This week was unbelievable, almost. The first part of the week was unusual. As we started our week with our first appointment a cold cruel fact hit us. It was cold and cruel to those unprepared for the cold. Two nights it got down to about 20 degrees and stayed fairly cold all day. For those unprepared for this kind of weather, it was bad. At our first appointment, we had to cancel our lesson because it was too cold. The family is living in a mobile home with no central heating only 1 portable electrical heater in one small bedroom. The plumbing froze and they were cold. In fact, every place we went the next 2 days, pipes were frozen. So instead of teaching, we rounded up heaters and blankets. Thankfully, we were in a well heated apartment so we didn't have to worry about ourselves just everyone else. So for all of you reading where you think it is "really" cold, and envying us in sunny Florida, it can get cold here, too. In fact, on Tuesday I checked the temperature in Tallahassee and Homedale and they were exactly the same, 21 degrees. On the other hand, by Saturday the high temperature had risen to 72 and low of 60.
Saturday we helped the Marianna Elders teach an investigator from Guatemala again. In the United States and in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we have a rich history of pioneers trekking across America by wagons, and handcarts. Sister Huddleston asked the investigator how they came to the US. Her reply was, "we walked." Hard treks across countries is not just in history. It is also evident in some lives today. Let us honor all those who sacrifice and do hard things for their families.
Good blog. I must admit sometimes we do feel sorry for ourselves until we hear how difficult and the sacrafices other people make.
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