Our Eleventh Week

Last Sunday, after I posted my blog entry for the week, I walked outside because there was heavy smoke in the air.  I took this picture.

Smoke on Sunday evening.

      I think most of Utah is on fire.  We have emergency preparedness meetings and training on evacuation procedures.   At least two of the Elders serving here are professional fire fighters - specializing in range fires.  They are confident that we are secure in even the worst case scenario.  Could be a very interesting summer.  I'm hoping for day to day service.


This week was spent working on Challenge Course 4.  We had Young Women, Youth Conferences, and family reunions.

We are busy everyday and becoming more confident with our assignments.

      On Friday we had a Ward Youth Conference visit our course.  One of the young men was 18 years old and in a wheel chair.  He was paralyzed from the waist down.  I was worried about him making his way through the wood chips.  I did not need to worry.  He was able to climb the pole - 25 feet - cross the cable to the Eagles nest and ride the zip line. ALL this with only the use of his arms! He is amazing.  He is on the Olympic paraplegic tennis team.  Nothing stops him when he sets a goal.   Whenever I feel like saying "I can't do this" in the future, I will think of him.

THAT WAS THE LESSON LEARNED THIS WEEK.