20 June 2018 - Wednesday

20 June 2018 - Wednesday

Mom and I had quite an "extended" schedule today.  We were up at the usual time of 4:30am and went about our morning activities as we usually do.  We also got to walk together with the Gilliland's and witnessed the sunrise.  The air is so crisp and clear, in the morning hours, and every once in a while, mom is able to walk with me.  That was the case today when we had the 2:00pm to 9:00pm shift at the Visitors' Center.  

The morning clouds just before sunrise

We sure enjoyed our walk this morning, and got back to the trailer at about 6:45am.  What is interesting about today's schedule is that we didn't have to be at the Homestead until 2:00pm.  We had about seven hours of down time before reporting for our seven hour shift at 2:00pm.  We read this morning and took our time with breakfast and then had lunch together at noon.  I even got to take a nice nap or two!  Mom even participated in the nap time after finishing some laundry.

Of course one of the first things we did at the Visitors' Center was take a picture of the handmade key fobs.  They are the talk of the Visitors' Center and here they are;

The original key fob by Elder and Sister Lasher

We hit the ground running as we began our shift.  The visitor's at the center were arriving at a steady rate, and both mom and I got to talk to different groups within minutes of approaching the center.  The visitor's were mostly members, but we did have a few prospective members during the course of our day.  Mom gave out three Books of Mormon and I gave out one;

Granny was really excited about this family!

It has been a good day, and we closed up the Visitors' Center at 9:00pm.  We had no visitor's after 7:45pm, so that last hour was a little slow.  However, we were grateful for the opportunity to serve, and tomorrow we meet our trek group at 8:00am.  That means we arrive at the Trek Center at 7:00am so I am off to catch up to mom in much needed sleep!  We love you!  Thank you for joining us tonight!  What a pleasure it is to serve in building up Zion!