Salt Lake Temple Square Mission

March 9, 2014

Our present District - Sister Frost still ill

This has been another week of sickness for me.  Who could believe that two weeks have passed and I am still no better.  However, I did go to the doctor and am now on antibiotics.  This sinus infection or whatever it was put a grip on my body like nothing I have ever experienced before.  Hopefully, the next blog entry will reveal that I am feeling better.

Taggart has been busy on the Square without his companion.  This last week he visited with Junior, Jason, and Diane.  Taggart keeps saying that he wants to drop Junior because all he wants is to debate.  He seems to have no real interest in the church but wants to continue the discussions.  Anyway, at least for now, they will talk weekly.  Jason met with Taggart on Saturday and it was good to see him again.  After talking about the role of a prophet within our church, Taggart took him to see “Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration.”  Because everything he is learning is so different for him he struggles with these new concepts.  (Christ, prayer, prophets, etc.)  He asked him to continue reading the Book of Mormon and pray.  We think it may be a long road for him in his understanding and learning, but he is in our prayers.  Diane was called too this week, unfortunately, Taggart was unable to have a real discussion with her.  She is struggling with a business venture that is falling apart.  Her whole emphasis at the moment is thinking of what she can do to keep this enterprise going.  I’m sure Taggart tried to uplift her and have her center herself on Christ and His great strength in her hour of need.

On Friday we held zone conferences at a stake center very close to the Square.  Because we were in charge of food that day, I left my sickbed.  We had ordered food from the Church Office Building, but much to our dismay, they messed up the orders.  It was a little chaotic but everything worked out in the wash.  Taggart was able to attend some of the sessions, but after the food was served I went home.  I am sure the sisters learned a great deal from the material presented that day and were uplifted.

Sister Horlacher - she was one of the Sister Missionaries that assisted us in teaching Mimi White in Kentucky - Mimi was baptized in September

A large hospitality tour of 150 people occurred this week.  This group contained people from all over the world who were in Utah to explore the dairy industry.  They were divided up into five groups each with a sister companionship and a senior missionary pulling up the rear.  They enjoyed their visit to Temple Square and asked some very thought provoking questions.  We look forward to other hospitality tours that will occur on a regular basis starting in May.

We are excited because next week Cesar will receive the Melchizedek Priesthood.  He approached Taggart again to perform that ordination.  He is so thrilled and ready to be an Elder.  He had hopes that perhaps his stake president could pull strings so that he could go on his mission earlier than November, however, it doesn’t appear that this can happen for him.  He will have to wait a year before he can go to the temple.  So for now, he will be a ward missionary.