Coming To An End With Val

Val and I saw "Gremlins" last night.  I don't know why but I felt kind of uncomfortable.  I just don't feel like taking things any farther since she is going on her mission.

We watched teachers teach this afternoon in search of a replacement for Jim Dallysple.  Jim Lucero taught real well.


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The Power Of The Spirit To Change Lives In The MTC

It is a humbling thought to realize the tremendous forces that are influencing lives for good at the Missionary Training Center.  Elder Cluff (Big Elder Cluff) and his district are leaving this week.  The changes that have taken place in him are like night and day.  2 1/2 weeks ago he was rude, cocky and rebellious.  Tonight in class he sat on the front row, participated in the lesson and expressed his excitement as he prepared to enter the mission field.  No other influence save that of the Spirit could create such a miraculous change in so short of a time.

Today has been a non-stopper and yet as I drove home at 9:00 p.m. from the MTC, I thought how boring life would get if there weren't lots of things to do.

John A. is battling with the truth lamp in a loving effort to get it to stay on.  He is studying for the GMAT.  What a great friend.


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Giggling Missionaries

Choice teaching moment tonight in Ambassadorship.  I've lately been trying to memorize the names of the missionaries in my English zone.  Tonight several missionaries switched name tags in order to try and confuse me and it worked.  I asked Elder Wells (who was really Elder Jarr) to read a scripture.  He proceeded to read until he got the giggles.  Then his whole district joined in.  That didn't bother me at first (I thought it rather funny) but they kept it up for a good five minutes.  I couldn't quiet them down so I started getting pretty upset.  Finally I just put my head down and lit it grow quiet.  It did get real quiet.  I'm sure that they were expecting me to yell at them or at least lecture them.  While it was quiet I was thinking what I should do.  I think that I was able to put the whole thing in perspective and I just thought of the great love that I have for the missionaries and the great sacrifices they make to be in the mission field.  The rest of the lesson went well and the testimony meeting turned out great.  It's such a blessing to work with the Lord's servants.

"We are going to the temple in the morning and I am looking forward to it."

I felt a lot better after praying.  I don't have a lot of time to write but tomorrow is P-Day.  We are going to the temple in the morning and I am really looking forward to it.  I guess I will try and catch up with things tomorrow if I can.