Can you handle this! I am deciding that it is easier to do a little at a time. You know, just keep up!

OK. Did you get a good look at the above pic? Not much to look at is there? That is the parking lot at the mission office. Dad has sold all, yes, all of his cars. At one point there were 15 cars for sale in the parking lot. And now they are all gone. They have been going like hot cakes these last few weeks. And since the last one disappeared off the lot, there have been 5 people calling wanting to buy a car. One guy in Wichita just wanted a car right now. He didn't even have to see it! Well, the good news is that Dad has been told that we are getting 9 new cars and then today got a call telling us that we were getting a new van. There are 3 or more people who want to buy the van. Dad did not think he was going to be a 'used car salesman', but he is doing a good job at it!

This is Jenny Chamberlain. She walked into the office today looking for a Toyota dealer. Just happens that Dad and I were there yesterday and so I was doing a MapQuest for her because telling someone how to get anywhere in Missouri is nearly impossible.

She is an amazing person. She asked if we had any old Ensigns in the office. We found the October one that she was looking for and she opened it and showed us an article about her. She teaches early morning seminary, then goes to the local college and teaches sociology and then works with mostly migrant workers kids at night. She talks a mile a minute and is quite dramatic and it is fun to listen to her. We sat in the office and she told us her story of the Book of Mormon. The words just flowed. She lives in Texas, Donna is the name of her city, three miles from the border and sometimes sees no Anglos all day. She inspires these Mexican kids and coaches them in basketball, track, and something else. Many of them call her their second Mom. She loves them, has handed out 200 Books of Mormon. Had 25 baptisms. She has never married and left Utah because she felt like she had a work to do somewhere else. And she is doing it!

We left the office about 6pm. I had put a roast in the crockpot this AM, so when we got home I called the Bouys and then called the VC and found Jenny there and asked her to come to dinner. Sister Bouy brought some cukes and tomatoes for the salad and cooked some peas in a steam bag. Ever done that? They were good. We had some potatoes and a very enjoyable dinner with Jenny. She told us about her family. Unbelievable! She is oldest of 8, parents divorced when she was 17. Mom has been married 7 more times. Grandma married 9 times and has tried to start 4 different offshoots of the church. But the 8 kids took care of each other, helping with each others missions, college. Oh, I could go on and on. This is Sister Bouy and I with Jenny. She is 6 feet tall and six feet of goodness. She invited us to come and see her. And by the way, she doesn't think it is that hot here! Good people all over the church that you just feel like family. The Gospel is true and the greatest blessing in our lives.