Dear Family and Friends,
Another busy week has passed. Monday we had RRA (restroom cleaning) and were finished up by about 11:00am so we took the opportunity to go into Casper to get Elder Lindsey's knee checked out. He had pretty bad pain that we suspected was tendinitis in his left knee. He had been icing it and wearing a brace but it wasn't getting better so we thought we should get it checked out. As we were walking into the clinic a doctor coming out stopped us and introduced himself as a member of our Church and asked how he could help. (First tender mercy) We explained the problem and he took us onto the Instacare and checked with the PA to see if they were able to treat the problem or if we should try getting into the Orthopedic doctors. We were able to be seen at the Instacare by a PA who was also LDS and understood our mission and how active it was. (Second tender mercy). The PA agreed to give Elder Lindsey a cortisone shot if Elder Lindsey promised to stay off his feet the majority of the time to give his knee a chance to recover. ( Tender mercy three). Long story short, Elder Lindsey is doing much better and can now walk without a lot of pain.
Tuesday Elder Lindsey stayed home and off his feet while I did work crew. We got brand new much needed chairs for the Trek Center so we spent the morning making the switch. Tuesday evening we had Square Dancing which I went to and represented both of us. Five hundred kids all at once...it was crazy fun!
This little guy lives just outside our trailer and I finally got close enough for a good picture.
Wednesday we had morning Visitor's Center. Elder Lindsey spent most of his time sitting since everyone wants him back on his feet by next week. It feels like almost everyone who comes to the Visitor's Center is either on their way to or from Mt Rushmore. We are thrilled the stop into see us.
Wednesday evening two hispanic women pulled into the parking lot with several children in their car. They spoke minimal English and the missionaries spoke no Spanish but right behind them came a LDS family that the husband had served a mission in Madrid, Spain and he kept up his language. He was able to assist the missionaries in translating. He also taught the plan of salvation, presented the sisters with Spanish Book of Mormon's and got their information to pass on the the missionaries in Rawlins. (Tender mercy four)
Thursday afternoon we always have a bus load of Asian tourist come in. They love to take pictures of everything western and are thrilled if the Elder's wear their cowboy hats. Most speak no English so communication is minimal but they take whatever pamphlets we have in their language. This week a young LDS family arrived about the same time the bus did and the husband spoke Chinese so he talked to several of our guests and was able to teach a little about the Gospel and hand out several Book of Mormon's. (Tender mercy five)
These are a few of the antelope that cross our path as we trek. The young ones were as fascinated with us as we were with them.
Sister Smith, Sister Ormsby and I spent Thursday afternoon in the sewing center making the medallions that we hand out to the children who come into the Visitor's Center. It's almost a full time job keeping up with the demand. This year we feel very lucky that the prison inmates in Gunnison Utah made us about three thousand of the lanyards that we attach to the medallions themselves.
Friday I worked in the garden's around the Visitor's Center while Elder Lindsey went to Sixth Crossing with Elder Stull. You can't get much more off your feet than driving! We have several Elder's who love to fish so Friday evening we had a "fish fry". I'm not a big fan of trout but even I had to admit it wasn't bad! It was especially fun to catch up with everyone and enjoy dinner as a group.
Saturday we had another enjoyable relaxing day at home. We cleaned house, did a little laundry and organized the trailer. I baked a cake for pot luck and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for our lunches this week. For dinner I roasted a chicken on the Traeger and we had our friends the Paulsen's over.
Sunday we served in the Visitor's center from 9am to 2pm. We started getting visitors just before 10am and it was non-stop the whole shift. One of the families I took through felt really bad that they hadn't arrived in time to attend Sacrament Meeting when half way through our tour the Elder's brought the Sacrament over for the missionaries. I invited them to participate with me and they were very grateful. (Tender mercy six) It led to an extra abundance of the spirit for the remainder of our time together.
After Potluck we had a Fireside with Julie Rogers. She does the beautiful art work of the pioneers that hangs in many of our buildings. She shared with us the stories of her experiences as she does these paintings. We feel so very blessed to be able to serve this mission and are so grateful to heavenly father for all the blessings he so abundantly gives us. (Tender mercy seven)
A shout out to Ernie...he turned 38 yesterday!
We love you all and pray for you always,
Elder and Sister Lindsey
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