March has certainly come in like a Lion! Yesterday was 60 degrees and today it is a blizzard. This is the first time we have not attended Music and the Spoken Word since we got here. It was just too snowy and windy. We decided to just walk in it twice going and coming back from class and church. This weather is crazy! Today is also our daughter, Heather, and Jacobs 23rd anniversary. Wow time has sure flown by. Our three oldest are all celebrating their 23 years of marriage.
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Walking to church in a blizzard March 1. 32 degrees!
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| View from our balcony March 1. 2020. The Lion of March! |
This week we had 28 service missionaries to train. It was a good class but really hard to help that many missionaries. Bob taught his class on Monday and the rest of the week we acted as mentors, and did one on one training. We had another couple that are second cousins to Debra. They are the Farnsworths' and have even been assigned to the training zone so we will get to know them and work with them. The Higginsons' were from my Dads' side and the Farnsworths' are from Moms' side. We had another couple pulled out of Hong Kong and will have two more couples this week when the full time missionaries come in. This coronavirus sure has things in a whirl. Everyone here is being very cautious and aware. We just pray it will get contained soon.
The temple demo and construction continues. They have taken the beautiful doors on the East side of the temple down to store them and restore them. It is so strange to see all that is going on but at the same time they are moving so fast I can hardly believe that it will take 5 years. Windows are coming out, air conditioning units are going in......as my Dad would say it is a constant "blur of elbows"
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| SE side of the temple. Crane moving air conditioning unit into the temple |
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| This is what the new East doors look like. |
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The beautiful East Doors removed and being closed in.
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| Crane work on the South side of the temple |
Thursday Bob and I attended the Bountiful Temple and did sealings. That seems to be our go to temple as it is the closest and easiest one to get to.
Friday we had our go forth meeting and our 28 missionaries were assigned to their various zones. After we joined the Briggs and went to the Timpanogos Temple for a session. I love that temple and the mountain that is named for. It feels like home.
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| Honey Butter Social after the Go Forth Devotional |
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| Bob, Debra, Sandy and Dave Briggs at the Timpanogos Temple |
Roots Tech has been going on this past week so there has been lots of people milling around. Bob and I attended Saturday and met up with some of Debra's High School Friends, Glen and Marilyn Walker. They both grew up in the same ward as Debra, the Pleasant Grove Third Ward. It was so fun to catch up on our lives. They are both very involved in Family History work, and serve in the Layton Family History Center.
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| Debra with Marilyn Judd Walker at Roots Tech |
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| Debra and Bob at Roots Tech 2020 |
We listened to the Elder and Sister Stevenson of the 12 Apostles. He talked about fortifying our homes against the powers of Satan. He showed an amazing slide showing angels helping to keep our families safe. Perhaps these are the people we do the work for on the other side of the veil.
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| I loved this photo about fortifying our homes against the power of the Adversary. |
He was followed by Emmet Smith who played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. He told about finding his ancestors and their stories and how it has changed his life. It seemed the focus of Roots Tech was writing your story for your posterity and how important it is to tell our children and grandchildren our stories to give them a foundation of who they are. Of course we know we are all children of our Heavenly Father.
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| The organ in the Joseph Smith Building. Notice the black white keys and the white black keys? Very unique. |
Saturday was a 60 degree day, so beautiful. They have even started uncovering the flower beds around temple square. Bob and I went for a long and steep walk to the State Capitol. I love the old, beautiful homes around Salt Lake.
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At the Utah State Capitol February 29. 60 degrees!
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