I am not sure why I thought I was due in to work at 11, instead of 1--I am thankful it was not the other way around! And it turned out quite nicely, anyway. I needed to talk to the zone leader about a scheduling issue, so I got that done in good order. Not until after that did I realize that I was 2 hours early!
My sleep had been interrupted as usual for about 2 hours from 3:30 to 5:30, then I stayed in bed until 7, which is very unusual for me. Instead of doing active things once I finished my exercise routine, I did a bit of mending, and organized my purse and found another compartment--that purse is almost as good as Hermione Granger's [from Harry Potter]--and did a few other none-tiring things.
Then at the Library when I discovered my error, I decided to stay and work more on my Polish microfilms. The microfilms are in a dark area, and I chose the most out-of-the-way one I could find--and took a nap before proceeding with my research! When I woke up a short time later I felt refreshed, and actually did not get sleepy the rest of the day, which was a huge blessing!
When it came time for my shift to begin, I was greeted with a guest needing help with Polish research! I was glad I have been getting refreshed in that area, but I was not of extreme help to her because the place she needed did not have microfilms of the type she needed. I did show her FamilySearch resources in the Wiki and the Learning Center--and when I went to the Floor Manager to suggest they page someone to help her, our resident Polish expert was right there and available!
One of the floor trainers asked me to head a study group for missionaries who, like me, are preparing to work as consultants at the Central European desk. I was glad I had already begun to learn some of the things so I could feel good about accepting that assignment. I will not be teaching, but apparently I will be responsible for determining when we can learn things on our own through the Wiki and the Learning Center, and when we need the trained staff to teach us various items.
Next it was time for choir practice and then Mission Conference. Each month we have a two-day conference, with the first day for one half of the mission and a repeat for the other half. I get to go to both days because of being in choir. Yesterday I dozed through most of the talks, but today I was awake, and even took notes of President Tate's talk, especially because I wanted to make sure of the name of the motivational writer he had mentioned: Og Mandino. After conference we had another choir practice to get ready for next Monday and then for July 18th when we will do many numbers in honor of Pioneer Day.
I was back to the Library in the evening, but the time went quickly because the niece I had not been of much help to yesterday was back along with her uncle who was still finding a lot on his own. This time the niece and I found quite a lot, and she did a lot of record cleanup and merged many records into her family tree. We both had a good time, and she was a ready learner.
Tomorrow is an early day, so I will close for now.
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