The contractors came and removed the fans and dehumidifier this morning. I’m so glad they are gone. They were so noisy! I’ve been so sick the past couple of days. I’m hoping that with the dehumidifier out that will help me recover. I started preparing my talk today. I really enjoy preparing talks mainly because it helps me focus on a subject and remember experiences in my life that I otherwise would not consider if not given the

This Bishop dropped by our house tonight to ask if we would be willing to speak in sacrament meeting on Sunday. Rachel wasn’t home to protest (not that she would), so I gladly accepted. One of us is to talk about Elder Bednar’s talk on prayer in the last conference, and the other is to talk on Elder Wirthlin’s talk, “Come What May, and Love...

This morning some contractors came and took out a section of our kitchen floor and a peice of drywall on the basement ceiling. They left 4 large fans and dehumidifier. It has been VERY loud. We have an inversion going in Salt Lake and Utah valleys. It is as bad as I can ever remember it. They say it could be a week before we have a storm to clear it out. It has really affected my asthma and my medication doesn’t seem to be helping much. I...

Today we were officially welcomed into the ward and I was also sustained in my calling as ward emergency preparedness specialist and member of the perfecting the saints council. I’m looking forward to having a calling and meeting more people in the ward.

Last night I got a call from a number I did not recognize. After saying hello, the man on the other end said, “Is this the elders quorum president?” I didn’t know how to answer that. I thought maybe someone from our old stake and an old list and was trying to contact the 10th ward elders quorum president. After studdering for a bit, I finally said, “what do you need?” Then the guy started laughing and said,...