23 June 2018
It’s hard to believe we’re more than half way through the month
of June. We’ve started doing a little packing and clearing out of things –
preparing for going home the end of next month.
We traded work spaces with the new zone leaders this week and
now have brand new assignments we’re working on as well. It’s odd to be
learning how to do something entirely different so late in our mission. We’re
editing articles and checking links, etc. on some of the FamilySearch Research
Wiki pages, so it’s kind of interesting.
We had a great Mission Conference this week with Elder Craig
Christensen and his wife. Part of what they shared had to do with what a
transformative conversion experience translating the Book of Mormon was for
Joseph Smith.
It’s been a real treat to serve in a place where we have so many
opportunities to hear directly from many of our Church leaders.
Last Saturday we finally made it to the Red
Butte Garden, here in SLC, and it was beautiful! Fortunately, they had carts
that were available for people like me, who can't walk too far, so we got to
see most of the garden. Plus, right now, they have a special Lego exhibit. In
various places around the garden there are larger-than-life creatures made from
Legos.
(There is both a snake and a mouse in the last
one, but it’s hard to see the mouse.)
It’s a beautiful and tranquil garden,
interspersed with giant Lego creatures. What's not to love?!
Later today, we’re meeting up with Loren and Lillemor Hubbard
and going to the Annual Swedish Heritage Sommerfest celebration in Jordan Park
(here in Salt Lake City.) Should be lots of fun. (Lillemor was born and raised
in Sweden and came to the U.S. when she was in her 20s. Loren served a mission
in Sweden, and they met while he was there.) One of their sons, Christopher,
and his family, are in the Sunset Lake Ward at home – and they introduced us to
his parents before we came on our mission. Currently, Loren and Lillemor are
working on a side business making and bottling their own Swedish-style soft
drinks. They'll have a booth at the festival, today.
We continue to say good-bye to other missionaries we've come to
know here, who are heading home at the end of their missions. It's been a joy
to get to know them. The world is full of people with such a variety of
backgrounds, talents and interests!!
Looking forward to seeing friends and family when we go home
next month!
1 comment:
I have seen so many pictures from Red Butte Garden but never been. I love the LEGO creatures! We had Family History missionaries in our ward a number of years ago who worked on the Wiki pages. I love the many layers of FamilySearch! Amy says the Swedish Heritage Sommerfest is pretty awesome. So glad you got to go!
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