I began the day talking with my good friend whose daughter pet sits for us. She had emailed me last week, and I thought I had replied, but could not find any evidence of my sending an email, so I thought I would just call, since it was Saturday. I am glad I did. I knew there were changes coming up in her work situation that she was worried about--and the changes proved to be huge blessings! Tender mercies of the Lord, we Mormons would call them! I am proud of my friend because she has made great progress in overcoming challenges and cultivating a positive attitude.
At the Library I continued work on the list of skills I need to gain. During the time I was supposed to be shadowing at the German consultant desk, I was asked to help a guest with German--but what she wanted to find had little to do with German. The consultant was busy helping the guest I had helped yesterday, so it was not a big issue. However, I did help the guest learn how to clean up her records, and she seemed pretty pleased with what we accomplished.
During my lunch time I went outside for a while to the FamilySearch Block Party. Rain had dampened some of the planned events, I think, because the entrance area of the library had become an auditorium of sorts. Outside the rain was just minimal, for which I was grateful because I had left my umbrella at home. The bounce house and a rock-climb were in operation, so there were children having fun despite the rain. I walked around to check out the food vendors, and decided that the only item I wanted enough to pay for was a mini snow cone! Then the vendor refused to take my money, so I got a pina colada snow cone for free. Even though it was small, it was definitely enough, and I did enjoy it.
Not long after I returned to the International floor, I was asked if I would like to help another guest with German. Once again, the guest was looking for an immigration record! This time, however, after trying unsuccessfully to accomplish that goal, she showed me some of her book of remembrance pages. I noticed extracted records were referenced, so I was prompted to ask her if she would like to try to find the parents of an end-of-the-line ancestor. She was agreeable, so we went searching for microfilm. We did find her relatives parents because we found his birth record. It was in German script, but in beautiful hand-writing. We also found the marriage record, which confirmed some of her previous research, and gave her the wife's parents, There are many more films from that area, so she will have lots more work to do! The writing on the marriage record was not as clear, so I asked for help, and found that most of what I had indicated as the translation was accurate. I was very glad to have helped the guest find another generation, and now she has the tools to go back even farther in her lines.
I was a bit down when I realized that this day would, under ordinary circumstances, have been quite a milestone in my life. But a text from my sweetheart reminded me how blessed I am, and bumped me out of my down mood. I am blessed beyond measure!
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