Blessing of a Sunny Afternoon. 24 January 2017

Yesterday there was a forecast of 3-7 inches of snow. Although that would have probably equated a snow day, I was glad that did not happen. This afternoon when I got out of the Library the sun was shining and the streets were quite clear. That allowed me to go to the market for oranges at 5 pounds for a dollar, and also to another store to get notepaper and a card for my daughter's special birthday. I had not thought I would get to do that, because of the weather forecasts. I felt very blessed to have the opportunity to get that done.

I worked almost all day in the Training room.  We have had 5 brand new missionaries assigned to our zone, although one was sick. They are a very close-knit group, and have lots of good input on improvements to make in the training and worksheets. I learned quite a bit myself from working with them.

Study group did not happen today, as two of the five members were at a safety class, one was sick, and one came about 20 minutes late. About half of that hour I was oncall in the Training room, but for at least half an hour I got to have a gospel discussion with a guest who prompted me to share some gospel truths with her.  Although she is a professed atheist, she loves doing family history, and was very appreciative of the many tools we have for family history.  The fact that we do not charge for our services, or for the many records, and classes, etc., has made a lasting impression on her.  Not only does she utilize the Family Search Center near her home in California, but she has traveled to the SLC Family History Library each year for about the last 20 years. I expect to see her many times in the next week and I hope she engages me in another gospel discussion.

Our in-service lesson today was on Emergency preparations.  It was a fun class to do, as someone else had put it together--and I got several compliments on my presenting style--I try to make it fun, and I just cannot stand behind a podium for very long--I like being closer to the class members.

I am looking forward to talking with my Sweetheart in a little while.  Tonight was his time to work at the temple, so it will not be as long as we would like, but even a short chat and a prayer together is happy.  Three months from today we should be seeing each other again!