Certification on My Mind. 26 September 2016

I was reminded that I had planned to go to the Star Valley Temple Open House today.  I guess it is for the best that I had to change my plans.  Maybe in the spring my Sweetheart and I will stop there on our way back to Missouri.

I had signed up for two certifying sessions today, one at 11:15 and one at 4. I was there early for the first one, and had to wait, and I got there late for the second session and the person doing the certifying was out looking for me!  I was able to certify in the last six sections, so I turned in my sheet to my Zone Leader.  Now I do not have to worry that I will misplace it!


[That really is a worry, or at least a concern. I have been looking all evening for the letter which invited me to give a devotional talk next Monday to check on some details. As I began this paragraph I realized where it was, as I had earlier today seen an edge of a paper sticking out from under my laptop--I looked and there it was!  Hallelujah! My Mom had a saying that I relate to now:  "If my head wasn't attached I would lose it!"]

I found an interesting error in a case study which was part of the certifying process.  I suggested that the certifier turn that one in, and showed him several more glitches I had discovered.  This evening I found that I had already turned in feedback on the item I had been in error concerning, so I need to eat a bit of humble pie on that one.  I wish I knew if there is tracking of the answers people give to the questions.  I would like to know if I am the only one who read the question differently than how it was meant.

At the Trainers Meeting I presented the idea I had yesterday about taking snippets from the Training Modules to use for in service presentations.  None of the trainers had any objections.  I will be developing those ideas over the next month or so.  Apparently I will be learning how to do PowerPoint presentations.  I actually did some of those on my first mission, but I have not done any for a while. I will be taking those Training Modules apart to find ways to help the other missionaries understand the principles thoroughly before they ever need to take the quizzes.

I decided not to get up to read scriptures during the night, so I still have that to do, but I did not have to fight sleepiness today, even though I had to be up at 5.  Maybe the Sleep Doctor has the right idea about consistency in sleeping habits.

My daughter called because of a business type phone call I had received.  We talked a while and I learned that she has not seen our resident groundhog for more than a month. We hope that she has moved on for good.

My Sweetheart is on his way back from West Virginia.  He texted me from Kentucky, and I hope to talk with him tonight.