February 19, 2023

 I am kept busy with my church callings with Stake YWomen and coordinating the Female Live ordinances in the Temple. The Temple is busy these days with people coming to see the new presentation changes. Ladene Rempel says they have been in the slow lane as a presidency and are now in the HOV lane. It is challenging for them and President McKenzie asked if I had any suggestions. I told him to let me think about things. It is hard when they have to work out things we all worked out previously. You don’t want to interfere but you feel like asking if they would like some insight. Tom would be quiet and probably tell me to do so but it is hard to see them struggle. I helped with one is the Leavitt’s granddaughters yesterday and Ian Taschuk was on the same session going thru for the first time. Mom and Tom would both be thrilled with that and I am sure they were there. Ian was also sealed to his parents afterward. Now he and Rizza have to be sealed.

John and Chawna Volken came to visit me on Wednesday and I appreciated their love and kindness. John brought me his new biography and Chawna brought me a lovely plant. The book is interesting as John has had an interesting life. I am grateful for my family and their love and support and recognize how blessed we are to have acquired friends as we pass thru this life, friends that stay with us thru the years, Allison Volken has recently married Robby Jensen,

The three Abbotsford wards were combined into two wards today and they asked the Stake leaders to help out with classes as everyone was released. Cathy Comb was not feeling well and Aaron Christensen has covid so Marcy, myself and one YM leader took the youth on. Cindy and Sam came today too to be with Ross and Sarah and I made cookies for the YMYW and because it was Sam’s birthday.I made Sam stand and announced his birthday! Poor Sam with Gramma in with the youth.

I worked a couple of days this week on a presentation for our YW activity on Belonging to be held next Saturday. The girls will be doing baptisms at the Temple and activities at Temple View Chapel.I will get a substitute for me at the Temple that day to allow me to be available for the activity. I am trying to get to know the girls and trying to make sure I can be relevant to them and there generation.

I think the Lord is trying to keep me busy and perhaps Tom is pushing for it too. Whatever the case may be, I am busy!