Week 65

 It's always a good week when I get to hold a baby.  Her name is Star.  We had Primary training at the Primary President's home yesterday.  She made delicious crepes.  I am teaching the younger children in Primary and enjoying it so much.



This is Elsie. She is 19 and was baptized last week.  It was chilly outside so I know the water was cold, but she didn't seem to notice.  The "font" is the big bathtub behind us.  

At church, I sit with my friend Rosemary and her children Bradley (6) and Lorraine (4).  I helped her do some family history this week and she will be able to do ordinances for her parents and grandparents when the temple opens, which may be into 2026 at this point.  Lorraine has been in a few pictures that I have posted.  She discovered my old skin while sitting in Sacrament Meeting and made some worms. 

                 Here are a few more pictures taken at the Nutritional Screening I attended last week and                                             some from the week before that I was unable to attend.














I stayed busy all day, every day this past week including going into the office for 6 hours yesterday.  I was preparing for missionaries who will be leaving and those coming this coming week.  I stay busy with the mountain of work that has to be done when a new house is opened and a new landlord is added as a vendor.  It is constant since we are having to find so many houses for the many missionaries who are coming.  We will have over 200 missionaries soon.  

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