Visit from Nancy

I have finally got someone who is willing to walk with me.  Sis. Hemmert joined me last week and this on Sunday morning for a fast-paced walk to church.  I thought that she was setting a very quick pace, but found out later in the week that it was only because we’d walked out to the corral once and she told herself that she was going to have to walk a lot faster if she was going to walk with me to the fort.  It is nice to have company on the walk, but I miss the silent time as well.

Last Sunday our lesson was on temple sealings.  The elder that presented it told the story of how his mom had been sealed in the temple to one man and had a child.  Both of them died.  Later she married another man in the temple for time only.  To that marriage was born five children including the speaker.  The children had always been uncomfortable with the fact that they weren’t sealed to their father.  The kids told their dad that as soon as they could they would go to the temple and be sealed to him.  The father died at two o’clock in the morning and the five siblings gathered at the temple that morning at 7:00 to do the sealing.  There are so many things that we don’t understand but it is nice to know that things will work out as they should when things are sorted out in the future. 

The missionaries in the Holler finally decided to have a get-together.  They were welcoming one of the couples for moving in and two of them that will be leaving for home in the next month.  It was nice to get to eat outside on a non-stormy day.

Monday we drove up to Fillmore so that I could do some research about the ownership of Cove Fort.  It was nice to clear up some of the issues surrounding the change of ownership between the Hinckleys, the church and the Keslers.  I made copies this week of the deeds so that I can include them in the appendix of my Cove Fort book.

Wednesday brought a visit from Nancy Osborn.  She arranged her trip so that she would swing by this way.  We had a great time visiting, eating, and playing games.  We spent Thursday morning checking out the sights in Beaver.  It was the first time that I’d actually gotten to look through the shops on the main street.  We went into one rather strange place with lots of candles and incense – strange at least for a small Mormon town.  Before we got out of there Nancy found a live bat crawling along the floor.  We were out of there rather fast after that discovery.

One of the tours I had this week was with a family with five children.  The youngest little boy had Downs Syndrome and was very cute.  At one point he put up his arms to be held so I picked him up with the parents’ permission.  It was so nice to hold a little one again.  It wasn’t until later that I was reminded that we are not to be holding children – there is always a question about liability for the church.

We posted a sign for game night for Friday and had twelve people show up.  Stephen was excited because he got to introduce Qwirkle to everybody that night.  One of the ladies liked it so much that when it was time to switch she wasn’t willing to change games.  There seems to be a core of people who show up on these nights.

Went to Richfield when we got off our shift yesterday.  Got our shopping done (luckily we seem to be cutting back) and had time to see a movie.  We were one of only three couples in to watch the show Paranoia.  We both liked it and would recommend it if you haven’t seen it yet.  It is not a "chick flick" or an "action film" -- nice middle of the road with some suspense and lots of technology.