Ye are the salt of the earth

I love a bit of salt to flavor and season things. But I am personally tired of salt this winter. 100's of tons of salt mixture have been used this years here to keep the roads drivable. They have already used more salt than they usually use in an entire winter. There is actually a shortage because a barge with another 500 tons of salt is stuck in a frozen river here. I am tired of cleaning salt off our shoes, the car and the windshield. I have to clean and shine our shoes twice as often just to keep the salt from ruining them.

How about those Seahawks? I didn't see the game but I am thrilled and impressed for them to be the champions. We have several missionaries serving here who are from Washington so it has been fun to interact with them about the Seahawks.

We got tired of our 50 year old bathroom so this week I redid the floor using large self-stick tiles. It does look much better and Sister T feels better about being on it with her bare feet.

We now have 18 senior missionaries her with another couple coming next month. We all got together on Friday night for dinner, conversation and fellowship. It was an enjoyable evening. It is interesting to hear their stories and get to know them. We have an 83 year old sister who is here serving her 4th mission. She is feisty and quite the lady. Most of us are serving our first senior mission but hoping to serve other ones as well.

We have a 25 year old single lady who has been coming to church for the past 3 weeks. She knew and watched some LDS youth in high school though she was never close friends with any of them. She has found answers to questions she has had for years in what she has studied and learned. Last Sunday her mother came to church with her so that she could find out what was being taught. On Monday night mother, father and daughter went to dinner at the stake president's house. At the end of the evening, mom and dad each accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon and committed to read it. I love seeing the gospel of Jesus Christ change the hearts and lives of those who embrace the gospel. It takes faith, courage and humility but definitely brings meaning, understanding and joy to their lives.

Ye are the salt of the earth. I thank those who have allowed their life and example to season and flavor my life. I encourage you to be unafraid to let your light shine so that others can be blessed by your example.

Elder Taggart