The Last Three Weeks
I thought we would have time last week to write another blog post or two, but there was no time. I realize, now that I will never have that kind of time, so I will very briefly try to pick out the important things and let future blogs be more descriptive of our activities. I described our arrival in the last post. From that moment on, the Sturgills whose place we are now trying to fill, took us under their wing. They made sure to introduce us in person or over Zoom, to every leader in every stake who has responsibility for Welfare and Self Reliance. They took us to so many places in and around the City to help us get a feel for what sites we should visit and some we would not likely have chosen on our own. It was a whirlwind couple of weeks. One highlight from our first week was a tour by Scott Irwin, a local member who is an amateur historian and Institute of Religion director. It was a Preparation day for the senior couples, so almost all of them were there. He took us to the st...