5 April 2010 Monday
We had another good zone conference on Monday with just a little change in the agenda. Previously we have had one session, with a break, and then the luncheon at the end of the conference. Today we had a session, then our lunch, then another session. One of the problems of doing it this way, as Elder Faux sees it-and as voiced by Sister Treseder as well, is the challenge of staying awake in the session that follows with a stomach full of food to digest. However we were told President Gamiette planned it this way as he is trying to impress upon the elders the health benefits of eating three key meals per day at regular intervals. With the zone conference being on Monday we provided Subway Sandwiches supplement with potato salad and strawberry short cake- for dessert- which Sister Treseder and Sister Faux prepared. At 8:15 Saturday morning we departed for Riviere Doree for the baptism of Samuel Sinaise. It is about a fifteen minute drive north and the same beach mentioned in our blog a couple of weeks ago for the branch youth activity. Because of a brother drowning in the ocean a couple of years ago Samuel avoids the ocean. Thus Riviere Doree as it has a small quite river that flows into the ocean. But today, for whatever reason, the river looked so grimy and uninviting that President Nicholas wouldn’t even consider it so Samuel ended up being baptized in the ocean after all. Returning from the baptism we prepared the church for Sunday then with the elders when to our apartment to watch the Saturday sessions of General Conference. Sister Faux prepared a pot of chili for an in-between-sessions lunch and then treated the elders to German chocolate cake after the priesthood session. Since the last General Conference an internet line has been installed at the church, but as of yet, no computer. With the line installed we had hopes of connecting a laptop computer to the branch TV so the members could view General Conference for the first time. But we searched in vain for the cord we needed. Sunday morning a branch member mentioned that he had a friend with a projector, and all the connecting cords, which we could borrow. Since it was a forty minute round drive we decided to wait until after church to pick it up and then watch just the last session. Members, and investigators were invited to the viewing and all looked good. The internet line connected to our laptop, the router connected, and the projector set up-already to go. The off/on switch on the wall is turned on and…. we hear a resounding ‘POP’… and the router melts. The transformer we had connected couldn’t carry the load. Thankfully it was the router and not our laptop. By the time we got things back in order at the church, and then to our apartment, and the computer up and running the intermediated hymn was just concluding. Sister Faux also prepared dinner for the elders’ on Sunday-bake potato with sour cream and shredded cheese, a mixed vegetable dish, fruit salad, barbecued chicken, plus the rest of the German chocolate cake for dessert. So it was a busy weekend.
Sister Faux: Today I am feeling like it is was a busy week not just the weekend. I don’t know why we worry so much about the Zone Conference lunch because everything we fix the elders eat it like it really is good and makes us think we can cook. So no matter what- it always makes us happy. We came back alone from zone conference because the elders had a fun day planned for the next day. So it was very peaceful and quiet when we arrived home. Tuesday we started our reading class where we had two members. It worked out well and hopefully we will have success there. If you can think how hard it would be to have four young children, all boys and not even know the alphabet. It seems to me that life would be complicated with that problem. We also started another temple class this past week with two members. One member took the class before and just received her temple recommend but wants to take the class again. She is Jeanette, a very good sister, and the newer member, Celina also a great member. Jeanette is Primary president and Celina is in the Relief Society presidency. It is very much a pleasure to be friends with these two members. Our elders are still working hard and try to please everyone---sometimes that is a hard assignment. We love these you men and enjoy them very much. Elder Harris is from Sandy, Utah and is our District Leader, a very good kind young man. His companion is Elder Lundberg from Logan, Utah. He has a million stories to tell and causes many a laugh each day. Elder Larson is also from Logan and will go home in about 53 days and that makes him happy. Elder Barker is also going home soon and is a dedicated elder. Can’t think of much more for this week---except tomorrow is Elder Faux’s 79th HAPPY BIRTHDAY. So Happy Birthday Elder Faux!!!