Time flies on wings of lightning….

Beautiful summer morning

Last Wednesday was post the blog day then off to YSA meal and I promise you it felt like a ‘you know you are in England when….’ moment. We had corn beef hash meet pie, chips and mushy peas. I can promise you that was a first! Love these adventures! As always the company was great and we watched ‘The Lego Movie’ for the activity. Fun times!

Thursday July 24, Pioneer Day! Not much celebrating around here but we could not help but reflect the important role this country played in the early days of this church. We feel really blessed to be here where our dear ancestors embraced the gospel and then migrated to Zion to strengthen the church. District meeting also; this was our first meeting with new sisters and elders. Each of the companionship's except us, have one new companion. Elder Darcy, our fearless leader, is training a new Elder from Bountiful Utah.

In the evening we had Institute. I just love the way that Scott Balloch teaches. It was just a wonderful lesson on the Godhead. It was very hot in that room but even under such conditions we were given great food for thought, mostly for action. It is summer time and many people are on holiday. I hope however that if you are YSA and still here that you will put forth the effort to come and join with us you will be spiritually fed and enjoy good friendships! You can even enjoy an occasional water gun fight.

Friday I decided to pretend that I was just a civilian! I got up, went walking enjoying the lovely surroundings without listening to anything on my iPod. I came back and cleaned like a mad woman. Bill replanted some geraniums in our planter box and then we went to dinner and a movie. We saw the movie ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’. We were very entertained and came home feeling refreshed and ready to put our shoulder to the wheel and nose to the grindstone again!

Saturday we were off to Bath and Chippenham for flat inspections. It was really great to see the sister’s new flat. It is in such a good location and everything is clean and sparkling. It is a bright cheery place and they actually have a working shower! In their other flat they had to wash and rinse their long hair in the bathtub with a bowl of water.  The Zone leaders flat not so much. What is it about 19 and 20 year old boys that makes them completely oblivious to clutter, dust and dirty dishes? I was a little hard on them and made them walk around with me lecturing them on what their living quarters should look like to be conducive to the spirit of the Lord. It is there job to inspect the district leader’s flats so they can in turn check the other elders in their district. Somehow it loses something in the translation, or not, they do all seem to be in the same condition of upheaval!

On our way home we saw a three wheel Reliant Robin pulling a trailer on the motorway. I felt like we were in a Top Gear episode.

Sunday was a lovely day. With all the doors opened up in the chapel we were comfortable and enjoyed the meetings. The Young Women gave the Sacrament meeting program on charity and they did a wonderful job. I felt instructed and uplifted! There were 5 girls who spoke and the YW Presidency.

FHE ended up with 9 YSA in attendance and Lorna taught the lesson on the 'Organization of the Early Church'. It was very nice!  Then we all played Apples to Apples, well all but my companion. I discovered that I do not think like a Young Single Adult British person. When the game was over I was the only one who did not earn a single green card!!!

Monday Costco day, not just any Costco day but Costco day with the Elders! We took Elder Darcy and Elder Brinkerhoff. It is always fun to watch them try to agree on what to get and count their ‘pence’ to make sure they can afford what they need, and maybe even what they want.

Elder Darcy and Elder Brinkerhoff 

Monday evening Bill and I watched ‘On the Lord’s Errand’ for our family home evening. That is the movie about President Monson’s life. If you have not seen it I would recommend it. You can find it on the Mormon Channel.

Tuesday; Zone Conference. Would you believe that we actually found a route that allowed us to by-pass Bath so that the trip to Poole was not as nerve wracking as usual, at least the way there. We got to take the Downend sisters. We enjoyed their company so much.

The conference was good. There are new APs and lots of new leadership. That is kind of an interesting process to watch as they learn how to pull off such a big event. As usual President Millar’s study class was great. He has a marvelous knowledge of the scriptures and we learned some great doctrinal insights into the meaning of Justification and Sanctification in relationship to the baptismal covenant.

Wednesday again, cleaning and shopping and blogging! Thursday we meet Bill’s sister and her family in Ledbury to spend two days at church history sites. They then come home with us and we get to be with them until next Thursday when they leave for London. We will spend one day with them there too. So excited! 

With so many of our good friends gone home for the break I am very grateful that I can keep in touch with them through texting and FB messages. Modern technology is a good thing!

