Today was my monthly cleaning morning at the Library, so that was the first item of business today. On my way back to my apartment my Sweetheart called, so we had a good visit. The next item of business was to call the St. Louis Temple to make an appointment for our wedding! I was so glad that we qualify to have a time-only marriage in the temple. We are both widowed after having been sealed to our respective spouses. From the first time I learned it was possible to have a time-only wedding, that has been the desire or my heart, and I am so glad that my Sweetheart is of the same mind. So, 11 a.m., 20 May 2017, we will be married in the St. Louis Temple. Happy Day!
We plan on having a celebration in the afternoon at the St. Louis South Stake Center, which will allow many more people to share in our happiness--so save the date, if you can!
I have had some difficulty with one of the shelves in my hall closet, so I took the time to figure out how to fix it before I went to the next item on my mental to-do list which was to take my exit papers to the Mission Office. The housing coordinator was in my MTC group, so I was glad to get to see her and her husband. She assured me that it is OK that one of the drinking glasses got broken, and that I seem to have lost a small plate somewhere! Then the travel coordinator had me fill out other forms, even though there are a few weeks until they are due. A bonus was getting to see another sister from our MTC group. I also got to meet with a sister who signed up to feed some Young Elders, even though her name is on the roster for the other branch. I was really glad to know that she and her husband have been assigned to our branch--and she thanked me for coordinating the Young Elder Dinners.
There was light snow this morning, and my car was icy, so there was not any point to doing any shopping--so I spent from about 11 until 4 at the Library working on my Eppingen records. I was very surprised to find an additional problem with a person whose records were confused with one of my relatives, but this time I was able to find evidence to prove that this second wife had been confused with the first wife, and sources to back up that evidence in a book available on the 3rd floor. While there I met another sister who is feeding young elders this week, so that was good.
There was still some confusion in the records, so I went down to escalation again, but even they could not find what I thought ought to be available. Anyway, I was glad I chose to spend the time at the Library. I managed to get the dishes cleaned up and laundry to the laundromat before I left the apartment, so there was not much else to keep me occupied. I am grateful for this time to concentrate on Family History. And when I walked back through the apartment parking lot I found that my car was now free from ice and snow--the light snow had stopped and the temperature was warm enough to clear the mess. I am grateful that we also are supposed to be finished with snow for a few days at least.
My youngest daughter called tonight, and one of the things we discussed was the difficulty of getting rid of things. I will be relying on my Sweetheart to help me make some decisions about what is needed to be kept, and what I can let go of--I am hoping that will make the task much more pleasant.
Although I slept fairly well last night, after hours in front of the computer, my eyes are tired, so once i get to talk again with my Sweetheart, I will be off to bed.
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