Transfer 16 Week 4 Nov. 7-13 Week B4
To diet, or not to diet: That is the Question
Preaching: Read Mosiah 18:8-10 & Fill in the blanks for Family Home Evening:
This is how we witness to take upon us Christ’s name, to keep His commandments, and to always remember Him during the sacrament and daily as we think of our baptismal covenants: 1. Be desirous to come into the fold of ____________________.
2. Be willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be ____________________.
3. Be willing to comfort those that stand in need of ____________________.
4. That ye will serve ____________________.
5. Keep His (God’s) __________________________________.
These are the rewards, the promised blessings:
1. Be redeemed of ____________________.
2. Be numbered with those of the first resurrection to have ____________________ ____________________.
3. Pour out His Spirit more abundantly upon ____________.
The Holy Ghost, the Spirit, is a powerful companion to bring you joy, peace, inspiration, and comfort.
Object Lesson: put water in a bowl and sprinkle with pepper (to represent sin)
Put a drop of dishwashing soap into the center to drive the sin away to the outside of the bowl.
To invite His Spirit, the Holy Ghost, into my life I can repent: SOAP
S - Scripture Study,
O - Obey Commandments,
A - Attend Church, and
P - P ________ every day: morning, night and in between
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| Alki Beach |
Monday: We got up early and did our school thing. The weather looked pretty good so after doing a few preparation-day things we rode the bus to Alki Beach, in West Seattle. The tide was in, so not much beach was showing. We walked both directions from the bus stop, looking for the lighthouse. It was a nice fall day for a walk. We finally got some direction and found the lighthouse. It was closed for the season. There were several eating places along the beach so we stopped for a late lunch. On the way home we got off the bus at SODO and rode the Link into Seattle. The Link was packed with Seahawk fans (Monday night football). The plan was to go to Nordstrom's so Joyce could visit Sister Jackson and do her V.T. She didn’t work today. Next stop was the Walking Company where Joyce bought some much needed new shoes. We figured by now the going home and football crowd would be thinned out enough to ride the Link home. It was still pretty crowded, but we’ve seen worse. We had a good day and the weather was great. No rain.
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| Elder and Sister Knowles, Sister Pope Sister Pope is best friends with a family that Elder Knowles taught while in South Carolina |
Tuesday: It was a very sunny day. We helped get the kids to school and stopped at Safeway on the way home, picked up a few things, came home and made some soup. We did some rearranging so we could get a few boxes for Joyce Johnson to move with. Estrella had a dentist appointment in the afternoon that Joyce went to and then found out they wanted her to wait until January when she will have insurance. She has a broken tooth. Since we had the rest of the day we hit the streets. We rode the bus as close as we could get to Sister Amante and then walked the rest of the way. She asked us to visit her neighbor who was being taught a few months ago. Next stop was Annie Gubuat and Luz Campbell. Luz is a less active member and Annie was also being taught a few months ago. We gave every one a towel and note with our address and e-mail on it. We sure love Annie and Luiz. Annie quit taking the lessons because her husband is sick and was making life so miserable for her when she was coming to church and having the missionary lessons. She has had to put the church on hold, but assured us that she was still praying and reading the Book of Mormon. We hope we can stay in contact with some of these people that we are visiting. By now it was dark so we made the long walk home. We have our visit list down to twenty from fifty so we are making progress.
Wednesday: We attended Zone Conference in Sumner since we can’t attend ours on Friday. It was a very good meeting as they all are. The missionaries that are going home before next Zone Conference bore their testimonies, which was us and a couple of others. We also were able to see a few missionaries that we won’t get to see again, so it was worth the drive. Sister and President Rasmussen are so easy to visit with. They filled us in on the plans for the next couple of weeks with Elder Gay visiting. Should be lots of fun. We took
some elders home to Puyallup, then hurried back to Renton, dropped some boxes off at Joyce Johnson and stated picking up for achievement days. We practiced our song for the Primary Program, which will be Sunday, and did a getting to know you activity. There are two new girls that live by I-90 so it takes awhile to transport them, but taking them home means we miss the missionary meeting, so it’s worth it. Joyce is trying to make the transition with the ward leaders and it is slow progress. Sister Jackson is doing a great job, so the girls will be okay. It was a long day by the time we got everyone and us home.
