Gracie and Gehrig did pretty well fasting for the first time. I think Gehrig forgot a few times. After church he walked home and told us he said a prayer to break his fast. We made waffles for dinner and said a prayer to end our fast as a family. We also talked about where we might live.

I don’t think I got an answer today, but I wasn’t really expecting an answer today. I think I was mainly praying and fasting that after we sold our home we would be led and guided as we made our decision to find our next home.

Something interesting did happen at church today though. We had a visitor in church today. He had been in our ward for a short time previously. For the past year or so he has been in school in New York. He bore his testimony about missionary work and how he was so thankful for the missionaries that come out prepared from Utah Valley. I got chills as he talked about it. It’s not that I want to move to New York or anything, but I have to admit that living in an area where we are not surrounded by members sounds appealing just because there is more opportunity to do missionary work.

In Sunday School our lesson was on education. Part of the lesson was that as we acquire education of the world we can be better missionaries. I chatted with the Braceys. They have their home up for sale. They are moving to Maryland. They said, “come join us, you’d love it!” I said I probably would, but I admit I’m a little scared. I’m scared of moving to an unfamiliar place. if it were just me, I probably wouldn’t be that scared, but I’m scared of taking my family to an unfamiliar place. I get nervous just leaving the state for a vacation.

Then in happened one more time in Priesthood opening exercises. Bishop was conducting and he brought up the brother’d testimony about missionary work in New York. He mentioned how he had lived in Connecticut when he was first married and really loved working in the mission field.

Was all this coincidence? I’ve always said I don’t believe in coincidence. I brought it up with Rachel and honestly she didn’t want to hear it. I think she thinks I’m crazy. Perhaps I am.