Bugs, Hearts, Grandkids, Singing and Dancing

This has been a very full week.  It started off with Bob being sick and staying home Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.  He had the yucky crud that seems to be going through the training zone like a wild fire.  It is a good thing that this week was not one with new missionaries.  This is what is known as enrichment week and capstone week.  We do classes for missionaries that are already serving here and want to delve deeper into Family Search, Research, External Sources and what ever they want.  We are not super comfortable with this aspect of our assignment, but each day with the Lord's help, it is getting better.  The demolition continues.

There is a lot of debris haul off going on this week.

Scaffolding going up the side of the temple.  February 2020.

Wednesday was our granddaughter, Shaylin Mayhew, 18th birthday.  How do our grandkids get so old.  It was a good week for her as she got her acceptance letter to BYU for next year.  She now has several choices as to where she will be going.  We will wait and see.  It was a busy week for their family as Shaylin was competing in California (Nationals for Cheer) and Kyen was competing in Orlando, Florida for Gymnastics.  They both did very well.  Our grandson, Joshua Barton is at the MTC in Provo learning Spanish in preparation for his mission to Dallas Texas.  It is so good to read his emails.  He looks happy in his pictures and his words reveal his growth in understanding the gospel.

Mayhew family, Jacob, Shaylin, Heather, Kyen February 2020

Joshua Barton at the MTC second from the right.  February 2020

Thursday our Training Zone had a special tour of the Beehive house.  It has been years since I had been there.  It is beautiful and the stories around it were so interesting.  Since our mission in Nauvoo, Handcarts and now Salt Lake I have a special love for anything "pioneer".  We have truly been so blessed.  After the tour a quick trip to Bountiful to the temple to do sealings.  Bob stayed home from that afraid he would start coughing.

At the Beehive House February 13, 2020

Beehive house checking out some of the displays.

Pianos in almost every room.  Notice the harp.  Music was important to the Young family.

In front of the Beehive house Bob and Debra, Sis Laura Christensen, Sis Vickie Davis, Sis Emily Olsen and Elder Olsen, Elder Richard Wells

Friday was Valentines day and we started it out with a trip to the Ogden Temple.  No better place to be with your sweetheart than in the temple.  It is beautiful and has some special memories for us as it is the temple where we received our endowment (the old original Ogden Temple).  Bob ran into one of the missionaries we served with at Deseret Land and Livestock, Butch Morreti.  He was one of our favorite, sadly I didn't get to see him.

At the Ogden Temple on Valentines Day Feb 14, 2020

We came home and went to the Garden Restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.  We had heard of their amazing Fish and Chips and had to try them out.  They were good but not as good as the Fish and Chips in Payson Arizona at Mikes.  That night we went to the Utah Symphony to listen to "Women Rock"  It was amazing as they had three singers and did songs from the women rockers from the 60's to the 80's  Bob loved it.  He has the music in him.

Bob with his so so fish and chips.  The "chips" were really good.

At the Garden Restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

Saturday we saw the BYU Folk Dancers at the little theater in the Conference Center.  The fog machine set off the alarms and a security guard came running in yelling for everyone to get out of the theater.  About 1 minute later they announced it was a false alarm and to return to our seats. For about 15 minute we were hearing the alarm to evacuate the building and do not use the elevators.  It took a bit to shut it off and so the show was delayed, but it was worth the wait.  We also ran into Grant and Trisha Madsen, friends and missionaries from Nauvoo.


Today was a rainy walk to Music and The Spoken Word, but it is always worth it!!  The message was great about mistakes and responding to them with respect, patience, and resilience not only to others but to ourselves.  A quote from the program, "Mistakes, large and small, are part of life--we all make them.  So instead of being surprised by mistakes, expect them."  A timely message for us as we are learning and making mistakes.