Twenty Second Week

Salt Lake Temple Square Mission
November 3, 2013

We are already in November and the holidays are fast approaching.   In our senior couple’s meeting this week we were correlating all the activities for November and December and we will be busy every moment.  Consequently there will be very few P-days.  We are finding that the time is going by so quickly and soon we will be one third way through our mission.  So, we must remember to make every moment count.

As was mentioned last week, Elder Oakes came to see us on Monday along with his wife.  They both shared the pulpit and bantered back and forth with each other and to us.  He oftentimes seems so stern and stiff when addressing us in conference, but on this day he really opened up, joked and was so natural.  They shared their testimonies of the Gospel along with answering questions the sisters had.  One thing that really stood out in our minds is when he told us to testify of what you know and don’t worry about what you don’t know.  Just have faith!  At the end of the meeting he shook all the sister’s hands.  When we approached him, Taggart reminded him that he had come to his office when he finished his Ph.D. at BYU and thanked him for his great education.  (He was President of BYU at that time.)  He appreciated that memory and was grateful for his time at that institution.

Sister Frost with her cousin Paul

 

 I also had the opportunity this week to go to the temple for my aunt, Dona, who is my dad’s sister.  My cousin, Paul, had asked her children if it would be all right to do this work for her and they consented.  Anyway, Paul was there and we were able to talk and get reacquainted.  I am hopeful that Dona will accept this ordinance because it would be wonderful to have a united family in the Gospel.  For myself, I felt a warm feeling emanating through my body during the endowment.  Hopefully this was a sign that she would accept this work.

 

 

 



Our Beautiful Sisters on Halloween

The Howells (Office Couple), Curtises, & Frosts

This week was Halloween and we had quite the party for the sisters.  Temple Square was closed at 5:00 PM and the sisters gathered together for dinner and a movie.  During the week I made nine dozen cookies for them along with other full time and part time senior couples.  They really eat a lot of food!  As we were cleaning up after the dinner some of the sisters just wanted to talk rather than go to the movie, so we got an opportunity to answer questions from them.  With so many of the questions we reminded them of Elder Oakes advice, testify of what you do know and don’t worry about what you don’t know.  Many of these sisters want to know the mysteries.  At some point we may be able to understand the mysteries, but not at this time.

 

 

 

 



Sister Frost in the Beehive House

 

 

Temple Square is gearing up for Christmas.  The lights are almost completely distributed on the trees and they are starting to decorate the buildings.  As we went to the Beehive House on Friday the Christmas tree was being decorated and looking so beautiful!  It will be fun to see all the Christmas beauty around us for these next two months.  As for ourselves, we will bring one of our small trees to our apartment and decorate it.  It wouldn’t be Christmas without a tree and lights.

 

 

 

We are concerned about Tressa.  We know that she wants to be baptized, but needs to repent and this is a stumbling block for her.  She is constantly in our thoughts and prayers, but we still have hope that everything will be resolved in her behalf.   Cesar is still going strong.  We had a discussion with him and the elders this last week and of course it was wonderful.  He is embracing all that is taught and wants to learn more and more.  In fact, he is so enthusiastic about everything that he is teaching us, sharing with us what he studies, views or feels.  It is a delight to have someone so excited about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and want to live its teachings.