Another week in the office..plenty to do and many wonderful missionaries to keep us on our toes, talking with them, helping them, enjoying their wonderful spirits. We love the missionaries.  They work so hard to move the gospel forward.  Next month the surge begins with 17 new Elders and Sisters coming to our mission.  And so it goes.  The Lord's work moving forward to all the world through Elders and Sisters in cars, on bikes and on foot.

On Tuesday we were able to enjoy all of the senior missionaries in the mission.  Once every quarter we get together with the President and his wife for training (3 hours) and then dinner at the mission home.  There's 13 couples, plus one single sister.  So there's quite a few of us.  We always enjoy getting together and visiting with them.  It makes for a very fun afternoon and evening.  The President and his wife always have such a wonderful meal for us at their home.  They even decorate for us.

Sister Holm with our newest senior couple, the Mihlberger's from St. George, Utah.

Elder and Sister Stowell from Wenatchee.

Sister Mihlberger, Sister Rothman and I.

The Ripley's have served a six month mission and are going home on the 23rd of January. 

President and Sister Holm

On Friday night we had dinner with the Mihlberger's and then drove about 12 miles to a theater to see Les Miserables.  We've seen it on stage and in another make of the movie.  Seeing this one on the big screen really brought the story line home to me. Powerful and deeply touching!

 

This weekend was our Stake Conference.  Last night we went to the stake center, which is about 10 miles from where we live for the adult session and today we went to our building and watched the conference via satellite.  This is the first year that they have done  it this way and there were a few glitches with the sound, but other than that it worked out fine.

 

The weather was warm again today.  It's been in the 70's.  Tomorrow it's supposed to get up to 80 degrees...on the 14th of January.  Unbelievable!!  

 

Speaking of the 14th of January, it is our oldest granddaughters birthday tomorrow.  She will be 15 and of course that means a drivers permit.  So hard to truly comprehend how swiftly time passes by!  Happy Birthday to our beautiful granddaughter!!

 

I wasn't going to write this week as I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.  Next Sunday I teach Relief Society for the first time ever and then on the 27th we are going to Union to speak in the branch at the invitation of President Stowell.  Today I was asked to speak at a baptism this Saturday.  So..I have much preparation ahead of me.  Then Doyle asked if I was going to blog.  When he told me that I really should do it, but just write a little...I thought to myself...sure...just write a little.  Then I reminded myself, "I love tough things, I am the first to do tough things, I do tough things first, I am a finisher.  I love my mission!"  This is the mission motto and I love it! 

 

 I had to come back and put this in!  Another reason we love our AP's...they entertain us with their art!  Self portraits that do resemble...somewhat!