Saturday was the baptism of Irma, a recently divorced sister from Mexico, and her two teenage daughters, Elia and Sharon. We were with them Tuesday night, teaching about temples, when she made the decision to be baptized. It was very emotional. She has had a lot of opposition, so made a very brave decision. Her family is all in Mexico, and when she called them to tell them of her decision, they said never to call her again. And she still knew it was the right choice. She is very brave. Here they are with the sisters who taught them.
The fellow who baptized them is the one who introduced them to the church. She really has an amazing story. They are coming to Utah this week, and will be at the choir broadcast on Sunday. We hope she calls Amy and that they can meet and Rob can help answer some of her questions, as she understands so much better speaking Spanish.
We had a good 4th. The Young Singles had a party at the Calls, and there were over 300 who came. Talk about chaos! They are so full of energy! Everyone had a great time. It sounded like we were in the middle of the London Blitz that night at our apartment, but we somehow managed to get to sleep about midnight. They are just as crazy here about fireworks as they are in Utah, but you don't see firework stands on every corner. I don't know where they get them.
Last week we went over to Half Moon Bay. It is my favorite beach so far. It wasn't too crowded, and they have lots of nice beach paths. We sat and watched the waves for awhile and ate lunch. Got sunburned! We visited a Lighthouse, and saw some sea lions. The whale migration had just ended, but we will go back in the fall and hope to see some then. Thousands pass by there. It's called Pigeon Point Lighthouse. It's one of the tallest ones on the Pacific coast.
A senior couple we know wants to go to a different beach or place of interest every other Monday. We are planning on going up to San Francisco this next week and seeing some art galleries. Dad has started sketching some of the sites. Yay! He does such nice work.
It sure would be nice to have some visits this summer. We could go together to some of these places. Most are just an hour or two away, and would make great day trips. We know you are all very busy, but hope you'll think about it!
We also took in a movie on Saturday night; "Maleficent". It was very good. Angela Jolie was great. We enjoyed ourselves, in spite of the incredibly noisy people next to us! They have senior day on Mondays. We'll try to stick to that day next time, and wait until school is back in session. Sounds like we don't have much time for missionary work, huh?!
We are really enjoying our mission. We are incredibly tired every night and sleep really well. One more item of interest. One lady we are working with is trying to give up coffee, so Dad made a pact with her that he would give up Diet Coke. So it has been a week, and he is doing pretty good. He "relapsed" yesterday, but I think he is still pretty committed to it.
Hope to hear from everyone this week. I tried to invite the grandkids to blog, but don't think it worked. I'll try again soon.
Have a wonderful week! We love and miss you all.
Glad to hear you are doing great, Mom and Dad, and having lots of good experiences. Sleeping well eh? That's wonderful! And Dad giving up Diet Coke? Wow. I love my caffeine, like A LOT, but I agree with what Amy said about the aspartame being not so good for you. I don't think we will make it out there this summer but maybe this fall or winter? Would love to come out there and see you. Love and miss you too.
ReplyDeleteWow time really is going by fast! Seems like you guys just left. We miss you and think about you all the time. It seems like you have more time on your hands than I thought you would lol. You've gotten to do so many great things, besides your great missionary work!
ReplyDeleteWe feel like we just started our summer because the boys were still in school until the 3rd! Shalee has been out for a month. We've had a good time so far though. Dave bought us all fishing licenses and we've already been twice! Of course we have our pool which is a good way to cool off. It's been in the upper 90's for a while now.
Not to be a bummer but I thought I'd update you on how Carol is doing. She up and decided a few weeks ago that she is not going to do any more treatments. Her pill form of chemo was working but she didn't like the way it made her feel. She is in constant pain and it's only getting worse. There was a study going on for her type of cancer for a new drug in Chicago or somewhere but she said no to that. She is doing some radiation on the tumor in her skull though because she doesn't mind the side effects of that. Dave was VERY upset with her for her decisions. She stopped taking her chemo and decided to stop all treatments and didn't tell Dave until last week. Probably because she knew how he would react. So, he's had about a week to let it sink in and he is now supporting her. She started on hospice today. I'm not sure all the details yet. She is still up and around pretty well. She is staying home more though, with her pain worsening.
Ok enough of that. We are getting excited and ready for camping. We bought Brandon and Jenny's Jeep, so we need to get it ready to haul the trailer.
I think that's it for now! Love you all
Carol is a very brave person. I don't blame her one bit for being done with all of the poison. I can only imagine how awful it is…both cancer and its treatment. I'm so sorry. Ugh.
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