On
Canada Day-- oh, and don't worry, I wrote CANADA DAY nice and big in
red letters in my planners--- we met the new mission president.
They're awesome. I do love the Wolfert's, they were
such a great couple and such a powerhouse, and I miss them. I am so
excited for the new President. They seem so loving and totally different
from the Wolfert's it's very interesting.
I thought Jared would like this. Sister Bennion's
father is blind in both eyes because of a tank explosion during WWII.
Get this, he was a part of the Big Red 1 division and he was on Ohmaha
beach in Normandy on their D Day! What?! President showed us pictures
that his father-in-law had from it and all I could think about was the
opening scene of "Saving Private Ryan." Her dad was there! So cool. He
seems like such an awesome man. And President was in the Marines, so he
got along with her dad really well and he designed this memorial for the
Big Red 1 division in Normandy. President served his mission in France,
so he designed it in French. Really cool. The whole time I was thinking
about Jared and how much he would have loved to meet Sister Bennion's
dad. And Sister Bennion's dad was blind and his wife married him against
her parents wishes because of his blindness. They have a certain way to
communicate and it was the cutest thing to see because they showed us
picutres of their different touches and hand signals. Also, that's why
Sister Bennion got into music. He couldn't see so he couldn't tell them
to put on a different, longer skirt, or take off all their make up, but
he could listen to them and record them playing different instruments
and he was proud of them for that.
Then they told us their story and how they met and
stuff. They did it together on the stand. It was cool because they met
with the Brethren frequently to discuss how they would be over a mission
and bring their daughter with Cerebral Palsy to the mission. I feel
like we're being blessed to have such a wonderful couple over our
mission and for them to have the chance to bring their daughter. I'm so
excited to finish off the mission with them as our President.
On another note, our baptism is a go! Bonnie is
ready.We (I) was stupidly stressed out about getting rides to Bonnie's
and getting all the lessons in before she was interviewed because now we
have to teach the 5th lesson before baptism etc. And Sister Burgess,
calm as a cucumber, helped me go through a schedule and plan out exact
days to meet with her, and hopefully that would all work with her AND we
needed to get a ride there because she lives days away. Well, Sister
Noon, this wonderful, wonderful lady from Texas offered to drive us. She
and her family are in limbo and still trying to sell their house in
Texas and are back and forth between there and Georgia, and she said she
will take us to all the lessons with Bonnie and she'd be happy to stay
for Bonnie's baptism! So thankful for real saints in this world! She
truly is one!
Bonnie came to church yesterday and participated in
Relief Society, it was great. She also got a shirt thing to wear under
her dress because Sister Burgess did that and it covered the ladies and
she liked that. That was small but kind of cool. And she tried on her
baptismal jumpsuit and it fit like a glove, she looked great. It made me
really excited for Saturday.
Anyway, good, but stressful week. Those loads just
give us more traction to move forward. Thanks to Elder Bednar I can rely
on that and keep moving.
Love y'all so much,
Sister Smith
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