Honoring Our Beloved President Monson Week #37

The weeks are flying past us.  The pace is much slower during the winter off season, but we are still busy.  Elder Smart continues to handle all financial records, the monthly newsletter, and the mission history.  Sister Smart works on the weekly assignments for missionaries, does the program for Sundays, answers the phone, answers mission emails, and schedules school groups and campgrounds.  We assist each other on most of the above.   In addition we are assigned as a couple, weekly cleaning assignments, what ever needs to be done on our work crew day, and serving in the visitors' center.  We also retreive the mail each day and distribute it. Theres are usually other things that we are asked to do, but the above things are every week.  Hopefully this gives you an idea of what keeps us busy.  Below is the weekly assignment sheet that Sister Smart did for this week.  You can also see  2 of 8 pages from Elder Smart's  monthly newsletter

This week's assignment Chart

Page From Newsletter

Newsletter

We enjoyed a fresh halibut dinner on Monday thanks to Elder and Sister Balentine.  They are a couple that served here this summer.  They went halibut fishing when they got home and they froze some and shipped it to us.  It was still frozen when it arrived.  We had some of it a couple of months ago and had the last of it Monday evening.  It was sooooo good!  Fresh halibut is so much better than any we have ever heaten.  Even anti-fish Elder Smart enjoyed it.

Our work crew assignment this week was to clean out the inside of the pickup trucks owned by the

Church here at Martin's Cove.

Elder Smart Washing Truck

Friday afternoon we all gathered in the chapel and watched the funeral of President Monson.  We all feel such great gratitude for his service and example.

Our mission president, President Lonny Pace, has been diagnosed with cancer.  He has been working with the doctors at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.  He needs to go to Salt Lake to get some tests done and get a suggested treatment plan from Huntsman Cancer Center.  President and Sister Pace will be leaving tomorrow morning and we do not know when they will return.  Our prayers our with them.

Pres Pace in Casper hospital after surgery

President Pace Wiith Back Brace

We want to share our testimony of Jesus Christ.  We know he lives and loves all.  We can only find happiness by being obedient to his commandments.  Obedience brings happiness and prosperity.

We miss all of you and love you.

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