Unexpected week.

We have had a most unexpected week. It all started out with training in the Family Search Building. We meet our Zone Leader, Elder Cote & his wife who run the Center. Lots of very friendly, elderly Elders & Sisters work there. We had instructions to start training on a computer program. So we started out following the steps. A silver haired Sister Howell came over to  me as I had my family fan chart up. She asked if she could take it so she could put it in order. Not having a clue what she meant I said “sure”. The next 3 days she sat by my side working deliriously. Tapping her pencil on my screen indicating every click to make. We printed maps of Denmark then marked & studied them. She knew their customs & could speak a little Danish. We searched many different census & went to google to find Danish Church records. It was quite an intense experience. In the meantime, I was not feeling up to par & we decided to get checked out at Urgent Care at the University. Sister Cote gave us a lift & for the next nine hours a doctor tried to determine the cause of my swollen feet & ankles. I also had a bad red-splotchy rash from head to toe. After several tests, two bags of intervinous feeding bags & a bag of antibiotics I was released. Sister Cote came & picked us up & told us to not worry about coming in to work the next day. However, we did attend our Mission Conference in the Assembly Hall. Our Mission President & his wife (Bruce R. McConkie’s daughter) did a presentation about 

The Birth if Christ. Very detailed & new information enlightened us all!! What a thrill. One thing we have really noticed is the higher amount of hymns we sing at each meeting.. the lyrics add to the spirit and are enjoyed by all. Later that afternoon, as we were walking home through Temple Square, we were approached from someone behind. It was our dear neighbors the Anderson’s from Hibbard. He was serving as Bishop when we moved. They are now serving their 4th mission in the Church Office Building. 

They invited us to stand in line with them to attend the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Concert. After standing in the stand-by line for two hours, we finally got tickets & headed to the Conference Center. What a marvelous production!! The music was heavenly & Hugh Bonneville’s Christmas story was powerful. It was truly a great evening. Today is our P-day. 

Elder Ferney volunteered to do the laundry so I could keep my feet up to help with the swelling. He brought lunch over from the JSMB & we are again studying the Book of Mormon.

Music and the Spoken word.