A good week

Here is the San Francisco Symphony Hall.  It is very beautiful.  We went there Friday night and heard some Faure, some Schubert, Dvorak, Grieg, and Prokofiev.  Their guest artist was a world renowned concert pianist Yuja Wang, a young woman from China.  She played so powerfully, she broke a string on the grand piano, and they couldn't fix it, so she only got to perform one number, but it was amazing.

Going to "The City" was a great experience.  We were in the heart of downtown, and the traffic was horrendous, but Sheila Call, who is the lady we have talked about with the "Italian Villa", who fixes dinner for over a hundred people every other Sunday, drove us, and she is quite a determined driver!  She isn't intimidated by any one or any thing! We went with some friends of theirs , non members, who are amazing people.  He formed a startup company a number of years ago, having to do with electrical engineering, and they are very wealthy.  They are very into art, so got a long with dad very well, and had us into their home after to see all their art.  They have a gorgeous home.

Then we did visits on Saturday.  It sure is fun meeting all these intelligent, vibrant people.  We are learning a lot from them, and that's what makes us feel like missionaries.  We drive all over the place, knocking on doors, and only get in once in awhile, but those "once in awhiles" are the greatest.

We spoke in church Sunday.  Our topic was Prophets and Revelation, so I mainly focused on personal revelation.  I felt prompted to talk about David, and how I was helped to heal after his death by personal revelation.  I can't tell you how many people afterward had things to tell us about depression, dealing with hardships, etc., and thanked us for our candor and opening up to them.  We felt very loved and appreciated, and feel like we are being accepted into the ward family.

Today is the big mid single adult barbeque at the Call's home, and it is kind of the culmination of our big outreach.  We are hoping to get a lot of people there.  One guy yesterday in church asked us what our purpose was, and we said to help and support.  He said we could find him a wife!  Maybe we need to start a match making business on the side!

Here are the latest visitors to our pool!  We see them out there swimming around every morning.  I don't imagine chlorine is good for them, but how do we tell them that???

I will take another picture of our geese families.  The babies are getting so big it is amazing.  Also amazing is how much poop they leave all over the sidewalks!

Last night they had a devotional dedicated to the missionaries that are leaving, including our Mission President and his wife.  It was amazing.  The missionaries were asked to sum up their mission and bear their testimonies in 3 minutes!  It was great.  Then they had  some of the recent converts talk, and they had incredible conversion stories.  Several people performed musical numbers.  There is a lot of talent in those young missionaries, and the mission president's wife sang a solo, also.  Altogether a wonderful evening.

So we have had a great week, and plan on having a repeat of greatness this week!  We are going back to the Oakland temple tomorrow, helping with the Institute dinner on Wednesday, visiting the rest of the week.

We sure would like to hear about your weeks.  Let's hear some of your exciting adventures!  Tracy will have some to share from her cruise, and Amy will hopefully have time to share some of their adventures when they get back.  Even if you don't think you have anything exciting to report, please comment and let us know how you all are.  We love and miss you.

Hope your Memorial Day is good.  We got a picture Saturday of Bruce and Cailee at Grandma and Grandpa Crockett's gravesite, and it was fun to see them.  They also went to Dave's.  Ron and Leslie take them.  If anyone gets out there, send us a picture, k?