Hegsted Mission

  23-October-2022-Sunday After four or five weeks, we were finally able to return to the Rutland Branch for Sunday services.  We were gratified that someone noticed our absence.  It was the annual Primary Program and Dede was invited to sit on the stand and help with crowd control.  Sadly, the organist, who is a 95 year old, professional organist, nonmember, informed me that this will be his last week playing.  He is afraid to go outside when it is snowy and slick and so will not attend until spring.  I will miss him and as I expressed my sadness, it was obvious that he will miss this important part of his life.  He has played for many years in the branch as his daughter is a member of the branch.  I really enjoyed his prelude and processional postlude music.  I took a moment to play the organ in case I am called upon to play in the future before we left. We ate a sack lunch in the car as we made the hour drive home and were at the site by 2 ...

  16-October-2022-Sunday: I did not take a picture today.  Write it down! We had the early shift this morning and opened the site up at 10 am instead of waiting for 11 am and were rewarded with two sets of visitors during that earlier hour.  It felt like we needed to do that and it is always good when things work out the way you feel prompted to move. The first couple were a friend (nearly blind) and her companion.  I was amazed at the attention to detail from her.  She definitely was making up for her handicap by utilizing her other talents and faculties.  After 11 am, it was just busy again.  The Buswells came in at 12 and we stayed busy through the end of our shift.  I wish it would never slow down, but I do not want to build up a false hope. As we were leaving a couple came up and I introduced them to President Ewer.  The wife lit up and said were you our son's mission president?  That was so fun to witness.  The son apparently ...