Utah Salt Lake Temple Square Mission

July 27, 2014

It was another week of high temperatures and pain for Taggart.  We are anxious for him to go to the doctor on Wednesday to see how he is progressing.  Hopefully, by then the pain may have eased and he can see some progress, if not he can find out why he is not healing.  He has tried to do his duty which is so commendable, but unfortunately it just makes his neck worse to move and walk.  He is in many prayers and we know that ultimately he will be healed.  But right now, patience is the name of the game.

The parade from the Beehive House

Pioneer Day was held this week.  Like last year, we were able to view the parade from the Beehive House porch.  It was perfect seating because the parade started from our vantage point.  Brother and Sister Gillette were there and I got a little teary eyed seeing them.  They are such good people and we miss our association with them on our mission.  We didn’t stay for the whole parade because Taggart didn’t feel well, but we enjoyed the pageantry of it all.

We also had several hospitality tours this week.  Again, it is always fun to visit with people from all over the world.  But, we did have a little incident with one of the tours.  The tour guide left and wanted us to take the group to Temple Square.  One person in particular said it was an outrage that they should be walking such a distance and said other degrading things to us.  I tried to calm her down, but she just continued on.  My question is why do people have to be nasty and mean?  Others in the group apologized for the behavior of a few.

Because of Taggart’s disability at the moment, we are not as engaged as we would like to be.  We are always filled with awe as we listen to the sister’s testimonies of their encounters with investigators and hope that soon we can be at full force to do the same.  There is nothing better than to meet and teach those that are truly seeking for the truth.  We want so much to go out of our mission with a bang and hope that can happen.  As I always have said, the Lord wants us here for a reason and we want to accomplish His will for us.