This week I have felt strongly that those ties that I have to my eternal family are the most important of all. We love being here in England working with wonderful people, but we are temporary. We hope we can add something to someone’s life and leave a some kind of legacy but we will be replaced by other missionary couples as the work goes on. We will not ever be replaced as parents or grandparents of our beautiful family. We will belong forever to our parents and brothers and sisters. How thankful I am for that. I hope that I have become a better person through serving this mission so my eternal influence with my family will benefit them. Lindsey posted these great pictures of my beautiful mother-in-law Colleen Preece. If I can be half as good an influence on my posterity as she is I will be thankful!

GG and gang

Love you all!

Nor can we ask the shadow to ever stay away…

When I think about the state I was in one year ago trying to get ready for a mission, I have to stop and realize that everything always works out! Faith is a very good lesson to learn in preparing, accomplishing and completing a mission!

Well since the last post we have had some good times. Last Friday night we went to a baptism. I still have a hard time describing what a sweet experience that always is even if we were not personally acquainted with the sister being baptized. It was a great way to end the day and the week!

Saturday felt like home, we woke up to thundering and lightening! It was one of those stay indoors kind of days. Bill was not feeling particularly well so we puttered around the house and  prepared our talks we were assigned for the next day.

Sunday morning dawned bright and sunny! Everything had been washed clean from the rain. Our speaking assignments were in Trowbridge Ward out in the county town of Wiltshire . The drive was so very lovely! It takes about an hour to get there and we arrived a few minutes early. RS and Priesthood are first and we were able to enjoy those lessons and mingle with the good brothers and sisters of the ward. 

Our talks went well. I spoke on developing a relationship with the Savior and Bill spoke about the Young Single Adult program in this stake. He concluded it with his famous Salmon story…Just keep swimming! We had a short meeting with 6 or 7 YSA girls right after church. They are such lovely people. This ward is quite a distance from Bristol but they cheerfully agreed to come to Stake activities and Institute when they can. We felt very welcomed and enjoyed the experience. The trip home was so beautiful that we had to stop and take a picture of the country side!

Somerset County on the way home from Trowbridge

lovely country side

FHE Sunday evening was enjoyable as always. There is usually just a small group there but we enjoy each other’s company! Narraser gave a very good lesson.

Monday, P Day, we decided to go exploring; there are only a few more weeks of this nice weather called 'summer' left. One of the YSA women from Bath ward works for the English Heritage organization and she told me about a wonderfully preserved abbey out near Taunton. It is called Cleeve Abby. It was built in 1200 something. The Church was destroyed when Henry the VIII abolished all things Catholic but the dorms and all of the living quarters are pretty well preserved; the best in the country. Some of the buildings had need or restoration and have been very authentically reconstructed. Thank you Grace! We loved it!!

On our way home we stopped by a seaside village called Watchet. It used to be the rail head for the mining train that brought the ore down from the hills in order to load it into ships and transported  to refineries etc. There is still a little port and a small harbor. The harbor is surrounded by lock gates because of the tidal river which pours into the sea right there at the same point. It was such a picturesque little place and the weather was wonderful! We ate our fish-n-chips dinner sitting on a bench looking out over the port. There is still a “steam train” that runs along the coast. You can ride it if you want to but we were too late, maybe another time.

The statue a depiction from the 'Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner', Coleridge got his inspiration from this place

Tuesday evening the Summer YSA BBQ at President Byrom’s house was just the best. We had so much fun! The house is out in the country. Parking is scarce at their home so we parked in the suggested abandoned pub’s car park around the corner. It was a bit of a walk but invigorating. We really had a great evening. The evening was beautiful, even a little too warm till the sun dipped in the evening sky. The atmosphere was pleasant. We enjoyed the company of many of these young adults that we have grown to love so much. We even got to meet a few we have not met before. Brenda Evans felt well enough to come and it was so good to see her.

The food was great and  there was loads! Everyone ate their fill, President and Sister Byrom are such gracious people, and I can’t say enough good about their daughter Sinead, who organized the whole thing. She is a counselor in the Stake YSA Committee presidency.

I'm cool, I know how to wear a hoodie!

