Teaching with a General Authority in the Room

You may all remember that in May of 2009, I was asked to speak in Stake Conference. I am not at all afraid of public speaking so I said, "yes." Then I found out that Elder Dallin Oaks would be visiting this conference and I was really terrified. When it was over, I was releived and thought to myself, "Whew, at least I will never have to do that again." Well, I learned once again to "never say never." Yesterday in Sacrament Meeting we had a surprise visit from Elder Risenmay of the Seventy and he spoke in Sacrament Meeting. It was a wonderful speech and we really enjoyed it. Then afterward, I began to set up for Gospel Doctine class and Elder Risenmay and the Stake President sat down and appeared to be going to stay. I kept thinking, "Surely they are not going to stay for Sunday School." But, sure enough they did, and once again I find myself in the terrifying position of presenting in front of a General Authority. I will not say that this will never happen again, but I think the odds are definitely against. Lightning, having struck twice, can surely not come to this same place three times, if so my heart will surely give out.

We Have Water Again!!

Yeah!! We have running water again (since you can't see me, I will tell you that I am dancing and singing with joy). The new pump is quieter and more wonderful and we are all busy appreciating taking hot baths instead of standing at the sink with bottles of water (for those of you who are interested you can get clean with only five bottles of water, if you are careful). The only casulaties were a badly cut hand (Jerry) and some strained back muscles (Forrest). We figured out that it has cost us 7.39 per month to have our own well, so for those of you who pay a water bill you will understand that it is fairly cheap (except for the monthly electrical bill).

Thank Goodness for Husbands Who Can Fix Things

Today has been an interesting day and reminded me to be grateful for a "handy" husband. We got up this morning as usual and proceeded to get ready for the day. As the morning wore on and we used more and more water we began to notice that the water pressure was getting less and less. Jerry tried a number of things (checking pressure in the tank, checking switches, etc.) and nothing seemed to be wrong (except for the fact that we were down to barely a trickle of water). I just got a call from Jerry warning me that I may want to pick up some bottled water and use the bathroom before coming home as he was replacing the pump (this requires pulling the pump up from 110 feet down and replacing it and then reassembling the pipe as he lowers the pump back down) and it might not be finished before tomorrow morning. I asked him if he needed me to pick up parts on the way home and he said, "No, I already have the new pump and tank and I am working on getting it pulled." I paused for a moment to be grateful for a husband that can replace our pump today instead of waiting for an appointment and paying a gazillion dollars to have someone else do it. I am confident that we will be bathing and washing and flushing again tomorrow, thanks to a very handy man.