Family History Mission Week 26

Hi everyone,

Well it has been a busy week and especially a busy week end.  The number of missionaries has drop significantly over the last month and scheduling at the FHL has become difficult.  I get the preliminary schedule on Monday and then work through all the problems of meetings, classes, leave of absence , sickness and just plan request not to work, this leaves the schedule sometimes really short of people.

Sharon has been invited by President Koplfer to practice on the Joseph Smith Memorial Building organ.  He has given her a brief overview of the organ and she has had two practices.  Wow what an instrument!  It can produce some remarkable sound.  Sharon is a little rusty on her organ performance skill s and needs some more practice time.  She is trying to schedule twice a week,and then uses the small keyboard at the apartment to get her fingers back in shape.

Conference was a major hit and the weather was absolutely perfect.  the flowers were gorgeous and the crowds overwhelming.  We had many visitors from around the world coming into the Library to do work, and it was fun speaking to all the different nationalities. One of my favorite quotes from conference was by Elder  Renlund as he quoted Nelson Mandela;

Dec 2013, the world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela. After 27 yrs. of imprisonment for his role in the apartheid struggle, he was the 1st democratically elected Pres. of So. Africa. His forgiveness for those who imprisoned him was remarkable. He received widespread praise & acclaim. Mandela frequently deflected accolades by say, “I’m no saint; that is unless you think a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying.” This statement, “A saint is a sinner who keeps on trying” should reassure & encourage members of the Church. Altho’ we are referred to as Latter-day Saints, we sometimes flinch at the reference. The term “saints” is commonly used to designate those who have achieved a level of holiness or even perfection. And we know perfectly well that we are not perfect. God cares less about who we were & more about who we are becoming. God cares that we keep on trying. If we don’t repent & keep on trying, then we are just “Latter-day sinners” OR Latter-day Hypocrites.


Hope you all have a great week and stop to smell the flowers!

E/S Waller, Chuck & Sharon, Bama & Bampa, Mom & Dad