Here we are. Ten months into our mission with just two months to go. And the time is going so fast now. I think it is because we are in the temple nearly every day and we have no time to have to fill our time. This month we are on the late shift which starts at 1:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. Rarely do we leave any earlier than that. There is always a need for someone to be trained or an opportunity to help when shifts are short of workers. I have mentioned before how I love training and learning a little about people.
This week I helped train two young ladies who are attending BYUH. Both are from the mainland-one from Minnesota and one from Blackfoot, ID. I told her I had cousins who live in Blackfoot. She knows them! I am always so amazed at how small this world really is in the whole scheme of things.
Another young lady I worked with this week is Sister Bennion from Boise, ID. What a delightful young woman. In talking to her, I found that she is about to go on a mission. Her parents came over to HI for Easter and to be here when her mission call was opened. While they were here, she came to the temple to receive her endowment. She then talked to her bishop about serving in the temple and she is doing that now- before she serves her mission. What great training that is for these young people. I know her temple service will be a testimony of eternal families and the blessings of temple service throughout her life.
I have heard from many of the very busy students who serve in the temple that they will make time to serve because they need the blessings in their lives as far as schooling and dating and eventual marriage. Oh how I wish I had had that kind of vision when I was their age. I wish I had been more instrumental in instilling that love of temple work to my children.
Larry and I were discussing the fact that in the early days of our church the saints were asked to gather together where the temples were. Now days, saints are asked to gather in their own countries as temples are dotting the earth. Each and every conference there are new temples announced where faithful saints and growth in the church require it so as to save people from traveling such long distances to do the Lord's work.
Today our stake presidency was released and a new presidency called for the Laie North Stake. Our bishop, Kingsley Ah You is the new President. He is an awesome leader and will do great things while in this calling. Our visiting Authorities were Elder Sitati from the Seventy and Elder Aunu, an Area Seventy. Both of them spoke in our Saturday night session as well as today leaving us with wonderful advice and counsel.
In comments outside of what is happening here in Laie, Spencer received his Mission Call to Portugal. Not sure if I mentioned this in my last post but he received it just before they all came here to visit. He leaves August 3 and from what we have heard from home, we will be reporting our mission the same day as he has his farewell. I am so excited for him to feel the spirit of missionary work though his mission will be vastly different than ours. What an honor it is to be his grandmother. He is an extraordinary young man. I know his grandpa Bruce is SO proud of him and how he serves others.
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