This week I finished the Book of Mormon again! Our mission president, Pres. Millar, issued a 90 day challenge last April. I listen to it every morning when I am out walking. Yesterday as I listened  to the last of the book of Moroni, particularly Moroni 7. I was really stuck by how very important this book is to gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints! There are many times we come up against difficult questions and challenges from anti-Mormon thought. It would be easy to let ourselves be led off track by some piece of information taken out of context or time frame. There are questions and doubts that we all face. 

I want to bear my testimony to my posterity, particularly my grandchildren that if they always turn to the Book of Mormon, if they read it regularly and study and pray about its precepts and teachings they will not be knocked off course. There is truth and power in this book! It testifies of Christ. It teaches His true doctrine in the purest form available to us at this time. I know that it is a true record of God’s dealings with an ancient people. I know that Joseph Smith translated it by divine means. 

No matter what human error or questionable account you may think you have found, no matter your personal disagreements with policy or statement, read again the words of this scripture and you will not doubt, you will not stray! 

Hold fast to the rod!

Love to you all! Love to children and grandchildren with birthdays and special days in July! Love to a new little granddaughter, Julia, who will be making her debut on earth soon!

We cannot ask the sunbeams to lengthen out their stay…

Already it is Thursday! Another week past. On Friday we went to Kew Gardens with the senior couples. The day was beautiful when we woke up to here in Bristol but over cast and damp when we got to London. We took the train and then had to take the Underground the rest of the way. Lunch was at the Pavilion Restaurant near the Lion’s gate. Let me tell you about Kew Gardens, it is a beautiful and huge park, the queens royal gardens with exotic  displays of plants from all over the world dispersed in several huge hot houses and exhibition halls over many acres! After lunch and a nice visit with the other couples we headed on foot to see Kew Palace which we have not visited before.

The palace was quite small, it is the place where King George III (of American Revolution times), grew up. The place also where he went at the end of his life when he suffered from mental illness and where is dear wife Charlotte died.

After a lot of walking decided to visit the Princess of Wales hall. It has a wonderful exhibit of cactus and desert plants. We just sat in there for a while and enjoyed feeling at home!

While we there we ran into 3 girls who are currently enjoying BYU abroad. They stopped us because of Bill’s BYU cap. That was very fun. Later when we were back in London a set of Sisters stopped us and a cute young LDS couple also stopped us because they saw our badges. They were from Texas and living over here in a study abroad program also!

We had an early meal and since we had a little time before we needed to catch our train we decided to take the bus to Paddington so we could do some London site seeing. As we are driving along enjoying the city the bus stops and the driver tells us we all have to get off because there is a demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy ahead. Everything was stopped dead still so we decided to get out and walk. The next bus stop we needed was just up ahead a few blocks and around the corner. Unfortunately we found ourselves right in the middle of a huge crowd of very irritated Palestinians and Palestinian sympathizers. It was scary going for a while but we wedged our way through and got past. We did put our badges away as we listened to the shouting and saw all the angry faces. What an adventure, not one I care to repeat anytime soon!  

While we were having our ‘grand day out’ we were also messaging our daughter in Arizona back and forth because our little 6 year old grandson was in the hospital. He is fine now and home and getting better. Sometimes faith and prayers are the best tools we have available to us while we are so far away.

The weekend gave us time to SKYPE family and get ready for Sunday. Sunday was great as usual. The High Council speaker Brother Eastwood from the Taunton Ward is the father of a missionary who is serving in Scott and Robin’s mission of Sierra Leon Africa. He and his wife gave very good talks. Guess what family? He told the Eagle story! It was good to hear that story that has meant so much to our family.  We loved it!

Monday we caught up on tons of laundry and ran some errands. We also met the missionaries and Alex at our favorite Pan American buffet called Cosmo. Alex is heading to Texas at the end of the week to stay with the LDS family that she is a nanny for. They are the ones that introduced her to the church last summer. She has been at home in Salisbury since school got out so it was very good to see her and touch base with her.

Elder Wheatley, Elder Darcy, Alex, me, Elder Marot and Elder Simpson 

Tuesday evening Elder Marot, Elder Darcy and Fran came over. Elder Marot’s last night in Bristol. Transfers were the next day. We really had a nice discussion. We really have grown to love all three of them so much! Fran is heading home too because school is out. Have fun at home Francine!

