How are we all doing?

[Anonymous]

Thanks.

DW and I have mostly settled in now, life was certainly more stressful when the big events were taking place and in the months afterwards. These days the trials are more related to resignation… and sure there’s some bitterness because we’d both like to have our lives back.

Of course I can tell everyone to go to heck and get our lives back tomorrow if I really wanted to. That’s been one hard lesson to learn in all of this. When to turn off all feelings towards someone else to preserve a small slice of sanity for yourself.

[Anonymous]

I have been less active than previously for a couple of main reasons:

1) I simply have been trying not to dominate the conversations and see how things go. Thanks to everyone for picking up the slack and keeping the tone in its proper, delicate balance.

2) I will be starting a Master’s Degree in Counseling this fall, so I need to start cutting back on multiple things in order to be prepared for the time commitment that will entail.

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I will be starting a Master’s Degree in Counseling this fall

So this is what we’ve brought you too? 😯

Good luck. You have a very even temper. I am sure your clients will appreciate it.

[Anonymous]

DarkJedi wrote:

I don’t recall hearing where your son is going Heber.

…sorry, maybe I didn’t update you…but he got his call to Spain Madrid and leaves on Monday. I was nervous before he got his call how the bishop would handle his worthiness stuff, but it seems to all have gone through fine and my son and I have talked openly about stuff…he seems pretty grounded and excited to go…I have had him read all the essays to be aware of issues he may hear on his mission.

Past few weeks he has been very spiritual…all I can say is that it has helped bring love in our home and I am reminded the church is good for families in many ways. He is focused on serving and loving people. I’m proud of him. Church is what it is for me…but i’m surprised many times to see how the kids grow up to be adults and process it.

I also enjoy talking politics with the kids.

Dinner times have been more rewarding as of late

[Anonymous]

Heber :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Anonymous]

My older sister served in that mission back in the 80’s. It will be an eye-opener for your son.

[Anonymous]

Old Timer wrote:

My older sister served in that mission back in the 80’s. It will be an eye-opener for your son.

My BYU freshman dorm roommate served in the Bilbao mission 88-90…they’ve redone the missions there now and Bilbao was split up and added to Barcelona and Madrid.

I have only heard good things about that area, and although the church work and conversions are difficult, the experience is a good one, from what I hear.

Interesting how missions work now. He had to buy a Galaxy Tablet before leaving and loaded it all up with encryption software and the gospel library and many videos and a bunch of things. Technology is a good thing. Obedience still is a requirement. He can only email on P-days. And his next Pday is next Thursday.

I got a message from him when he got to the MTC, they allowed them to send a message to one parent to confirm they are ok. He sent me a nice note and he is doing great, and having ups and downs already with spiritual messages, and an annoying companion, and some basketball right as they got to the MTC. He sounds good.

I think the church programs are imperfect. I hear things like stories of “bicycle baptisms” and also know of things in the mission I served that were bad. But all in all…the church is responsible for providing an experience for my son, and it will benefit him.

Interestingly, my step son…who is the same age…is not interested in going on a mission. He has started university. So…in our home…we are celebrating one missionary, while also celebrating one university student…and without detracting from either, celebrating the individuals in where they are at. My previous bishop is a good guy…but he definitely thinks we should be pressuring my step son more to go on the mission too…but…that turns him off the church even more. We are going to celebrate my son as a missionary as much as we can…but I fully accept the kids can have different paths, and it really is ok.

So…all in all…good things going on in our home and the church has been a focus of late. I like it when the church provides positive things. Regardless of doctrine or historical things or various views on what it is all about.

[Anonymous]

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Interestingly, my step son…who is the same age…is not interested in going on a mission. He has started university. So…in our home…we are celebrating one missionary, while also celebrating one university student…and without detracting from either, celebrating the individuals in where they are at. My previous bishop is a good guy…but he definitely thinks we should be pressuring my step son more to go on the mission too…but…that turns him off the church even more. We are going to celebrate my son as a missionary as much as we can…but I fully accept the kids can have different paths, and it really is ok.

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