We have now passed our first 100 days in the mission
field. It has been delightful, hard, spiritually uplifting,spiritually
depressing, wonderful, exhausting and all together better than our
expectations. But it seems like we just arrived a week ago. The
time is flying by so quickly that we feel anxious to do better every day.
We still continue to study the church history of the St. George area, however,
it is so intertwined with Kirkland, Nauvoo and Salt Lake City that sometimes it
is overwhelming, but just convinces me more and more, that these men and women
could not have accomplished the things they did without the help and guidance
of Heavenly Father. The more I learn, the more I realize that the church
could not have survived if mere men were in charge.
The church sites continue to draw hundreds of visitors and
we continue to try and figure out to give tours to 30-50 tourists at a
time. There is a tour group by the the name of "Rhodes
Scholars". They advertise their tours to be educational and a chance
to see behind the scenes. They have tours all over the world, but one of
the most popular tours, is here in Southern UT. The visit all the
National Parks, including the Grand Canyon, but they also want the tourists to
learn the history of the area.
We had a Rhodes Scholar tour come to the Tabernacle this
week. It included 2 Benedictine Nuns, teachers, all different religions
including the Jewish Faith. We actually were able to have great
conversations with several of these people and gave several Books of Mormon to
them. The two Nuns promised to read it. Pretty exciting. Bruce also
had a conversation with a woman who came into the Tabernacle who told him she
was a pilgrim. She explained to him that she has no permanent home, she
just travels around the world and finds people to pray with her. She told
Bruce that she had never in her travels met people who were so happy. She asked
Bruce why we were so happy and peaceful. Bruce told her, that if she knew
where she came from, her purpose on earth, and where she was going, she could
find peace too. He pretty much gave all six discussions and sent her on
her way with all the information we have. Pretty great week.
Our entertainment for the week was attending Meet the
Mormons with the Sr. Missionaries and going to The Little Mermaid at
Tuacahn. Oh my, both sooooooo amazing. Meet the Mormons beat every
expectation that I had. If you have not seen it, go now. And the
Little Mermaid was a masterful piece of special effects on the live
stage. It rivaled anything we have seen on Broadway. Great
entertainment.
P-day was today, Sunday, which is not supposed to
happen. How do we go grocery shopping, clean our condo, or more
importantly travel to fabulous places and do fun things? And to top it
off, we were given an assignment to speak in a Branch this morning. But
we did go for a drive this afternoon and found a spot that we have heard about
since coming to St. George. The locals all talk about "Little
Jamaica". There is a spring that comes out of the mountain and flows
into the Virgin river. It is located right before you enter the gorge
from the Vegas side. The exit you take off the freeway is Dessert
Springs. It is a nasty hike down to water falls, pools and the river,
however, its a favorite of the locals. We hiked down to it today and took
a few pictures. I don't think we will be swimming or jumping into the
pools. It is for the young and agile, or monkeys who can hold onto slick
rocks. But a very fun unique place. The pictures don't do it
justice.
We hope all of you had a wonderful week. We love
hearing from you and your visits are priceless. May this week find all of
you happy, healthy and safe. We love and miss you and think of you
everyday. "Keep the Faith"
Love,
Bruce and Dawna
(Elder and Sister)
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