Wednesday: Transfers! There were about 150 missionaries at Stains chapel because of so many changes. We transported Sister Erasmus and Sister Nenadovic. Sister N is being transferred after being here in Bristol at the Downend Ward for 6 months. It was hard for her to go! Every time they get transferred it is so hard to say good bye.

We saw so many missionaries that have served here in Bristol and then moved on. It is fun to have been here long enough have been privileged to get to know so many of these great young warriors! I was very excited to see Sister McKay. We spent a lot of time with her when she was in Taunton. She is doing so well and is so happy! Elder Moore who used to be here in Southmead is going to be a trainer and so is Elder Darcy. I feel as proud as if they were mine! We saw many others! Lucky me I got a lot of great hugs from the sisters!

We are very excited because Elder Kirk from Blanding Utah is now one of our Zone leaders! Emily and Matthew live in Blanding and in Elder Kirk’s family’s ward. We had met him just after her received his call and we knew we would be in the same mission. Again I feel so proud of him! Even though I can't take credit for anything.

Us with the Zone Leaders, Elder Davies on the left and Elder Kirk on the right

Our neighborhood feels like a war zone almost. I have shared that they have been tearing up the street for weeks replacing water pipes. Now in the middle of it they decided to resurface the street at the side of our building. They left a big sign yesterday and gave notices to all residents along the street. This morning there were many cars still out there so they just towed them all away. Some people are going to be very upset when they come home this evening!

On Thursday this week there is a Stake Priesthood meeting for all of the brethren so I have been asked to teach Institute to the sisters. I am a little nervous but grateful for the opportunity. I am using as a text the article in the July Ensign by Elder Nelson called: “The Book of Mormon, the Gathering of Israel and The Second Coming.” I love the emphasis on understanding these three things from the perspective or our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ. I am using the Sesame Street blurb “that’s about the size, where you put your eyes, that’s about the size of it!” I think there is great meaning in that little jungle. I was excited to find the clip to show. We should have a great discussion!

http://youtu.be/2ABxl46Ovv8

Well we are on ‘baby watch’. This is always a very exciting time for me. It is complicated this grandchild however with the fact that I am about 5,000 miles away and cannot be there to hold that little girl in my arms. Thank goodness for SKYPE! Love you Caitie, hang in there we pray for you every day!

Love to all of you! Even as time flies here as we quickly check off the days, it sometimes feels like a very long time since we saw you all and kissed those wonderful kid cheeks! We are so very appreciative for you constant prayers and encouraging words. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church of the restoration! Always abide by its teachings and strive each day to become closer to the Savior!!! You will always be able to find happiness in life if you do!

*(if you highlight the link above and right click then click go to you can watch it.)

Work, for the night draws nigh…

These roses make me happy!

Time flies when you are having fun they say… can you believe we are only a few weeks away from our one year mark! Time is relevant, some days inch by minute by minute and some weeks are past before you even turn around. All good.

Last week we left off with Wednesday's events. Thursday was my day to post the blog and that evening we had a very delightful Institute class on prayer. Brother Balloch started by saying that a really good prayers is one that is absolutely sincere! Elder Bednar has said that prayer is ‘holy communication and consecrated work.’ The entire discussion was very good with many of these faithful young adults adding their thoughts and convictions. A statement made by our teacher in conclusion is that prayer is a mini university. I have not been able to get that out of my mind. Many times when I have prayed this week I have pondered that statement.

The activity for the evening was towel volley ball played with water balloons. Very fun, lots of laughter and water hilarity!

A house in our neighborhood

Guess what they have a 4^th of July in England too, it just isn't Independence Day! We had a nice day anyway! Several of our friends here text-ed or called to wish us a happy day while we are far away from home. We talked on SKYPE with our two sons and that was really nice! Thanks Mike and David! The Bishop’s wife even came up to me on Sunday and told me she had been thinking about me on Friday and hoped we had a nice day! It really is a nice thing to be here and reflect on the blessings of home and to also realize that other peoples and nations have blessings and freedoms as well. Elder Russell M Nelson in the July Ensign this month said: “Saints in every land have equal claim upon the blessings of the Lord. Spiritual security will always depend upon how we live, not where we live.”

