Sunday, June 10, 2012

I wasn't sure if James was feeling up to going to church, but he was.  He hates to miss church.  Of course Jared went with us.  Judy Hunter and Dave Westbrook were the speakers in sacrament meeting.  Judy spoke on how to have peace in our lives and Dave talked about temptations.  Dave was in Iraq for 5 1/2 years and told some interesting stories about his experiences there.
The lesson in Sunday School was about Alma becoming the first chief judge.  In Relief Society Linda Tanner taught  lesson 11 from the George Albert Smith manual on revelation.  Sister Swansey, the new convert, told of an experience she had before she joined the church and was struggling with some word of wisdom concerns.  She was on her way to Show Low and was thinking about telling the missionaries she didn't want to give up her cigars, bourbon, and coffee when she heard a voice say: "You can do this."  She was alone in the car and she knew she hadn't spoken.  The experience was so profound she called her husband and told him she had received revelation.  She stopped that very day from smoking cigars, and drinking coffee and bourbon.  She said that coffee was the hardest for her to give up.
After church Jared had some lunch with us and did some laundry and was on his way back to El Paso.  I sent Tricia's birthday card with him.  He is going home to Frisco for Father's Day next week.  It will take him 5 1/2 hours to get back to El Paso.  I told him to call me when he arrived safely and he did.