Institute Class and Random Missionary Pictures

Every Saturday as we go to teach our Institute class we have no idea what to expect. How many will show up this week? Will they come early or will we be sitting in an empty classroom? This morning at 6:55 a.m. we were worried that we would not have a class at all, but the first five showed up at 6:58 a.m. By time we finished there were 19 that made it today. It was a great class and we felt like we are making at least a difference with those in our class.

As we FaceTimed and Skyped with our family today we had to give them a tour of our new apartment. We have more natural light in the main living area, which is really nice as we work on our weekly reports about Self-Reliance and email to family and friends. As with anything new it takes time to settle in and have a place feel like home, but it is already feeling more comfortable.

This morning our seven year old granddaughter had to tell us about what her school is doing as a fund raiser, selling the World's Finest Chocolates. We told her that we were way too far away to buy chocolates, but she said that they would mail them to us. We had to explain that it is way too hot here and the chocolate would melt. After our FaceTime visit we saw a video that she made and her dad posted on FaceBook. She is persistent, maybe she will grow up to be a super salesperson someday.

As we sit at our desk we often see our young missionary friends that have come for a variety of reasons to the Service Center. Even as we go about the city we run into more, especially as we venture over to the Mission Office. We figured that an appropriate collage for today would be random missionary pictures. Two of the sisters in these pictures have been serving a mini-mission here, and just received their visas. One is headed to Temple Square and the other will serve in the Utah Salt Lake City West Mission. So excited for both of them.