Sunday

Friends and family Richard writes so faithfully I never seem to have much to add but maybe I will share a letter I wrote to my sister as she asked if we would speak English at the family home evening group on Tuesday,  here is the reply: No one seems to speak English, the advice of, oh everyone speaks English was not true.  Pres. Rust and his wife were at church yesterday and he spoke in church  you can’t imagine what a thrill it was to actually listen to a gospel talk that I could understand.  My translator receivers did not work so I understood nothing else during the whole 3 hr. block.  I figure I have only missed about 20 time of church for 63 yrs so I probably have heard most of what is being said at some point so if  I don’t understand anything for 18 months here, I probably will be okay. Three weeks ago I met with the Primary leaders and through the missionaries I explained how opening exercise should go as they were just giving a another lesson. I also asked if they had a child size podium and they did not know what that was. Then Saturday we went to the lady’s house that was to teach the youngest group of kids and I showed her some handouts for her lesson and taught her the song Jesus loves the little children that goes with her next lesson she was excited to get the stuff.  Sunday I went into primary for her lesson and to help.  Guess what they had in the room a podium the branch President and his counselor had made a small podium and painted it white, I cried.  The ladies lesson went soo good the kids got so excited for the handout she had made and the coloring pages and when she talked about the Christ putting the children on his knees (I figured this out cause she was pointing to a picture of Christ with the children) and holding them, she started to cry with emotion and there was such a sweet spirit in the room. Then for the opening exercise Sister Rust came in (the mission presidents wife) with me and they had an opening song a prayer, a scripture read by a child, a talk and a little more singing and then the sharing time. They had taken all I had said with exactness.  The mission president wife said it was the best organized primary in the mission. She wants them to give a demonstration at the next conference.  I am amazed at how small things are trilling me. To walk in the room and see that white podium, maybe we are suppose to be here and maybe I can make a difference even if it is small.  Some days are very long and we seat in the apt with not much to do but read so we wonder about being here but then we ride on funny buses or vans turned into buses and get lost and we laugh. I have a new post on the blog. I love you all The Gospel is true and our Father in Heaven does care about each of us .