Hegsted Mission

  17-December-2023-Sunday The calendar says December 17, but the weather says October.  It made for a nice day, and we arrived home before the rains started.  The branch presidency spoke in church, and we had a remarkable musical number.  Next Sunday, we will have a single hour since it is Christmas Eve. I think there will be musical numbers by different organizations and congregational singing. It should be very nice. We arrived at the site with a slight mist, which continued for 2.5 hours before the rains came.  I think we will have over 2 inches in the next 24 hours.  With temperatures above freezing, our snow will be melted, and we will have a green Christmas.  Hard to know what will happen in a week, but snow is not predicted for 10 days.  Up to this point, this has been a mild winter similar to or exceeding last year. We worked 2-5 and were blessed to have people visit us.  Two groups came an hour before dark (when the lights went on)an...

  10-December-2023-Sunday The weather repeats itself.  Another lovely day heading to Rutland, with rain during Church and then rain for the rest of the day.  Tonight, we should get snow.  It's pretty much a repeat of last week. We had spiritual meetings.  Presidents Benson (Elders) and Shelton (Stake) spoke exceptionally.  Great spirit was felt by all.  The organist was mediocre. Primary, as always, was fun.  We sang only one song, but the primary will sing on the 24th, so it was good to review it several times.  We enjoyed a light rain storm all the way home. We had 3 hours before our shift, so we reviewed the Blog, and I worked on the document.  The rain increased in volume, and fog hung in the valleys as we headed to the site. We had a few cars drive through, and fewer got out to come inside.  The Buswells came over and visited for the last hour, making a delightful end to the day.  Now we are home, ready to eat.   11-D...