We are in Roseville California

Here is the picture of our District that I had trouble loading last week.

In the front row are Sister Vazquez and Sister Hubbard.  On the back row are Sister and Elder Rippy, Elder and Sister Wells, and then us.

Here are our tags.

So last week we had our training at the MTC specifically for office couples.  Our class had 4 couples and Sister Hubbard, who was in our District the week before.  We were again trained by returned missionaries attending BYU, they are amazing, and we also had a couple that "had been there, and done that".  They were very helpful in explaining what goes on in the office and other guidelines for Sr. couples.

The class curriculum included the basics on computers and on the Microsoft Office Suite of Word, Excel and Powerpoint. These are programs we have used extensively in our business life, but most of the others in our class had not, so the class was a good thing for them.

We also learned how to pay the bills, how to manage the cars, and all the other things done in the mission office.  It actually is quite a lot.

We finished the training on Thursday afternoon, and that evening Mom and I treated ourselves to a great meal at P.F. Changs in Orem.

Friday morning we packed up the car, picked up the trailer at Albert and Kris' and off we were.  That day, 4 feet of snow was forecasted for the mountains with snow and rain on the valley floors. The snow was falling and real pretty as we picked up the trailer in Highland, UT, but we pushed on hoping for better weather in Nevada.

We drove 710 miles that day and were surprised we made it all the way to Roseville.  The Donner's Pass had some snow, but was okay when we went through.  We learned later that on Thursday, the day before we came through, the pass had been closed, and then opened with Chains Required.  There was a 3 hour back-up.  Talk about the Lord taking care of his missionaries.

On Saturday, we went exploring.  We found the apartment complex we had made arrangements with and found the Mission Office.  Although we were not scheduled to move in until the following Tuesday, we talked the apartment people into letting us move in that day. That was another blessing.

So this senior couple that works in the mission office, Elder and Sister Morgan, comes out to help us move in. He is a retired surgeon, and his wife is a retired nurse.  He is 83 and she is 80!!!!!  Our apartment is on the second floor,  and you all saw the picture of the stuff in the trailer!!  They worked me to death!  How could I quit when they were still going?  We emptied the whole trailer, and got everything in the apartment.  The next day we went to church with them.  They are in a Ward with 650 members.  They come early or you will miss out on parking.  Then after church, they had us over for dinner.  What a delightful couple they are.  They recently gave up skiing, and he is frustrated with his golf game "because he has lost some distance" in his drives.  

We have new aspirations to be like them as we grow older.

On Monday we will start our work in the mission office.