For the third time this month the power company has come to shut off our power because the bill has not been paid. The church automatically pays it over the internet on the second week of the month. They don't seem to be able to keep records of who has paid electronically. So our friends downstairs called again to say they were here to shut off our power - again because the bill had not been paid. We called the mission office where they take care of that and they had an electronic confirmation that it had been paid long ago but that doesn't seem to matter to them. When Scott went back down they told him if he would pay the $40 they would leave the power on for one more day.. He got the money to pay them because we need power to do our work here. However, one of the bosses and a friend of Scott's said "Don't even think of paying them - they are just trying to get money from you". So Scott gave them the number they could call to see if the bill was paid. They couldn't seem to get through to anyone who could give them the information - who knows if they really tried. Scott came back upstairs thinking they would turn the power back on but instead they drove back in and flipped the switch off again. So we had no power! This has happened so many times we want the church to let us take the money in and get a written receipt but I don't know if they can do that.
So we spent a hot, sleepless night. Finally around noon all of freezer food was beginning to thaw so we took our music extension cords upstairs and asked the neighbor if we could borrow some power to cool things back down in the fridge. So they dangled a cord from the window above us and we brought it in the window and with several other extension cords got the fridge plugged in. They let us keep it plugged in until Elder Pershon had gone to the power office and told them what had happened and turned our power back on around 2:00. It is amazing how many things we take for granted at home!
We went to the temple last night then were invited to the Eickbushes for supper. It was after 8:00 when we got there but she had a really nice meal all ready. We discussed how the "outside" world of Mormons feel about "Utah Mormons". I have heard uncomplimentary things about Utah Mormons for years. They said they were determined never to move to Utah because they didn't want to put up with the Utah Mormons. I don't know about you but that is insulting to me. The very best people I know are Utah Mormons who do not exclude others, or think they are better than everyone else, and actually try to live their religion. They did end up in Utah and had great experiences so now have different feelings. We told them about our ward and stake and how wonderful the people are. We think we have a unique and special ward and are so grateful for the people there!
So we spent a hot, sleepless night. Finally around noon all of freezer food was beginning to thaw so we took our music extension cords upstairs and asked the neighbor if we could borrow some power to cool things back down in the fridge. So they dangled a cord from the window above us and we brought it in the window and with several other extension cords got the fridge plugged in. They let us keep it plugged in until Elder Pershon had gone to the power office and told them what had happened and turned our power back on around 2:00. It is amazing how many things we take for granted at home!
We went to the temple last night then were invited to the Eickbushes for supper. It was after 8:00 when we got there but she had a really nice meal all ready. We discussed how the "outside" world of Mormons feel about "Utah Mormons". I have heard uncomplimentary things about Utah Mormons for years. They said they were determined never to move to Utah because they didn't want to put up with the Utah Mormons. I don't know about you but that is insulting to me. The very best people I know are Utah Mormons who do not exclude others, or think they are better than everyone else, and actually try to live their religion. They did end up in Utah and had great experiences so now have different feelings. We told them about our ward and stake and how wonderful the people are. We think we have a unique and special ward and are so grateful for the people there!
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