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| after church |
Thursday: It was very foggy in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. We went to W.W. and hurried home so Joyce could go with Estrella and Eldrex to the hospital. Art stayed home and worked on the picture books we are making for the Acostas and Karen. Eldrex got the cast off and a walking cast put on. It took most of the afternoon by the time Joyce got home. We went to the missionary meeting to end the day.
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| Eldrex got a walking cast |
Friday - Veterans Day: The van came early again to pick up Eldrex. Joyce ran to the Acostas and Art walked. We both made it. Joyce rode in the van and Art went back home, ran a few errands, picked up Princes Joy, (no school today) and drove to the hospital. Eldrex had two appointments today with a four hour gap between them. Art drove to the hospital so we could drive to the Ballard Locks between appointments. We were a little worried about driving in Seattle since they are having riots, over the election, and some streets are closed. Except for the traffic, things went well. Because of Veterans Day most places were closed, so the traffic wasn’t as bad as we have seen. The Locks were fun. Not a lot of boat traffic and only one fish in the fish ladder. It was new for Estrella and Eldrex, and they enjoyed it. Princes Joy had been there once with us, so showing her mom and brother the boat going through the lock was fun for her. The best part was eating at the Red Totem before going back to the hospital. It is one of our favorite places to eat and we wanted to go there one more time before going home. The weather was cool but no rain. Eldrex did good at the hospital. They are working on him walking now. Art waited and drove everyone home instead of calling the Hope link van. In the evening we had a movie night with the Elder Sisters, Employment Office Sisters and Sister Larsen. We ate and watched “Angels in the House”. It is a good family movie. The rain stared up again by the time we went home. Sister Stevenson said that this would be our second and last “movie night.”
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| Ballard Locks between appointments |
Saturday: The rain is back again in full force along with high winds. Karen wanted to do something with us since it is our last open Saturday that we have, (we were going to move Joyce J. but that had to wait because her apartment will not be ready until Monday). We all wanted to go on a hike but not sure how the weather would be. We picked Karen up and went to lunch first. It was still cold and windy but was starting to clear in a few places. The mountains had some pretty black clouds over them but we took a chance. We drove to the Twin Falls trailhead and the weather looked good. It ended up being perfect weather for hiking. It was a good hike for us, about five miles round trip. The first part was along the river, then up and down some hills to reach the falls. We are not in very good shape so it was a workout. It was great to be in the mountains and out of the city even with all the people and dogs along the trail. It seems like everyone has a dog. After taking Karen home, in Kirkland, we stopped at Sam’s club to fill up with gas. The Spanish missionaries were there, (they had been texting us to see where we were at). They were looking for something to eat, so we took them shopping for groceries and got them a hot dog for supper. It ended up being a great day after the bad weather in the morning.
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| Twin Falls |
Sunday: Saturday night we had many calls and thought we would have a car full for church, then people started cancelling in the morning. The rain is back. It was the Primary program for Sacrament meeting and they did a great job. The twins and Princes Joy all did their parts and sang all the songs. Our achievement day girls even sang as a group, “I Know That My Savior Loves Me.” Last year they wouldn’t even sit on the stand. They have come a long ways. Jenefer and Irma came to watch them. There were a lot of less active members there. Maybe we should have a Primary program every week. President and Sister Rasmussen were also at the meeting. Joyce taught her primary lesson for the last time and Donella Mitchell and Meri Munson will take over teaching. Joyce can just help with reverence, which is a huge job with all the people we now have coming to class. We took the Acostas home, ate lunch, and then Joyce finished the book for Karen so we can get it ordered. In between we took a few calls from the kids and got things lined up for tomorrows moving job. Hope everyone had a good week like ours. We have been trying to get things in order for our big move. The young sister in our zone have bed bugs so we offered our furniture early if they need it. The mission is going to replace all of theirs and so they can get rid of the bugs. The mission will end up storing what we use so if they want it now they can have it. Love Joyce and Art
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