Email Letter - April 23, 2012

Hey everyone. This isn't much to say about the last week except the weekend was very busy and very exciting. Saturday was move day for us. Kind of. After we had packed everything up and loaded it into the mission trailer, the senior missionary in charge of apartments realized that it was not us that was supposed to be moving, but the other elders! He flip flopped the days on us accidentally thinking we were the 6th ward elders. Whoops! We decided we would try to move on with the move as best we could and try to get into our apartment anyway. It looked like we were going to be able to, but ended up we couldn't. We got the keys, opened the door, and there were cleaners inside! They won't be done until later today it seems. So we'll either finish up moving in today or we may have to wait until tomorrow. Either way, we're stuck without an apartment. So what are we doing until then? Staying at a member's house of course. We've been taking turns sleeping on the floor and sleeping on the bed. Sadly I think the floor was more comfortable and if we stay the night again tonight I'll be fighting for it. Kind of a sticky situation and not super fun but you do what you have to do.
We had the Roseville stake conference this last Sunday as well, which was excellent. We got to hear from a few people in the congregation, a member of the stake presidency here, President and Sister Weston, President and Sister Baggs (of the sac temple) and from Elder Cordova, whom is an area Seventy in so-Cal. It was great. One of the things that Elder Cordova talked about was recognizing that the most important meeting in the church is Sacrament meeting, because of the Sacrament itself. He told us that we needed to make the chapel as holy as the temple. When he asked how we do that he said it is by recognizing the angels ministering to us as we renew our covenants. He then invited all of the primary children up to sing I love to see the temple, and when they finished he asked if anyone noticed the angels like he did. It was excellent. I love getting the opportunity to go to meetings like that and hear from church leaders. It almost always helps me see a new perspective on something in the church or in every day life. Usually both.
Anyway I think that's all for this week, I love you all and take care!