26 August 2018 - Sunday

26 August 2018 - Sunday

Sunday's are some of my favorite days of the week!  Here we are enjoying the Sabbath Day with friends, and missionary friends, here in the Wyoming Mormon Trail Mission.  First, with our friends, Keith and Bev Ramsey, we started off the day together here in the Missionary Village, after a good nights rest.  Mom and I were fasting for our lesson in Sunday school, but had a simple breakfast, for our friends, ready when they were up and going. 

The Ramsey's and the Lasher's!

Mom  and  I rode in  with  the Ramsey's to the  Homestead  for our meetings.   We  left the  trailer at around 8:15am so that we would have time to set up the table settings for the pot luck this afternoon.  Mom also took them  on a tour of the  Visitors' Center, while  I took the programs over to the Trek Center.  Then, Keith and I,  got to bless the Sacrament  for the  senior missionaries  assigned  to the Visitors' Center. (Their shift is during the Sacrament meeting).  Keith and I were also asked to bless the Sacrament together.  Another senior missionary that lives in the Ramsey's home town of Burley, and currently serving here, also joined us in blessing the Sacrament.  That was special.

For our Sacrament meeting talks,  the  speakers  all  focused  on pioneer  stories and trek experiences from this summer.  One of  the  trek  stories  was  shared  by  Elder Moses from  Sixth Crossing.   He related that on one of his  treks  he  was   informed  that  there  was a  young  man in the  back  of the trekking  group who was not happy.  He was throwing rocks and refusing to participate.  Elder Moses went back to speak to him.  As he approached the young man, the  Spirit  took over, and Elder Moses  spoke for several minutes, and the young man responded very positively.  Just as he was finishing up, the  Trek  Leader  from  their  group  told  Elder  Moses  that  he  had  never  heard  such an eloquent discussion  before  with  this  young  man.     Elder  Moses   could  not  remember  a  word  of  that conversation.  All he could say was "it did not come from me, it came through me".  

Our  Sunday school  lesson, on Job,   was tied into the  experiences  of the  pioneers  we  have been teaching about all summer.  We asked all the missionaries last week to read the lesson material and come ready to discuss their Job experiences.    We had some wonderful discussions and many more seemed willing to participate.  That was our final assignment for our mission teaching and speaking responsibilities.  Mom and I are grateful for the opportunities we have had to participate in lessons and be able to tie in these precious pioneer experiences.

The pot luck meal was well attended and there was a lot of food!  Mom and I have had a wonderful visit with the Ramsey's, and they seemed to enjoy the activities we participated in.  They elected to stay with us for Jolene Allphin's fireside, and none of us were disappointed in her presentation.  Sister Allphin is so well versed in all the stories of these precious pioneers.  She spoke of the many experiences she has had with the gathering of this material.  It is now being digitally produced.  She is no longer updating her books so those are becoming collectors items!

The Martin's Cove Choir singing "Hallowed Ground"

Sister Allphin and President Pace

Mom and I got back to the trailer with the Ramsey's at just after 4:00pm.  The Ramsey's changed into their traveling clothes, and were off for their destination tonight by 4:30pm.  There is still a lot of wind blowing here in the Wyoming high plains and that has affected the phone service and the internet.  But we are safely settled in to our trailer and enjoying a relaxing evening here at Missionary Village.  Thank you for checking in with us tonight!  Drive safe Ramsey's!