Oct Conference 2013

This is Tom and Selina Slim, son Tuchoney, and daughter, Brianna.  They came by to see our Church Garden and it was the very first time that Tuchoney had eaten a raspberry.  He thought they were very good and would like to get some starts for their garden.  It was fun to see his face light up when he tasted the first one.

  They were very excited about their first garden this year and will be getting the ground ready for next year's garden in the next couple of weeks.  We had our first hard frost last night.  The plants in the garden looked 

pretty sad.

  We were able to watch every conference session.  I was especially touched by Elder Jeffrey R Holland's yesterday and President Eyring's talk this morning.  We had about 40 people there this morning.  The spirit was so strong and the feelings of the Savior's love and concern for each of us was so evident.

  Sister Margaret from the Catholic Church on the north of us, invited us over for dinner.  She asked about how a new prophet was chosen and wondered if they voted on who it would be.  Elder Olson explained how it all works.  She also asked if we had a sister missionary who could be called to serve in their "food ministry"  We explained that the sister missionaries served proselyting missions and that we could not call one to serve in the Catholic Food Ministry.  It was actually a very interesting evening.  She had saved a newspaper article about "Mormon women shut out of male meeting"  I just read the article and there wasn't a word about women being shut out.  It was about the membership growing.  It did point out that we are vastly outnumbered by Catholics, who have 1.2 billion members worldwide and Jews with 13.8 million.  Not sure the author did much research before he wrote the other information in the article.

  It was a spiritual feast and we had two families that are taking the missionary lessons attend.  Between sessions today we had a "sort of potluck"  We had invited a family that we knew were coming and then a second family who came.  Once the food is blessed it seems to go as far as it needs to go.  We did not feed 5,000, but we did feed about 20.  It was fun to see the little kids fill their plates.  They were even able to make up some plates for one of the grandmothers. 

  Elder Olson and Elder Walker, the new Seminary teacher, went over to the hospital to give a young woman a blessing.  That actually happens quite frequently.  Sometimes they are being air lifted out and you have to go immediately or they are in the air before you get there.

  Elder Olson helped a new family till and get the Humante, fertilizer, and manure in the grown Friday and yesterday before conference and after.  Unfortunately they were feeding their horse alfalfa and he was down wind of the dust.  I have not seen him wheeze for a long time.  It is not fun for him at all and he is to stubborn to get a blessing.  He keeps telling me he will be fine and I am sure he will, but it is hard to see him struggle to get a breath of air.  Please keep him in your prayers.

  Things are going well otherwise.  Always lots to do and places to go.  

Elder & Sister Olson