Hegsted Mission

   23-July-2023-Sunday It is always good to stir things up and today was definitely not a typical Sunday.  We did drive to Rutland at the same time as always arriving early enough to practice.  However, we did not wear our church clothes, rather we were in our finest working clothes.  Felt a little strange without a white shirt and tie, but I managed.  Dede looked great as normal.  We had a quick thought about coming only for the Sacrament today and then a quote from President Hinckley from the end of a conference where he said we will know if conference is a success if it changes us so we do something. different.  The Branch President related this to the Sacrament which we then had administered to us.  No closing song, just a prayer and we then received instructions about the clean up we would be involved with after church.     The clean up was in Cavendish which is a next to Ludlow VT.  This area was the first hit by the floo...

   16-July-2023-Sunday It was raining hard when we left for church.  I must admit, I am a little more concerned about rain in VT, than I have been in the past after the flooding we experienced last week.  It slowed considerably within 10 miles so the drive was enjoyable.  However there was a section where the road had been washed out to a single  lane due to the flooding and people were driving very cautiously.  More cautiously than I thought was warranted, but I am probably wrong. When we got to church there was a large family waiting outside.  Although I wanted to practice the organ, I actually stopped to visit with them.  Turns out they are from Zurich Switzerland where I served my mission.  They spoke English well which is good, because I no longer speak German, although after they came to the site, I was starting to understand his Swiss German a bit.  Amazing what the mind can do. I think the chorister googled the hardest hymns...