Our 4th of July dinner at TGI Fridays

Saturday was just a lovely summer day. There was a huge fund raiser on the downs: Race for Life! Breast cancer research. Lots of pink tuu tuus, pink wigs and many women participating in a 5K ‘pretty muddy’ run. Along the route were mud baths and muddy slides etc. There was a very festive feeling in the air. We walked around and drank it all in. There was a 3K on Sunday too but no mud and a lot of little girls were running with their mums.

Sunday meetings were very good as usual. There was a baby blessing in our ward for a baby who belongs to two very prominent families in the Bristol Stake. We had a lot of visitors many that we know and work with in our calling. The testimony meeting was very powerful! Sometimes they are just like that. A visiting brother commented in his testimony that he noticed how many new things were being celebrated in our ward this day: the new baby, a new member receiving the priesthood and a new deacon etc. All of these events made him realize that he too could be made new as he partook of the Sacrament and renewed his covenants with the Lord. Loved the reminder! Later in the meeting the Bishop shared a story, he had been to visit a family in the ward who have a cute little preschooler. He asked Alfie if he knew who President Monson was and the little guy quickly answered ‘yes, he is a child of God’. Not the answer that Bishop was looking for but very profound!

Sunday night YSA FHE was in Bath and we had such a nice evening. Kieran taught the lesson using the Parable of the Sower. The discussion was great and to reinforce the message as an activity we all drove to Royal Victoria Park. He divided us into teams and we went on a seed collecting walk to see which team would collect the most. I know that from now on I will think of this parable every time is see seeds in nature! It was such a nice evening, a little cool but so balmy.

Admiring the winning team's collection.

We finally were able to take our trip to the temple. We left Monday and stayed overnight and attended a session in the morning.  A Monday evening stroll around the peaceful temple grounds provided a lovely family home evening! We were able to do the work for two family names on Tuesday morning. When we went into the temple it was a sunshiny morning, when we came out it was pouring down rain! Actually the cloud burst only lasted for the time it took us to get to the car and retrieve our rain gear.

Peaceful FHE

We drove home in the afternoon on Tues and were able to talk on SKYPE to 10 of our grand kids who were all together in Cedar City, Utah for a mini family reunion! Each little one had to do some kind of a performance for us, make me smile! I am so happy that they enjoy each other’s company and want to be together.

There was quite a World Cup game on that evening, could not believe the ending score! While my companion was watching the game I visited with a friend on SKYPE.

Wednesday again. District meeting! This was the last one before transfers and it is very likely that a few of the missionaries will be making changes. It is always hard to say good bye, we get so attached to these great kids!!

For only the second time since starting our assignment we missed the Wed YSA meal. We left the house at about 6 pm and were still only about a mile from our place after 40 min. The traffic was horrendous. I finally checked out the traffic report to discover that there was a lorry (truck) fire and one of the major streets was closed. So we backed up and headed on a new route that is only a couple of blocks from our flat. There we were bumper to bumper, we had to call and be excused, and at that rate we would not even get to the Wells Road chapel till everyone else was ready to leave.

Through the course of the evening though I ended up having some needed discussions on SKYPE. All is well that ends well, though I am not so sure about the outcome of that Argentina/Netherlands World Cup game!

This morning we had a delightful visit with Brenda and Adrian Evans. Brenda is healing quickly and improving every day. She looked so good. It was so nice to spend an hour basking in her sweet spirit. We are so thankful for her recovery!!

Sometimes, especially right now during summer break we have to be creative with our time. As we are seeking worthwhile service to give, I get a little discouraged. I was very grateful to read a statement in this month’s Ensign by Elder Gerrit W Gong: “Recognize that being busy is not the same as being worthy, and being worthy does not require perfection.”

Thankful for another week here in jolly Olde England, thankful for the opportunities given to us by this call! Love you all back home! Love those beautiful grand kids that bring so much life, laughter and faith to our family!

TTFN! As Tigger would say!

Work while the sun is radiant…..

3 July, 2014

 Love this picture of my 3 yr old grandson refusing to do anything, 
because some days are just like this

I love the words to the song improve the shining moments. Each phrase has such great application to every day of our mission.

Since last post it has been business as usual. We went to YSA meal Wednesday where Wil served us lasagna and we all enjoyed one another’s company. Thursday Institute in the evening. We are in charge on Thursdays now until Brenda gets better. By the way she has had her surgery and is home from the hospital recuperating. All went well she just needs to patiently heal.

