This week has been mostly one of preparation. Or maybe I should say unpreparation because most of what we did was undo everything we did last fall so we enjoyed a warm comfortable winter.
First step take down the plastic skirting from around the motorhome. The toughest part was removing the huge 18 inch nails out of the wood that had swelled when it got wet. We were very tired at days end and we slept very well Monday night!
Tuesday while I did laundry Elder Lindsey worked on packing the trailer making room for the wood and the stairs. We have a lot of stuff but it sure does make living in such a small place so much easier. Tuesday evening was Relief Society. We celebrated the 173rd birthday of Relief Society with lots of great food and a movie. We watched the film "Emma Smith, My Story". If you haven't seen it you should make it a point to watch it. She truly was an "elect lady". Before the movie I gave a short presentation on the beginnings of the Relief Society. We have many more non members who attend our Enrichment nights than members so it was a chance to teach them a little about the organization they love participating in.
Thursday afternoon I spent several hours in the church cleaning. I've used the kitchen as my own these last six months so I wanted to leave it spic and span. It has been a tender mercy to be able to use the church kitchen. It has made living in the motorhome so much easier.
Thursday afternoon I spent several hours in the church cleaning. I've used the kitchen as my own these last six months so I wanted to leave it spic and span. It has been a tender mercy to be able to use the church kitchen. It has made living in the motorhome so much easier.
Friday we decided to treat ourselves to lunch out in Valentine...Mexican of course. We invited Patty Bush to come with us and we had a delightful time. We love Sister Bush and look forward to times together when she visits family in Salt Lake City.
Saturday was moving day. By that I mean moving the motorhome off its space on the lawn and onto the parking lot.
First all the hoses and lines had to be unhooked and the blocks under the levelers and tires removed and the trailer moved out of its winter home.
Next we backed up so we could come off the lawn by going over the sidewalk and off the curb.
After hooking up the trailer Elder Lindsey backed it into our temporary home in the parking lot.
You might wonder why I post some of these pictures which could be considered a bit lame. Truth is this blog is our mission journal and someday when we get really old we will look at these pictures and they will help us remember the details of our mission life.
While Elder Lindsey worked on things that need to be done before we hit the road on Monday like washing the car and the windows of the motorhome and checking the awnings I baked a cake for a wake on Sunday for an elderly Sister from our Branch who passed away this week in a care center, and cooked a dish and made rolls for the potluck we were having after church on Sunday. In the afternoon I went over to Barker's to do a quick load of laundry. I will miss my Tuesday's with Laura (and the kids). I have loved having "girl time" once a week and will treasure the time we spent together in my heart always. It is wonderful to know the Barkers have family in Salt Lake also so we will be able to maintain our friendship with more than just the internet.
Saturday evening Laura, Savannah, Jennifer and I met at the Church and watched the Women's session of General Conference. What a wonderful meeting it was and I felt especially blessed to share it with two women I love like daughters.
Sunday was Fast Sunday and we were blessed to hear some powerful testimonies of the Gospel born. We are excited to watch the wonderful things that will happen in this area as the people come to know Heavenly Father's plan for them. As a parting gift to us everyone fasted early yesterday so that we could break our fast together and enjoy potluck.
Patty Bushe made one of wonderful cakes.
Angel, Jacob and Tyllis all had birthdays this week so we celebrated.
Rogan Barker handed me this note in Sacrament meeting and I will treasure it forever. It says For you from Rogan. That's Rogan on the left plus Sister Lindsey equals a happy face. Love this boy.
As our time in Rosebud comes to an end we are eternally grateful for the sweet tender mercies of a loving Heavenly Father for giving us the opportunity to be here and serve the people of the Rosebud Branch in small ways. Our lives have been blessed by each one we have come to know and the friendships we've made are forever.
We love you all,
Elder and Sister Lindsey
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