February, 7, 2024

 I am having Ruth Boehmer for lunch today and thought I should work on this and then take the dog for a walk before she arrives. I have everything ready for the lunch. Ruth lives near me with her daughter and family. She is fairly new in the ward and wanting to make friends.

I have been kept busy with my LOW calling as the Vancouver Spanish Ward Bishop has nine individuals ready to receive their OE and eight of them are sisters. He has wanted them to come in groups together and that has caused me to scramble to get together Spanish speaking LOWs to serve at one time to assist the new sisters. We were to have three sisters come last Saturday but one got sick and we only had two, however, I had all three LOW sisters I had assigned come anyone and had Katherine Turcios take the lead over the other two and organize things as her assigned sister was the sick one. We have three Spanish ladies coming in a week and a half and I have assigned the same three LOWs to assist with them. I have just submitted two names to the presidency for additional LOWs.

Bryson has almost completed his time in the MTC and is hoping his visa is in order to move on to the Netherlands. He believes it may not be ready for Belgium though. He seems to be doing well and even ran into Cohen Rulman there at the the MTC. I taught Cohen Temple Prep here in our ward and I also taught Bryson Temple Prep for that matter.

Jack is busy with work. He helped teach Bela’s friend the missionary lessons and assisted with her confirmation on Sunday after her baptism on Saturday. He has been called to serve in the Temple and is going to a YSA conference in Edmonton this weekend. He has been acting with dignity around Sianne and Caleb and I am proud of him. It is difficult when they and their engagement are right in front of him much of the time. 

I attended my emergency prep meeting on Sunday. I have the assignment to help with this event and we are just trying to determine what it is going to look like as the scope of it has been scaled down. We are thinking perhaps two smaller events twice a year would work. We adjusted our family zoom time Sunday to accommodate my meeting.

It is Paul’s birthday today. He is the oldest of the children and turns 52 today. I must be old as Trevor will be 52 this year too.

All is well, carry on!