Last Sunday we had 4 returned missionaries over for dinner. These 4 young men from Spanish Fork, UT are here for a month assisting in the renovation work on the temple. They are all working to earn money to return to college in the fall. We had cooked two roasts, potatoes, corn on the cob, salad, rolls and of course dessert. Four 22-24 men can really our put away the groceries. Both roasts and everything but a bit of salad and a few rolls disappeared. They were delighted to have a home-cooked meal since they have been eating out every meal since arriving 3 weeks ago. Claudia is so thoughtful to think of others.
On Tuesday I had a blood draw and am pleased to say that my A1C (blood sugars) was down in a safe range and my cholesterol numbers looked great. So perhaps diet and exercise coupled with a handful of drugs, etc twice a day are working.
One of the body shops I have used quite a bit for accident repair said he would like to fix my car just as a thank you for bringing him so much work. The main damage was from my sweetheart hitting the side of the garage while backing out in WA. They even took care of the door dings, etc that have occurred while we have been been here. It does look much better. It is coming up on 100,000 miles and is still running like a charm.
We spent much of the day on Thursday preparing and serving lunch to 110 sister missionaries. They had a Sister's conference for training and uplifting instruction specific to them. The best part of that is being able to see the smiles, energy and excitement of these wonderful young women. I had a tie on that matched Claudia's outfit and we also had matching aprons on. Only the sisters get a kick out of and appreciate that. We feel of their love and do know that they enjoy being around us just as much as we enjoy seeing them.
Friday night we enjoyed a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins. A group of students from BYU Idaho and one professor were here for the 5th year to provide some fun activities and educational experiences for inner-city kids in the Hyde Park area. The lady who helps out at the mission home has helped them all of these years. She sent me a text message Thursday night asking if we would like to go to the game. They had purchased a block of tickets and had several extras. None of the other seniors joined us, but we had an enjoyable evening sitting among the kids watching the Sox defeat the Twins 10-8. The crazy thing is that we were at the game for just over 3 hours and spent almost 3 hours driving the 50 miles round trip. You've gotta love Chicago traffic.
Yesterday, we drove back down to Hyde Park for the baptisms of two young adults. These were both referral baptisms so Claudia had been involved in the process of connecting them to the missionaries who taught them since she processes and tracks all referrals. I am sure that Claudia will share details of their stories. So I will just say that we love being a part of seeing others come unto Christ and embrace his gospel.
We love life, we love each other, we love the gospel of Jesus Christ and we are loving this opportunity to be together 24/7 doing something we have talked about for 46 years. Have a blessed week and know that you are loved.
Elder Taggart
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