Good Morning! I hope you are doing well and have had a great week!
It's Stake Conference here so I feel a little freedom (no ward council!!!) Although I did have an extra 90 minute meeting yesterday and evening session last night...so yeah. haha
The overall idea I'm getting from yesterday's meetings is that we need to find the one...look for who is in need and help and love them. Love everyone...but find the one.
Our stake president counselor told a story yesterday that was pretty dramatic. He said that there was a mischievous boy who decided to get a cinder block and tie it to a rope which he then tied to his arm. Then he went up on the freeway overpass and would lower it down and freak out the cars. Just as they were about to get to the cinder block he would raise it up out of the way.
Obviously people were freaking out and called the police. As the police were approaching things were getting a little chaotic and the boy wasn't paying close attention.
A large semi truck was approaching but the boy didn't see it in time. He yanked the cinder block as hard and fast as he could but the truck hit the brick and ripped his arm clean off. It was a very awful scene.
But the police didn't stop and help him. They raced after the semi truck and arrested the driver.
What? That is so crazy. What did they arrest him for? What did he do wrong????? He was just the victim of this boy.
They arrested him for...armed robbery. 
I'm not really sure WHY he told that story! His lesson went on to tell the story of the lost coin, the lost sheep and the prodigal son -- and how when we lose something we search for it...and when it is returned we celebrate and are so happy.
Anyway...it was a good meeting!
Grandpa has been saying for some time that his bed is terrible and he needs a new one. So on Friday night after we had dinner, Dad (Andy) went to work and Gpa (Rod) and I went to the Blvd. We spent about an hour with him laying on beds and trying them out. They had a fancy machine that said what kind of mattress he would likely prefer most. We picked out a few choices but he wasn't ready to purchase just yet.
I went home and did some research and found a store called The Mattress Store near Costa Vida that seemed promising.
Saturday morning after pickleball I had dad stop there and I went in and talked to the salesman. He was really nice and they had some better deals than the Blvd. So I texted dad the information. He went over on his own and the manager had found even better deals than he told me about!
Holly came and spent the day and everyone had Costa Vida for dinner and then Gpa and I went back to the Mattress Store. He was able to get an adjustable frame bed, mattress and special cover for about $1300. That was the price of the mattress only at the blvd. SO that felt like a really nice deal! He will get his new bed on Tuesday.
This week went really fast for me but looking back I don't know why. There doesn't seem to be anything exciting or different going on.
I'm working on getting signs for city hall bid out and because they are remodeling our building everyone is in a bit of a mess. But I'm actually mostly all together now.
All my bosses are going to SLC today - Tuesday night so Monday and Tuesday should be really quiet for me. I've tried to line up auction stuff to pick up and post and help with a water project so I won't be bored. Slow days are torture! Our assistant court clerk quit so I might be able to help Mindy up there as well...with training or answering phones or something.
Wednesday night we took the youth to the chapel next to the new Red Cliffs Temple and we had a lecture by the head missionaries there - they told some neat stories about little miracles that happened so far.
One story is that they needed to dig but all the diggers in town were busy. Some guy said he had an old one in his yard but it needed to be repaired. They repaired the digger and used it for the time needed. When they had shoveled their last bit of dirt, the digger broke down again.
Another story is that there was a red tailed hawk that has been frequenting the temple. There were some native Indians working and they said the red tailed hawk always goes to sacred grounds. The missionaries explained that the temple was sacred grounds. The hawk has been returning there daily for the project and can often be seen perching on the angel Moroni's horn. Cool, eh?
So there ya have it. Lots of church stuff this week and not much else. I looked through my pix for the week and there was nothing cool or exciting there either!
A quiet week is good tho! No horrors to report. Everyone is healthy. Just doing our day to day thing!
Love you lots and look forward to hearing from you tomorrow. Happy Sunday!
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