Monday was a very busy preparation day. We left home shortly after 7:00am and headed to Rawlins to shop for ourselves and for the trek training dinner we will be doing on Friday. First stop McDonald's for a quick breakfast then on to Walmart for gas and groceries. We arrived back at the Homestead by 10:30am and put away the groceries and made cinnamon rolls for Sister Bushman's birthday celebration on Tuesday. We were home by noon and got the laundry done before we headed over to Sixth Crossing with Elder and Sister Smith for a wonderful FHE. It was a late night but totally worth it!
We were entertained by Kevin McNiven, cowboy singer, world champion yodeler and he handles the animals for all the Church films including those done at Goshen.
Tuesday as we traveled into the Homestead at 7:00am to bake and frost the cinnamon rolls we were having to celebrate Sister Bushman's birthday we felt like we'd been given a gift when we saw the beautiful blue sky. A week of smoke from the fires in the West has hung over our beautiful valley and at times we couldn't even see the mountains that surround us. After correlation meeting we went right into the celebration...pictures tell the story best.
First we sat Sister Bushman on her thrown with her robes, crown and scepter. Then we sang a song that Sister Schmidt wrote to the tune of that 60's song "Downtown".
Then we gave her her gift, a cross stitch picture that everyone of us Sister's helped stitch. And a hat with a rattle snake and roses hatband.
Instead of cake we had fresh cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing...they were a hit!
When the celebration was over we headed to work crew where the first order of business was to gather 70 extra folding chairs and load them into a pick up to be taken over to Sixth Crossing for trek training. Next we got the Barn set up with extra tables and chairs to accommodate the 234 people we will feed on Friday evening. After lunch we headed outside to sand handcarts. A productive day!
Wednesday we trekked Rocky Ridge. It was a perfect day, not too hot or windy. Seventy one of us made the trek up and back and heard the stories of the Willie Handcart Company. To top off the day Elder Lindsey and I drove to Riverton to meet our friend Dennis Hendrikson for dinner and a nice hour spent visiting.
Wednesday we trekked Rocky Ridge. It was a perfect day, not too hot or windy. Seventy one of us made the trek up and back and heard the stories of the Willie Handcart Company. To top off the day Elder Lindsey and I drove to Riverton to meet our friend Dennis Hendrikson for dinner and a nice hour spent visiting.
Sister Smith one of my favorite friends...when I grow up I want to be just like her!
Elder Lindsey and I at the top.
Thursday morning we and Elder and Sister Smith did prep work for Friday's trek training dinner. In the afternoon I baked five loves of zucchini bread to have as a treat for the missionaries on Friday morning.
Friday morning we put out the zucchini bread and it was a hit with all the missionaries...a nice treat to start the first day of trek training. Then we all got down to business setting the tables cooking the spaghetti sauce and chopping the lettuce, tomatoes and carrots for the salad. After lunch Sisters Cook and Smith and I made the bread sticks. Everyone got plenty to eat and we got lots of compliments on the meal so it was a successful day.
Sister Smith, me and Sister Cook making the bread sticks. They were a hit...one young man told me if all he had to eat for the rest of his life were our bread sticks he'd be a happy man! We used Sister Cooks recipe.
Saturday we had the morning shift in the Visitors' Center. Our numbers have slowed down considerably but we had enough people come see us to keep us from getting bored.
As always Sunday was a good day. After potluck we had a fireside where we talked about being prepared for the things that are surly coming our way. Elder Lindsey and I have been thinking about this subject ever since Elder Nielsen was here. He talked to us a little about what happened in the Philippines when the typhoon hit and the electrical systems went down and people were unable to use plastic to make essential purchase. He cautioned us to have at least some cash on hand ourselves in case of natural disasters and other calamities. Food storage is still important for all of us but even more important is being spiritually prepared when the tough times hit.
As always we send our love and prayers to each of you.
Elder and Sister Lindsey
As always Sunday was a good day. After potluck we had a fireside where we talked about being prepared for the things that are surly coming our way. Elder Lindsey and I have been thinking about this subject ever since Elder Nielsen was here. He talked to us a little about what happened in the Philippines when the typhoon hit and the electrical systems went down and people were unable to use plastic to make essential purchase. He cautioned us to have at least some cash on hand ourselves in case of natural disasters and other calamities. Food storage is still important for all of us but even more important is being spiritually prepared when the tough times hit.
As always we send our love and prayers to each of you.
Elder and Sister Lindsey
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