Prayers answered II

I was impressed with finding a 'new friend' the first week after our other walking friends went back to Michigan...well now we have 'found' 6 more!! Four of them have been jogging/walking - some younger running up our steep hills! one is training for soccer...today we met two men who were playing tennis on our complex's court. We have a pattern where we walk the steep hills for a loop and then jog around the level tennis court for a while - then walk again and then jog again. No one has ever been on the courts playing tennis before today! and we asked if we would bother them if we jogged around - they said no and they were pretty good players the short time we were near. I hope we can continue to make friends with the neighbors, usually they are here for a week, or just a weekend or maybe a month.

General Conference

I love General Conference weekend - I enjoy hearing the directions and guidance that our Prophet and Apostles and others give us. It always makes me want to do better and I actually make a list of the things I need to work on! Some of my favorite quotes from Saturdays sessions: Elder Perry: "Partaking of the Sacrament is the center of our Sabbath Day observance" and "Greatest joy in life is following the Savior..."
Sister Jean Stevens: "Children have believing hearts - they are the first to forgive and love." Walter Gonzalez: We should be 1. a loving people, 2. keep convenants."
Lovest Thou Me? Partake of the Sacrament and follow Christ.
Pres. Eyring - sweet is the WORK - Pres. Benson: I love the work, and it is work!"
Pres. Packer: "Do a lot of forgiving and a little of repenting." Elder Nelson: "Priesthood holds the keys to all spiritual blessings in the church." Elder Oaks: "desires dictate actions." Elder Ballard, tiny flakes of gold "Kindness is the essence of greatness" - Joseph Wirthlin.
I'm so ready to listen to Sunday's sermons and gain from them.

Last of the school

Here are two pictures of the four year old class and two of the fives - lots of children in a small space and ALL of them doing what they should - at least when we were there! The whole world needs good teachers!!

More of Bucksfield School

We visited the school just after lunch - and some of the kids were having quiet time at their desks - all had their heads down and some were actually sleeping! Quaint old wooden desks, don't you think? Darling children!!

Sister Sinclair's School

Sister Sinclair is a member of our branch - she has been a preschool teacher for over 30 years! This is her three year old class this year.

Sister Sinclair's School

This is Sister Sinclair, a member of our branch - she has taught pre-school for 33 years! Here is the three year old class she is teaching this year. They are out side after lunch. We took several more pictures of her school

Sister Sinclair's School

This is Sister Sinclair, a member of our branch. She has been a pre-school teacher for 33 years! Here she is with the three year olds that go to Bucksfield Primary School.