This Sunday when we arrived at church, we were greeted
extensively. We hadn’t seen the group
for three weeks. I even got a hug from Joyce who has been a little standoffish,
so I hope she is all right now. One week
was conference in San Ramon, which we didn’t attend as last week we were
ill. This week, it seemed that we had
been away for a long time.
This Sunday
was testimony meeting. I gave my
testimony, partly in English and partly in Spanish. I am sure the spirit touched the
congregation…Many came and thanked me for sharing my testimony with them. Even though I am old, the power of my
testimony is strong. The tiny sister and
her daughter and husband were there. She
shook my hand and kissed my cheek. Then
she indicated that I was so big. I said yes I am grande and you are
piquina. She laughed. That means big and tiny. She needed some medical attention. Her ankles were very swollen. Mel told them she needed a diuretic tablet to
release the fluids. They were going to
take her to the hospital.
The
president wanted to talk with Melaney after the sacrament service, so I waited.
It was some
time before Melaney came out of his office.
He asked her to be the Primary President. She was surprised, and I was extremely
surprised. She hasn’t had experience
with children, but she obviously has the qualities that he was looking
for. He also asked me to play the music
for the primary children. That will keep
us at the meeting house for the full three hours now. Until now we had only
been going to the Sacrament Service since we are unable to follow the classes
in Spanish.
They found
a smaller keyboard and let me bring it home for practice. I need a lot of practice as I haven’t really
played for about four years. After they
released me from playing in Relief Society, I didn’t play any more. My piano at the house in Kelowna was just
sitting in the basement gathering dust.
This
keyboard playing is different than the piano.
Even though the keys are spaced about the same, it is a different
action.
I brought a
hymn book home with me, and the president gave me a children’s magazine with
the song at the back that he would like me to play in a couple of weeks. I should be able to sight read the children’s music. This small keyboard doesn’t have a music
holder with it, so that will be challenging to play with my right hand and hold
the book with the left.
After the
meeting with the president, Melaney said there would be a meeting in San Jose next Saturday
that she would need to pick up her councellors in Grecia, and go into the
city. After we had been home for an hour
or so, he phoned and let Melaney know that the meeting wouldn’t be necessary
for her as it was all in Spanish, and she wouldn’t get anything out of it. He suggested that the three of them meet by
way of the internet, and that makes sense.
However, our internet isn’t working at present, and we hope it will be
back in order soon. Melaney had to go to
town yesterday to go to the internet café and do some business. We need some help here!!!!!
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