Conference weekends happen to be my favorites of the whole year! One thing I noticed this time was that over and over again the talks reflected the inspired lessons we taught last week in seminary and institute. The conference had the same feeling as the lessons given, too. The feeling I am talking about is the sense of hastening, an intensified effort to gather Israel, and an emphasis on covenants—all in preparation for the Second Coming of the Savior. Wow! President Nelson and the apostles are definitely prophets, seers, and revelators!
The previous weekend Laredo Stake and the Texas-McAllen Mission hosted an open-house for community and church leaders. We are so proud of our young students who explained church organizations and bore firm testimony to invited guests. They are truly inspiring! We were excited this week when one of our students received his mission call to the Utah-Provo Mission. We are proud of those who attend classes regularly in preparation for a lifetime of serving the Lord. We love them all! I cannot believe how quickly our time goes by—our mission (according to the 23-month timeline, which we may extend for seminary graduation next May) is half over.
The heat is here. Today’s temperature was 103–going for 106 tomorrow. I am hoping that I do better in the heat this summer than I did last. I know I have to keep hydrated and drink my electrolytes. Thanks to our family at home for working on keeping up the house and yard and guarding over Cameron. Cam also has stories every week of kindnesses and good works of friends there in Utah who support and love him.
Jim spent all day yesterday putting together our new bed. That’s what happens when you order on Amazon! We needed to take less room in our limited space, have a sturdy platform, and drawer space underneath. We feel blessed to have the resources to maintain two households and pay for this mission. We have also been blessed to have health, strength, and stamina to do this assignment. Our recent birthdays remind us that we are not as young as we tend to believe we are, BUT the Lord has blessed us. I was worried about Jim’s health issues and my own stamina, but we are sustained and blessed in this work. Our way of eating has been a blessing, too, as Jim’s A1C and daily blood sugar continue to decrease without medications, and we slowly (!) continue to lose weight. We know we are where we should be, doing what the Lord wants us to do!
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