We had a most unusual Sacrament Meeting on Sunday. The Priests were preparing the Sacrament and we were finishing the song when the priests looked a little distraught. Brother Zumwalt hopped up and hustled out, then Brother Whitehead hurried out, then they summoned Sally Olea out, and then Brother Howlett left. The Bishop conversed with President Allred from the stake Presidency. The song went into overtime as we sang all the verses. When the song ended, the Bishop stood up and told us not to be surprised. We would soon find out what was going on. Then he announced the speakers. It was bizarre having thing out of order. After the first speaker, we sang the Sacrament hymn again and then had the sacrament. When Taylor sat back down with us, he told us it was because no one brought bread. Oops!
Craig and Laura had a baby girl last week. Laura was shocked! She was positive that they were going to have a boy. It was pretty funny. Craig grew his hair out the whole time she was pregnant. The day after she delivered, he came over for a haircut. I cut it into a mullet for him. He proudly sported his 80's hairdo for several days, including Sunday. Laura was mortified and mad at me for embarrassing her so much. He did look a little ridiculous, but in spite of it, got lots of compliments on his new look.
We spent four days over Thanksgiving at a Bed and Breakfast in Eden, by Pineview. Everyone was there except Vance and Sherrie and their family. We had a lot of fun playing games, doing crafts, playing pool and eating. It's good to have such neat family.
What did you do for Thanksgiving? I hope someone treated you well and you got lots of good home cooked food.
Mikayla was in charge of the Mutual activity last week. She did such an amazing job. I was really proud of her. Her activity was "Trip to Paradise". As everyone arrived, she handed out boarding passes for their "trip" to Hawaii. As the kids boarded the "plane", they each got a lei. She did the whole flight attendant spiel and then they served dinner and watched an in flight movie. The plane crashed and they all died. They visited each kingdom where there were people telling their stories and why they ended up where they did. They finally ended up in the RS room where they were all embraced by their families. I thought it was very powerful and thought provoking. I am so proud of your sister. She is quite the party planner and organizer.
Three people in our ward died this week. All on Wednesday. Kind of bizarre. They were all elderly and you probably don't know them, but it was was a little crazy.
Holden is going back into the mission field in a couple of weeks. This time he is going to the Ogden Mission. I hope things work out for him this time.
Now, the news of the week. I was hoping that Taylor would tell you, and maybe he did. But I'd not, here goes. He found a Mini on KSL. It was in Provo. I think he was asking $4500. When Taylor inquired about it, the man said he had had such an enormous interest in it, that he decided to do a silent auction. The car would go to the highest bidder. Taylor put in his bid and anxiously waited three days. He finally got a call. The man told him there was one bid higher than his, but because he knew how badly Taylor wanted it, he gave him the chance to bid $100 higher. Taylor looked at me, and asked if he should do it. Of course, I said yes. The other bidder offered to pay even more AND give Taylor $300 to back out, but the seller stood strong and Taylor is the proud owner of the cutest car on the planet! You can get all the details from him. I have to say that I have never seen him smile more! He is so happy. He even let Grandma take a picture of him. The only downside to this is the fact that I have been evicted from the garage. My poor car is now parked out in the frosty cold. I should have seen it coming.
Keep your chin up! Work hard and enjoy the journey! I know you are a fantastic missionary. I am so proud of you.
Lave, Mom
Hey,
This week was great. We didn't get as much teaching done because of the Holidays, but it was still pretty good. Things were a little mixed up. We had our Preparation day on Thanksgiving, but emailed on Monday. Tuesday I had a Leadership Training Meeting in Indianapolis, so another companionship in the area stopped by that morning and I left with one missionary to the meeting and Elder Zeyer stayed with the other in Elwood. The elder that stayed with Elder Zeyer was sick that day, so they ended up staying inside all day.
Thanksgiving day was great. The weather was fantastic. It was sunny and in the high 60s. We had two dinners and they were both great. The first one was at noon and we had a great time there. We left for our next meal at about 2, which was way too soon to eat again, but the food looked so good that we did anyways. The second meal was with another family in the branch who rented out a church because their house wasn't big enough to fit everyone. We stayed there for the rest of the day playing games.
The day after Thanksgiving was FREEZING. it dropped about 35 degrees and we had terrible wind the whole day. The wind and humidity combination here cuts you right to the bone. It's cold! We didn't have any appointments that day, but we were blessed with the tender mercy of another Thanksgiving meal. We went to see a family in the Branch and we were invited back in a few hours to have a Thanksgiving lunch with them. They had it the day after Thanksgiving because a lot of their family had to work the day before. It was good to get a break from the cold.
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
Love you,
Jared
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