I am a Mormon

We have had zone conferences going on for the last week or so, and one more coming up.  At the zone conferences the missionaries were able to watch “Meet the Mormons”, a full length film that comes to theaters Oct. 10.  Here is what it says on meetthemormons.com:

Meet the Mormons examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Filmed on location and across the globe, Meet the Mormons takes viewers on a journey into the day-to-day realities of individuals living in the U.S., Costa Rica, Nepal and beyond. From their individual passions to their daily struggles, each story paints a picture as rich and unique as the next while challenging the stereotypes that surround the Mormon faith.

The Sisters loved seeing it.  We are working during the middle of every zone conference so we will wait to see it.  The Battalion is supposed to get it sooner or later.  We look forward to being able to watch it.

It looks good.  Here is the trailer:

Last night was the semi-annual General Women’s meeting broadcast for all women, young women and girls eight years of age and older.  Here is the broadcast:

 Next weekend is General Conference!  We really love hearing from a prophet of God.  And all of the other wonderful speakers, too.  It strengthens us and uplifts us.  You can watch on tv or on lds.org or at your local LDS church.  There are sessions on Saturday and Sunday, October 4^th and 5^th.  You won’t be sorry!  It will be some of the best time you have ever spent. Here is an invitation for you.

We are showing it in the theater at the Battalion.  Because we will be working during parts of conference, we will catch what we have missed online.  We are so glad we can do that.

 

The temple has been closed for the last two weeks for the semi-annual maintenance.  We still go to the grounds for our shift to answer questions and talk to people.  They do deep cleaning and this time they replaced all of the chairs.

Lots and lots of boxes of chair parts waiting to be installed.

The people who install the chairs came to the Battalion last week and asked about church schedules.  They needed a ward with an afternoon schedule.  I gave them the information about the closest one and told them I’d see them there since that is the ward we attend.  We ended up sitting right next to them.  We chatted a bit and found out they live in an even smaller town than Midway and just over US route 40 from us!  They install chairs in many temples.  The company that makes the chairs they install does not make the unusual chairs wanted for the new Provo City Center temple so they won’t be working on that one, but they did bid on and got the job at the Rome temple!  So cool.  They were very nice and I’d love to see them again when we get home.

This was the cool view I had from the front desk at the Battalion the other night.  It was dark outside so the lighting is weird, but I liked the sliver moon and watched it until it was out of sight.

These people passed by the Battalion this morning.

Today you meet talented Sister Cazares, originally from Mexico and now from Salt Lake.  She went to SLCC and is a CNA.  She LOVES to sing and dance.  She also loves working on cars!  She is not afraid to get her hands dirty.  Her dad is a mechanic and so it is in her genes.

Her brother is also on a mission now.  He is serving in Boise, ID.  They share miracles and blessings with each other.  Both of their parents were missionaries and were good examples to them.  Sister Cazares loves being a missionary and being able to serve at the Mormon Battalion.