A very full and eventful week
This week marks 1/3 of our mission. One year left. —It’s funny how time gets marked: We’ve been through a full tube of tooth paste now, thrown out the first bottle of super-concentrated shampoo and watched our 18-month pill supply go down along with the empty hole it left in our linen supply closet. Certainly the seasons have changed and we are in full swing (spelled hot and humid) in summer. We jumped from Winter into Summer; Spring hid itself…at least temperature wise this year so there was no time to acclimate. We just took of our winter coats and scarves one day and the next day went directly to short sleeves. But living through the months, we realize how attached we are when a missionary leaves us; how joyful life is when a member returns. We count our blessings when we are all gathered as a big happy family during the Branch meals. We feel the gratitude for all who have contributed to the branch over the years and decades. We feel an increasing and enormous sense of