Abe here. I was up until about 1:00 last night, mostly due to working on our basement. Our wonderful contractor, Moroni, finished fixing it after the flood, and I’ve been itching to get all the furniture back set up and rearranged, and it was so fun to do it!
But wow, when I woke up at 8AM, I was not ready at all for church. I think it was ward conference today because the bishop and the stake president were the speakers in sacrament meeting. I was chasing Clarissa most of the time, but can you believe that in three weeks she will be in nursery? It’s hard to know how that will go given her current stranger danger 🙂
While I was chasing her in class, I chatted with Josh Jackson. He is my good friend from across the cul-de-sac. One of his most defining characteristics is that he loves to share food with people. I would say that one out of every two times that I see him, he pulls some super interesting food out of his bag or pocket and shares it with me. Today was a first. It was the first time he ever gave me a piece of steak while I was at church. It was quite good and hit the spot since I hadn’t eaten breakfast.
There was a bit of drama that I heard about in relief society when the stake president made a remark that was not ill-intended, but reflected a more traditional and antiquated role-based family structure. That sparked a big discussion that Lily and some others were a part of. One of our favorite couples in the ward, Molly (who also participated in the discussion in relief society) and her husband Steve Spencer came over and bonded with Lily over the class comments and other spiritual topics while I was doing financial clerk stuff. I caught the tail end of a lovely discussion, and they also brought us desert! They told of us their three-step walz formula for letting God into your life. 1. I can’t. 2. God can. 3. I will let him.
Then I rested after delicious birthday leftovers, and now we are on our way to dinner with friends we love dearly, Rich and Misty Sorenson. We’ve kept in touch with them despite living an hour away now. I can guarantee it will be an amazing time. It always is.
