Christmas preparations have continued as I made and we distributed my Spiced Almonds to neighbors and others. Cards are arriving and the neighbourhood is sparkling with lights.
Tom met with George Hara again to work on family history this week and we have been working on plans for the ward Christmas musical - “Silent Night, Holy Night”. We will film it this Saturday and broadcast it on the 19th. We are beginning to teach Carol Jones the Temple Prep lessons and she is excited. We watched our Stake Conference on Sunday which was our first conference since covid began. Elder Funk was our visiting general authority who zoomed in from Salt Lake. Paul gave a good talk and Max received the Melchezidek priesthood which is a blessing and a miracle. Paul conferred the priesthood on him with Ross’ assistance. We zoomed in, as did the Hardys and Jacqui. Very special.
We took Tom to the Urologist on Friday and he has put Tom’s name in for a biopsy of his prostate which hopefully will occur in the next week or so. The children are wonderful and are praying and concerned. Trevor wanted to pay for us to come to Nashville for Christmas so Tom could get tests done more quickly. Cindy looked into clinics here where we can pay to have tests done more rapidly. We talked to Doctor Collingridge yesterday and he feels we should get the biopsy done and then go from there with further testing. Tom’s tummy and back have been hurting and we felt it may be from the new cholesterol medication he has been taking so we stopped it and Dr. Collingridge agreed with our decision. We are praying. Tom is missing the Temple both spiritually and physically. He has such a connection.
Covid restrictions are not being lifted until the new year here in B.C. so zooming and distancing continue and we will be on our own for Christmas as we were for Thanksgiving. The first vaccines started being given in the UK today. They are starting with people over eighty. They say this is by no means the end and we are all waiting to see if the vaccines seem to be safe.
We walk everyday but every Saturday we do a special walk to the Temple. We want to see the Temple and we want to see how the new perimeter fence is coming. Tom worked so hard with his presidency to receive approval for this fence to be built and it makes our hearts sing to see it moving forward, as well as the front ditch filled and a new sidewalk in its place.
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