for a zone training meeting. The McDermids, the psych doctors, went with us to do their presentation on how to live with and like your companion. It was great information for Scott and I as well. We told them they could ride with us if they gave us free counseling on the way home!
The drive was beautiful when we got out of the city the roadside was covered with green trees, shrubs, vines, etc. Of course the gate was locked so we had to wait for someone to unlock it. I thought no one was coming because there were no cars then realized that all of the missionaries came by public transportation because they don't have cars. We had decided to use "I Am A Child of God " in our presentation. I was all nervous because I was playing it and hadn't played on the organ/piano combo. So I get up there to play and it has a screen that tells you how to set it up - in Spanish of course. Since I didn't understand the instructions I found a piano button and pushed it. So I start playing the introduction and some jazzy music comes on so it didn't even resemble "I Am a Child of God". Scott is looking at me like I've gone crazy and I had no idea what to do. Every button I pushed just made it worse. Finally I recognized the elder that had played the prelude and motioned to him to come and help me. I was so frazzled that when he got up there I just moved off the seat and begged him to play because he obviously had figured it out before. What a great way to start my music career here.... oh well... I should have taken my keyboard! We stayed to help the mission president's wife with lunch for the missionaries - it reminded me of Scott's singles ward parties. We love the East Mission President and his wife - they are awesome. They have such love and concern for these missionaries.
Got an email today from Sister Whitaker in Puerto Rico who wants to start teaching music there. That will be such a help to us! Also heard from my brother in Arizona that he knows the couple coming to replace them Snows here. That will be fun for us to get to know them and here their report on the Hatch family there.
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