The Other One Year Anniversary!

Well, exactly one year ago, I was in the hospital after attempting to walk from Provo to Salt Lake City, Utah. Needless to say, I have not made the attempt again. But I have learned a lot since then. I have not been as good about exercising, but I have set a goal to lose 5 lbs before the end of the semester, so I am going to start exercising again. This week has been a really good one I would say. I got a 92% on a Chemistry Test which is a huge improvement from last time. Then this weekend I was able to go to Price, Utah for the first time and see where Grandma Stevens was born and married. Not only that, but I got to see lots of cousins and second cousins who I had either not seen in a really long time or had never met in my life. It was really kind of amazing to think that we are all related. I think I was really feeling the spirit of Elijah and was just grateful for the great family that I am a part of. I had to leave on Saturday to come meet with the Missionaries in the MTC and boy, they really are a great group. It is awesome. Today at Church we had a few great speakers, but then I took off for Salt Lake where I was able to see President and Sister Thompson for the first time since last August. They are back from their 3 year Mission to the Hamburg, Germany Mission. Wow. It was really awesome to see them again. They are just such great people. It was also a great blessing to see so many of the other missionaries there. So many are home now. It was like a huge mission reunion or Zone Conference. It was just a lot of fun. We had a little BBQ afterwards with other missionaries and then I headed back home and think it is time to hit the sack. So, I will conclude this entry simply by saying that I know the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true. What a marvelous blessing that is. How wonderful it is to be associated with so many wonderful people. I love you all and wish you all a wonderful week!

One Year Anniversary

Well, one year ago to the day, Josephine and I had our adventure on the Provo River where she got hypothermia and we had to take her to the hospital. This year, I decided to not do something so intense. Instead I went to church, heard many great talks about the importance of the Temple Interview and was able to get all of the Sunday School classes staffed with teachers. The past two weeks, since I last wrote have been full of ups and downs and ups and downs. The Fourth of July was great. The fireworks were fun and the testimonies shared in Fast and Testimony meeting were very uplifting. The new missionaries are not new anymore, but are learning both the German Language and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. President and Sister Thompson are now home and so next week, when they give their homecoming talk, we will go and see them. I am looking forward to that very much. I also heard from Klaus and Solange Gloeyer a couple from my last area in Altona. Solange is from Brazil and has met Hillary, so when Hillary gets back from Portugal, they will be able to converse with each other. Pretty exciting, huh? Well, I said that there had been ups and downs, but through it all, I think the Lord has been carrying me. I need to turn to Him more. Today's lesson in Priesthood was on the Atonement and well, I guess too often I try to white knuckle it and do everything on my own. That is not how it works and I cannot do it on my own. I need the Atonement and well, I am learning that more and more. Alright, I think that is all I have to write for now. I will try to write again next week, on the one year anniversary of my adventure to Salt Lake. Until then, have a wonderful week.