Happy Fathers Day! 19 June 2016

I started the day with prayer requests for my family and dear ones, since I have been trying diligently to just offer prayers of thanksgiving since the challenge by our mission president last Tuesday afternoon. I did put names on the temple prayer roll during the week--that is always a comforting option.

I usually do my scripture reading on one of my devices--and that device appeared to have died!  Blessedly, the charger cord was one with a USB on the far end which had apparently pulled out, so the device is working fine now, for which I am grateful.

I texted my great sons-in-law and grandson-in-law, as well as my Sweetheart, Fathers Day greetings.  If there are any fathers who are following this blog, I wish you all a Happy Fathers Day.

Gregory just sent me a You Tube video of O My Father with beautiful visuals.  We are so blessed to know that God truly is our Father, and that we have a Mother waiting for us, also. The Restored Gospel makes so much sense--I am so grateful that I have this knowledge and witness.

I did a little indexing arbitration to help with the world-wide challenge for this weekend when I returned to the apartment after attending the Tabernacle Choir broadcast. We sat where we could see the monitor, and the visuals were spectacular.  At the end it was announced that one of the pieces needed to be rerecorded.  I enjoyed listening again to "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"!  I did not hear any difference--but it is such a fun piece, I am glad they had to do it again!

After choir practice and our regular services, my Cuban sister and i were joined for supper by the sister I had met my first Sunday here.  We enjoyed getting to know her a little better. She is finishing her mission--after 7 years!  However, she likes this area, and will be staying in this apartment complex!  She plans to work at the temple again, as she had done for a long time before her husband died, and then apply to work again at the Library as a Church Service Missionary. The CSMs live locally and do not work as many days as regular Senior Missionaries.  That is why she will be able to work both as a CSM and as a Temple worker--the best of both worlds!