Cold and Windy but we are Blessed to be Here # 43

This was one cold week,  We felt like we had a heat wave Saturday because we had a high of 22 degrees and a low of 2 degrees.  Of coarse it felt much colder with the Wyoming wind.  Today being Sunday, we enjoyed blue skys but it was as cold as ever with very strong gusts of wind.  Still an amazing Sunday.  The weather is challenging, but we still love it here/  We will miss the sacred feeling that is always present.

The Sweet Water River frozen over.

Saturday Sister Smart and Sister Crist went to Casper for Prep day.  The wind was blowing snow across the road all the way home.  Thank goodness the wind blew the snow low and our visibility was still good.  Sister Smart was grateful for our 4 wheel drive Jeep.  It makes her feel much more comfortable driving in Wyoming Winters.  Elder Smart stayed home and vacuumed and watched John Wayne movies.

We are getting close to having this next summer's missionaries come.  The winter missionaries have been busy with lots of preparations ...welcome baskets, trailers in order, campsites in order, getting shirts embossed with WMTM, making lunch bags with place settings, preparing their training materials, getting treks scheduled and organized.

Sister Smart is doing her best to get ready to trek this Summer.  She does a lot of fast walking on the treadwmill in the gathering room.

Sister Smart with Sister Crist on Treadmill

We had an olympic party at the gathering room on Friday evening. We watched the olympics, talked, laughed and ate a great meal.

Watching the Olympics in the Gathering Room

 The Swingholmes (last summer missionaries) visited us this week as they traveled through.  

Elder and Sister Taylor With the Swingholmes

We know that Jesus Christ lives and is always ready to help us through our trials.  He does want us to ask for help when you need it and pray always.  We challenge each of our grandchildren and children to be sure to do all you can to keep Christ as the center of your life.  He can help you through everything.  He loves you and so do we!

Grandpa and Grankma Smart, Dad and Mom, Elder and Sister Smart, Paul and Annie