So all of the fun today wasn't in Utah - we celebrated here too! We had an early morning breakfast at the Casa with pancakes, sausage links, bacon, eggs, hash browns, juice, and fruit. Probably the best part was when Sister Snow led us in "Come, Come Ye Saints". All of the sisters were at the front of the room getting the food table ready and the men were in the back cooking, etc. The sisters were half way through the first verse when the men realized we were singing and joined in. There was such a stark contrast with them singing that you were suddenly aware of how much the men helped and did during those difficult days of crossing the plains. Just hearing their voices was reassuring. This all sounds kind of strange but it was a very special experience. We are so blessed to have had people who were willing to go through what they did to travel to Utah and establish the gospel there. I would have died along the way or maybe before they even left.
Scott got to cook pancakes to his heart's content! That means, of course, that they were all turned over in the order they were put on the griddle!
Elder Hammon, Elder Snow, Elder Rees
I visited with Sister Cuenot. She has had four or more of her front teeth pulled in the last two weeks so she has that "jack-o-lantern" smile. She said that in France where her husband served as mission president they had only one senior couple. I asked her about the temple that they announced would be built in Paris and she said there was all kinds of opposition to it being built there. That's not much of a surprise since Paris is supposed to be such a wicked city. Here we have almost 30 couples working in different capacities. It is amazing how much help senior missionary couples are. I doubt there is a mission in the church that has as many awesome missionary couples as we have her!!
We had the opportunity to talk with Jan Gailey today. That was really fun! We have thought about them so much since their call came. They will be amazing help in the Congo or wherever they go!
Scott got to cook pancakes to his heart's content! That means, of course, that they were all turned over in the order they were put on the griddle!
I visited with Sister Cuenot. She has had four or more of her front teeth pulled in the last two weeks so she has that "jack-o-lantern" smile. She said that in France where her husband served as mission president they had only one senior couple. I asked her about the temple that they announced would be built in Paris and she said there was all kinds of opposition to it being built there. That's not much of a surprise since Paris is supposed to be such a wicked city. Here we have almost 30 couples working in different capacities. It is amazing how much help senior missionary couples are. I doubt there is a mission in the church that has as many awesome missionary couples as we have her!!
We had the opportunity to talk with Jan Gailey today. That was really fun! We have thought about them so much since their call came. They will be amazing help in the Congo or wherever they go!
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