I just completed my reading of Das Buch Mormon--with 2 hours and 10 minutes to spare! Tomorrow I begin the Mission Challenge, to read The Book of Mormon three times in three months, each time with a different focus: how God interacts with people; the role and mission of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and His Atonement; and how to apply the principles I am reading to my life. I invite others to join me in this journey of coming closer to our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
I was grateful to have an extended time to visit by phone with my Sweetheart. despite a very full day. I am grateful for our electronic devices that help us to communicate on a regular basis.
The morning began with arbitrating one indexing batch, and then I was off to the Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. I joined a sister who is much more into music than I am--she has favorite spots to sit in the Conference Center, and took notes all over her program. Like her, I cannot NOT come, but I am there for the feelings that are evoked, in this case mostly from The Spoken Word. The music is always great, but usually there is something that speaks especially to my spirit, and today was no exception.
As I was about to enter the chapel I was greeted by a friend who said. "I did not know you were singing today!" Well, I did not know it either, but there it was in the program. An error had been made, because there were two young elders who sang an English/Spanish version of I Am a Child of God. However, there was my name on the program, and of course, an explanation was made over the pulpit that I was not singing today after all. I often times prefer to stay in the background, but apparently that will not be the case here on the mission. I had been prompted in the first place to offer to do one of my compositions or arrangements, which will happen on 14 August, but I would have preferred not to get advance publicity!
I got an email from one of the sisters who had signed up to feed 4 elders, saying she was not prepared to do so. One of my MTC group arranged to take care of 2 of them, and the couple in charge of the dinners added the other 2 to there list of 4, leaving me free to go and visit my friend who moved within the month from Missouri to Utah. I had a good time visiting my friend and enjoying supper with her and her daughter. I especially enjoyed having home made chocolate chip cookies and milk!
I just woke up after dozing off, so it is time to publish this and head for bed!
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