Spring must be coming

Spring must be coming; we hit 45 degrees one day this past week. It felt so good I wanted to have short sleeves on. But I know it was just teasing us; I'm sure we have another 5-6 weeks of winter. It got warm enough though to actually make a snowball. I did so, threw it and almost felt like a kid again.

There must be a lot of people in our area who take most clothes to the cleaners. In talking to the one where I have my shirts done, they said they do 10,000 shirts over week. I was amazed particularly since there are about 10 cleansers close to us. At 79 cents per shirt, that is $7,900 per week just in shirts. Saving my sweethearts back is worth 79 cents per shirt and besides, they starch them the way I like them.

Today we are watching the Elder who got hit by a car; the one I mentioned last week. He was released from the hospital on Friday. It has now been 10 days since the accident. He is staying at the mission presidents home while he gains enough strength to fly home to California to finish his recovery. He is an example of modern miracles; the doctors are amazed he is recovering as quickly as he is. Many have been fasting and praying for him and a loving Father in Heaven has heard those prayers and expressions of faith and has blessed him immensely. They cut him from his sternum to his pubic bone and used 34 staples to close the incision. He is walking and able to get up and down by himself. Thanks for your faith and prayers on his behalf.

We will take him to church with us today because I am speaking. But we will only stay for the 1st hour so we don't wear him out.

We truly do see the hand of the Lord in our lives and the lives of many around us. He is aware of everything around us and is as involved in our lives as we allow Him to be.

We have 4 zone conferences this week so I will be inspecting all 78 of the vehicles in the mission and doing some additional training on safety as well as on using Facebook effectively. Sister Taggart will take her sewing machine so that she can mend pants, skirts and such. She will also do some training on reporting on referrals on their iPads; a new program to do so.

May you have Spring in your step, see the wonders of Spring around you, and feel the warmth of Spring in your heart. Make time to smell the roses this week so to speak and thank the Lord for your many blessings.

Elder Taggart