As I was putting the finishing touches on dinner for two young elders and two of my sisters I got a phone call that there were four young elders whose host family had already left the mission! The sister who called said she could feed another two, but not all four. So I told her to send them over, and I got some of my wheat and garbanzo beans heated up, and cooked some frozen broccoli [adding water chestnuts to dress it up]. My Cuban sister had brought a sweet bread for dessert along with some peas and carrots, and the other sister brought rolls and butter, so we had plenty of food. We delayed our meal for a few minutes to allow the extra elders to arrive--but they never showed! We all had plenty to eat; one of the elders gave us a nice spiritual thought, and we sent plenty of food home with the elders who had come. It was a very pleasant dinner.
This morning the Music and the Spoken Word Broadcast focused on gratitude, and gave a confirmation of something I began practicing a few days ago--falling asleep counting blessings. I have found this to be helpful and a peaceful way to end the day.
I did not get much indexing done today, but I will have Friday to work on that. I had a short texting conversation with my middle daughter, and will talk with her on Thanksgiving. Earlier I talked with my oldest daughter who was having a good time during the visit of my oldest granddaughter and her family.
This evening's conversation with my Sweetheart was very nice--six months from today we will be married. What a joy to look forward to!
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