March 13, 2022
This was a week of lessons learned - I'm always learning, hard times and great joy. Most of all, it was a week of knowing that my Heavenly Father is aware of me and that He answers prayers.
Jessie, an Administrative Assistant at FM was out of town this week so the Sisters covered for her at the front desk. Monday afternoon and Thursday morning I took my turn sitting at the desk. The afternoon was very quiet but the morning was busy with a lot of things going on. One of those things - well, let me tell you about it. E/S Wilson, along with several other couples, arrived at the mission this past week. The Wilson's son actually works with our son Austin so that was a fun connection. They were spending their third night in the mission when they heard what they thought was a cat fight. Turns out one of those cats was a skunk and it sprayed right by the air intake, thus filling their home with skunk scent. This all happened about 3:45 in the morning. They had to be moved into a new place while their place is aired out and hopefully they'll be able to move back in sometime in the next few weeks. What a welcome to the mission. 
Tuesday, I served again at Lucy's home. I served with Sister Price. We met at Lucy's home and spent several hours visiting and waiting for guests to come but none did so we headed home for lunch and to wait and see if anyone called for a tour. Five minutes before the sites closed, we received a call so we both headed back and gave the tour. It was a great tour and I'm glad that they called. Sister Price invited us to dinner at her place on Saturday night. We had a great time getting to know them and President & Sister Smith better, along with eating some wonderful food and homemade ice cream!
Wednesday night we were able to again attend the temple and do sealings. It was special because we were able to seal five sisters to their parents. Another couple had three brothers that were sealed to each other. It is a great feeling to know that we were able to perform the work for them so that they can be joined together as an eternal family.
Today my daughter, Eleena and her husband talked in their Sacrament Meeting and we were able to listen to them over Zoom. She talked about many great things but one quote stood out to me and that was "Fun is fleeting, joy is eternal." I love that quote!
I have found so much joy this week, amongst the hard, and I am grateful for the peace that comes to me through my Savior, Jesus Christ. I love Him and all that He sacrificed for me.
There are a lot of different personalities among the Sisters
in Conservation. This week one of the Sisters had a tough week
and blamed one of the other sisters for things that really weren't her fault.
There were hurt feelings. It was rough on all of us.
While we were cleaning one of the homes that missionaries had lived in, I found this quote taped to the inside drawer of an end table. I really felt that this was another answer to prayer. I had found myself having thoughts about the sister that I didn't like, because I really do love this sister. Satan was working hard on all of us. I had been praying to know what to do and here was the answer - Follow Christ's example, turn the other cheek and be a peaceable follower of Christ. I repented and will try hard to follow that advise and be a better person.
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