The Week in Review

Drive to Utah

The morning we left the weather was a little cloudy but nice, and the traffic was moving at the limit. I thought the traffic might be a bit heavy since it was Memorial Day weekend.  Carolyn and I stopped just west of Sacramento for breakfast before heading into the Sierras. We encountered rain mixed with some snow as we climbed in elevation. By the time we reached Donner summit it was a very wet light snow. We were in and out of rain showers from then on. Whenever the elevation reached 6,000 feet the rain would become snow. Nothing was sticking to the road. It became a light snow flurry when we went across the Pequop Summit on the eastern edge of Neveda.

Sunday we went to church in Salt Lake City with Devany and her family, then I dropped Carolyn off at the airport. Devany was so sweet and invited me to join them for dinner. I appreciated being with family after dropping Carolyn off. After dinner I drove down to Provo and checked into the MTC.

Provo MTC aka Provo Missionary Training Center

There are 2200 young missionaries here, about 70 senior couple missionaries, and only four of us senior single sister missionaries.  Of the four, I am the youngest.  Our group of seniors are going all over the world and the United States.  Some couples in our group are going to Turkey, Macedonia, Malaysia, the Philippines; others in the group are going to California, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Idaho.  Some seniors are going to be office staff or support leadership, some have medical callings, while others will be serving humanitarian missions, and a few will be proselyting.  We four sisters are all serving as employment resource specialists.

The first week has been intensive study of Preach My Gospel and using the scriptures.  We are doing in one week what the younger elders and sisters do in three weeks (six weeks if they have a language to learn).  We all are working together to help each other succeed and have a wonderful experience.  It is the love for the gospel and the desire to share it with everyone that brings us together in this work.  I know the Book of Mormon is true and those who read it will draw closer to Jesus Christ and find peace in their life.