Back to institute, we gave the Elders and Fran a ride. We attended the Stake YSA presidency meeting before the class started. As usual the class was great. Brother Balloch spent a lot of time talking about conversion and our responsibility in that process. The point that I enjoyed the best was his emphasis on choice, conversion is a choice, we have to choose to have the desire and we have to choose to act on it. We have to also choose to submit our will to Heavenly Father thereby having the Faith to be converted and move forward.

Friday we drove out to Taunton and Weston-super-Mare for flat inspections. It was a rainy day. I never thought I would say this but we really did need the rain. There was a down pour on the way but the rest of the drive was fine. Of course evenings lately are spent watching the World Cup.

Saturday we had the privilege of providing our flat for the Downend Sisters to teach Media again the Chinese girl we have mentioned before. There was a very sweet spirit in that session. Sister Nenadovic bore such a powerful testimony! She is from Croatia and is a convert of only 2 years herself. Sometimes I wish I could capture such moments so that I can revisit them when I need courage and faith my self!

Sunday we drove out to Trowbridge to visit that ward for all of the Sunday meetings. It is the first time we have been out there and it was a very nice experience. There are several young ladies in that ward who are just turning or have turned 18 so will be joining the Stake YSA. We enjoyed visiting with Beth and Cassie also YSA. A member of the bishopric and his wife, who is in the RS presidency are helping to advise the Young Single Adults in the ward, and it was good to meet them and touch base with them. All in all we had a very good visit!

Our plan for Monday was to drive to the temple and then stay over night in the Accommodation Center so we could attend the temple bright and early Tuesday morning. We had made reservations at the center, we were all packed up and ready to go and Bill was hit with a bad migraine headache... change of plans! He had to go right down in a dark room. I was brooding a bit because I am not one who does well with last minute plan changing. It is interesting how things worked out. A little while later I received an urgent text from someone in need. I was glad that I was able to be home and respond; funny how that works huh!

Bill woke up from his rest and his head was a little better though he was still pretty wiped out. He was craving roast chicken from the Harvester Inn so we went there for Family Home Evening!

Tuesday was a busy day with making appointments, sending greetings home and shopping at Costco. In the evening the Elders met with Francine at our flat. That was also a very good experience. I feel so lucky to be in on these moments! Wow what privileges this mission affords us.

Georgia has been home for a few weeks and things are going well for her. Hanna also and she has attended her ward in Taiwan.  She is trying to adjust to the church in another country. Alex is also home but will be back for a short visit next week before she heads to Texas for the rest of the break.

Wednesday we had district meeting. As always it is enjoyable to watch the workings of the missionaries. At the close of the meeting Elder Darcy our district leader played a combined talk by Elder Eyring and Elder Holland. Of course the message was profound. They talked of the difficult challenge of being a missionary and how that difficulty allows these young people to learn through adversity the same way that the Savior learned. Elder Holland’s address was to future mission presidents and he told them that as their missionaries take these great challenges on themselves “They are standing shoulder to shoulder with the best life that ever was.” He also said that salvation is not a cheap experience; it is not supposed to be easy. As I was sitting in that room watching the faces of 4 elders and 2 sisters listen to this council, I realized how much Heavenly Father loves them! They are his emissaries doing what he would do were he on the earth today. I pray that I can support them in their unselfish efforts!!

So we had to prepare the YSA meal for the first time Wednesday. We of course decided to do something that did not need cooking. We served hoagie Sandwiches (some had to Google hoagie before they would  sign up to come) and crisps (potato chips), watermelon and carrots! Then I served the brownies that I am becoming famous for. (They are made from the Ghiradelli brownie mix sold at Costco) We did not have a very big turn out but we had a great time and got really full!

Got a kick out of these crows the other morning: "I don't know mate what d'ya wanna do"

Sometimes when I take my morning walk I become overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity I have to be here in Bristol England seeing so many wonderful things and being able to work with such great people. I have to admit that there are times when I get restless, or feel like I am not actually making a difference, I feel a bit like 3 year old Markus. And then there are times when I get homesick but those times go away soon when I feel the spirit of the Holy Ghost testifying through me, or I am privileged to feel the Saviors love for the Young Single Adults of our stake. Thank you all again for your love and support which helps lifts us up and helps keep us focused!