Week B29 Transfer 12 Week 3 May 15-21
Let it rain repentance
Preaching: Story related by President Schmutz, President of the Cebu, Philippines temple. “A woman who was visiting in Cebu, stood in her high rise hotel window shooting pictures of the city view. She saw the temple not far off and took several photos. After looking at the pictures in the camera it puzzled her greatly. The camera was seeing something that she couldn’t see. She went back to the balcony that evening and took some more, and they reflected the same phenomenon.
She was so intrigued she set out to find the building. She showed up at the mission office on the temple grounds and asked about what the building is and what it is used for. She then produced her camera and showed Sister E, the office manager, the photos she had taken.
There were a couple dozen photos of the temple, some close ups, some at night, some day, and in every photo there was a visible bubble over the temple, like a rainbow without the colors. In some, the bubble was large, others just barely covering Moroni. In a few there was a double layer. It was certainly astonishing, and though it may be explicable through some sort of law of physics or light refraction process, it was nonetheless provocative. Sister Ernstrom copied the pictures onto her computer.
Sunday: We had another good day at church. Karen, Diane and JoAnna all wanted rides. Joyce Johnson had to work so we missed her. Elder Sumsion sang in sacrament meeting. He is very talented. Still no new bishop. Ric Acosta didn’t come to church but most of the others did and they stayed for all three meetings. Art taught Sunday School and Joyce taught her primary class. After taking everyone home we walked down to the Acostas to deliver a sack of baby cloths to Mary Ann. Ladies in the ward had given them to her. We found out that Ric was sick, that’s why he wasn’t at church. We don’t know why Mary Ann and her boyfriend weren’t there. Also, Sunshine hasn’t been coming to church since the conflict she had with a ward member. There is always something to work on. We were invited to go to dinner at the Dangs. This is a family that has left the church so we were pretty excited to have them call. Not much was said about the church but we did have a good visit, mostly about hiking and places to go. We missed the devotional and a chance to tell Elder Jones good-bye. He goes home the end of this transfer, but it was worth it to reconnect with the Dangs.
Monday: We went to the Elder Sisters first thing in the morning so Sister Chamberlain could trim Joyce’s hair. All of Skyway A/B Elders were there getting their hair cut. Art walked over to the dry cleaners, to drop off a couple of suits, while he waited, hopefully for the last time. they need to be cleaned before coming home. After all the hair cutting we drove to Salt Water State Park. Sister Chamberlain is having foot problems so she sat on a bench while the rest of us walked around. It’s a cloudy/rainy day so not the best for walking. Our plan was to ride the ferry but it was too cloudy, plus it would have been lots of walking. We tried out a new place for lunch on the way home and we did stick to the diet. Joyce and Art rode the Link into Seattle to pick up the rest of Joyce’s birthday present. We waited a week because it went on sale last Friday. We did have to hurry back and pick up for FHE. It was Bro. McQueens birthday party. There was not a big attendance, just most of the regulars.
Tuesday: District meeting was about weaving in repentance when teaching about the Book of Mormon. We did lots of role playing. After the meeting we ran to Sam’s Club to pick up a bunch of pictures we had ordered for achievement days on Wednesday. When Reymark and Eleazar got home from school we took them shopping for a new suit for each of them. Michele and Princes Joy went with us. We thought we had all afternoon and evening until
Wednesday: We did Northwest Harvest in the morning as usual on Wednesday. We picked up the Elder Sisters and went to work. We did rolled oats with the sister missionaries. After our lunch with the Elder Sisters, (more salad), we washed the truck and then went to the church lot and waxed it. We were told at Zone Conference to keep a clean car. Sister Kemp picked up the twins for achievement days so they can become aquatinted with her better. We picked up Princes Joy and Eleazar. Michele and Reymark didn’t come because Richel was at the hospital from a car accident, not serious. Reymark did come later. Joyce and Sister Kemp did achievement days while Art played basketball and soccer with the boys until he got tired. After achievement days were over, everyone had to play a little ball and do the stick dance before we could go home, even Bro. Green and David from the Bishopric. We took every one home then came back for our meeting with the Bishop.
Thursday. First thing in the morning Art had to go put more money on Karens Orca card. That made us a little late in picking up Estrella so we could go to the Children’s Hospital and pick up a perscription for Eldrix. We took a wrong turn on the way there so no big deal on being late. After lunch we rode the Link and went and taught Diane Nardi the first lesson. She is letting us practice on her. Our lessen went pretty well. She has lots of questions and the gay thing causes her lots of problems so we did have a hard time staying on tract and only finished part of the lesson. She did enjoy it and we get to come back. We rode the Link into Seattle so Art could get a reduced fare Orca card. We could have done this several months ago, but just found out he would qualify. It will save us lots of money. We made it just as they were closing , but we got it done. In the evening we had a meeting with the SRS (Social Reliance Services) group over the phone line. Its a good way to have a meeting. It was to make sure we are ready for the devotional this Saturday. We still have a few invitations we need to deliver. After that meeting we went to the church for our missionary meeting. We didn’t have a very good attendance from the ward council, only Bro. Munson from the Y.M. was there, besides the missionaries. Thats one of the problems we have.
Friday: We attended the institute class with the Elder Sisters in the morning. Another good class about the temple. We went to lunch at Sharis and Art had to give his free pie to Sister Chamberlain because of his diet. After lunch and a stop at Sam’s Club we went to the Acostas to fill out some forms so Eldrex and his mom can ride Access. This will allow them to get to church and the doctor without us as far as a ride goes. They would still need someone to interpret for some things. We were going to set up a family search account for Ric, but he was asleep on the couch and we didn’t want to bother him. At 3:30 we rode the Link to an appointment with Skyway A/B. We had to walk father than we thought so we were a bit late, but so were the Elders. The Elders teach her out in front of her house for some reason so we sat on the steps in the sun. There’s no clouds when you need them. After a quick supper we delivered invitations to the devotional tomorrow and a few bags of sunshine around.
Saturday: When Art took his suits to the dry cleaners he told them he would pick them up next week, thinking that he wouldn’t need a suit this week. Turns out that he has needed a suit more than he thought, so he has had to wear the old ones that are too small. It’s good motivation for the diet. We took several of the Acostas to the Discovery Center in Bellevue. Mostly it was for Ric. Ric, Estrella, Reymark and Princes Joy went with us and the Elder Sisters drove the missionaries. We had a fun time and we think Ric enjoyed it. He even recorded some history. After the Discovery Center we walked around the temple and took a few more pix. On the way home we took the Acostas to lunch at Applebees. In the evening we had the SRS devotional at the Skyway building. There was a very good turn out. We took Michelle and Diane with us. We (the commitee) were hoping for 150 and there were probaly at least that many, maybe more. All the tables that were set up were filled and several just sat against the wall. We are going to work with those looking for a job. Pray for us, we will need it. It was another busy week and we think for the most part it turned out good. The trip to the Discorery Center, shopping,teaching Diane Nardi, acheiviment days, and the devotional were big things and they all went well for us. Connie had Gordon’s viewing on Friday night and on Saturday was the funeral. Are prayers are certainly with her and the family! Thanks to all the family that attended and for all your love and support.
Love ya Joyce and Art
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