Dear family,
Thanks to you all for your love and prayers. And a big thank you to Aunt Kathy for organizing putting our names on the prayer rolls in so many temples. I was so overcome when I was reading the email to Dad that I just had to stop until I could get my emotions under control. We feel your prayers helping us each day.
We still don't have Internet in our apartment but it should be hooked up sometime tomorrow. That means that we will have to stay home all afternoon or at least until they come. Today we were able to find the bank the Blodgetts used and get a local account set up. Yesterday we went somewhere to register. You have to register when you move to a new town and unregister when you leave. We are starting to be able to find our way from our apartment to the Institute.
Monday afternoon I found some great treasures on the curb put there for the trash pick up. We needed a full length mirror and found one on an old door they were throwing away. I wish I could bring it home with me. That would have been OK but then I found three other doors with arches on them to make a room divider, two wooden drawers to use for something(I haven't figured out what),and various other treasures.
We had a few little tender mercies on Monday. A neighbor kept appearing during the day every time we were frustrated and didn't know what to do. We couldn't get a patio door to close and he showed up at our door and showed us how. Then we couldn't remember where our storage locker was. We looked for 15 min or so. We went to every floor we could and tried our key in 8 or so doors. Just then the elevator door opened and there was the neighbor again. He took us to the right floor and through the right door and there it was.
We were on our way to get some dinner and I suggested we go by the Institute to see if some of the Young Adults had shown up for FHE. We were told on Sunday that it had been canceled but as we drove up there were three JAE's standing in the parking lot waiting for us to get there. One had spaghetti makings so we went in , had dinner and then a quick activity. As we were finishing, Ruben asked Dad if he would give him a blessing which he did. The spirit was really strong. Then a non-member girl asked for a Priesthood blessing. What a night! We didn't get home until 11:00.
Tuesday was the Institute opening social and another late night. It's a good thing we don't have to keep the same time schedule as the young missionaries. Today we drove out to IKEA and got some new bedding and pillows. Then we had a discussion with a young man who is scheduled for baptism the week after conference. Please keep Stefan in your prayers. He is trying to stop smoking.
Dad is anxious to get home so I need to close. We love you. Thanks for your emails and updates.
Love, Mom
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