I am Finally Understanding the Training! and a Tithing/Mission Blessing. 10 November 2016

I spent four hours in the Training room today, much of the time working on the in-service PowerPoints.  I think, after working consistently at putting the training into my own words, I am finally beginning to understand the concepts in the new missionary training.  Maybe this is a gift like the melodies I have composed, or maybe I am starting to be open to the Spirit, but it is good to be at this point.  One of the new missionaries looked at the presentations today and said it helped him understand better.  That is definitely my goal.  I have not yet gotten feedback from anyone else, but one of the other trainers also asked me for copies, so one of the improvements I made was in renaming the files in a consistent manner. I am a hard sell, but I am beginning to see the wisdom of organization and order.  I hope this will carry over into other aspects of my life.

I got to talk with my oldest daughter this morning before my early start at the Library. She lives on the East Coast, so the 2 hour time difference is a help in an early conversation.  Her family had a short visit to Amish Country in Pennsylvania, and they had a good time.  She is involved a lot in helping a family of refugees from Africa, and asked what I knew about getting a good job--something I really have very little experience with!  I also shared with her some of the plans that my Sweetheart and I made for our wedding next May. In the late afternoon I talked with my youngest daughter. This evening my Sweetheart called and we talked for a nice while, also.

My tithing blessing came when I went to the store to get a rotisserie chicken.  I was planning on using this for the two meals I am taking tomorrow to the missionary who has had surgery. However, this morning I decided that I would use some smoked sausage and canned baked beans for one of the meals, with fried apples on the side.  This afternoon an email came from the sister in charge of food for our branch social on Monday.  This is a planned pot luck--and the sign-up sheets do not show enough participation.  I do not remember signing up, so I emailed back with my resolve to make a chicken and potato dish--almost an entree and a side dish in one.

When I went to get the chicken I first saw one that looked pretty big--and then my eye saw one which looked huge compared to the others.  Doing a heft test, it felt considerably larger than the others, so I bought that one.  When I brought it home, I had almost 3 cups of chicken breast cubes, in addition to 6 pieces which will go with tomorrow night's take-in meal.  I think I will have 2 nice meals for the sister, and a nice-sized entree to take to the social.