Day Three and Counting

 As you might imagine, it has been an uneventful day. I got a lot of laundry done, cleaned and organized a couple of drawers. Did some reading. Finished up preparations for the lesson, which I gave from here in the apartment with its "unstable connection."

Despite the weak internet, the lesson went off without a hitch...a miracle.  I used basic PowerPoint - nothing fancy like videos, and everything worked!  I'm so grateful. The comments people make are incredible. There is a young woman from eastern Europe who served a mission in Russia and who is now a young wife and mother to two little girls. She is taking Pathway to receive and education and she is such a source of faith and testimony in every class.

There is also a young man from Zimbabwe who has to be one of the most spiritual twenty-two-year-olds I have ever met in my life. Every time he makes a comment, I think heaven has opened up through him. There are so many wonderful people. I feel very blessed to be a part of the group.

We talked about how to make the Sacrament more meaningful and influential in our lives, and why Jesus did what He did for us. I had some very good material to share, but didn't need to because people shared their own thoughts and they were wonderful.

The elders dropped off this little notepad. Isn't it cute?! I love the sweet little watercolor prints of Oxford that I've seen around town, and may eventually have to go looking for a nice print to take home to frame.



Our Oxford Elders and visiting Zone Leaders from Reading. We love these guys.


We had a mission call at 9, and Dave announced that we will be going to the temple next week - all of us - every missionary. We will be divided into small groups over the course of 5 days, but we will each have the opportunity to sit together with our respective zones in a session with President and Sister Checketts. We will meet in the Visitor's center at 10, and enjoy some marvelous training, be fed a light lunch, go to a session and then meet again for dinner before departing for our various routes and forms of transportation home.

That will be a mammoth undertaking for Dave and Deb...Five days. By then, they will have only four days left here, but typically - they will not choose to sit around. They will be here on the 28th of June, along with all zone leaders and trainers and the assistants to have a leadership training session. It will start at 10 and will include the Reverend Teal and lunch.

I hope the weather is good. It was very warm today, and will be 81 tomorrow - the highest temperature so far. Even just planting myself in front of a fan doesn't seem to keep me cool. I hope it doesn't get much higher.

Rain is predicted for all next week - along with cooler temperatures. Whew! But that effectively puts the kabosh on a Family Home Evening picnic again next Monday.

I've got to be more like Dave. His motto is "Expect a Miracle." I've seen so many miracles in this mission since first we started that I have to believe it all starts with his faith.

I'm sure the next two weeks serving in the England London Mission will be full of sweet experiences and maybe even a miracle or two.


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