This week in Sierra Vista!

This has been a relative uneventful week.  We had our regular things to do but made 3 trips to Tucson.  The Monday one we posted last week.  Then Friday we took a couple sisters over for an appointment.  Then took a couple of Elders over on Saturday to attend a baptism of one of their contacts.  That was an interesting ride.  The interstate was blocked by an accident of some kind, but we were able to take another route and still made it on time.  Thanks for phones that have google maps to show other routes.  Roads that take off out in the boonies.  Fortunately, there were no javelinas trying to cross the road.  It is dark in the desert at night.

Wednesday at district meeting the district leader set up a "course" in the cultural hall of the church.  The course was just chairs laid on their sides.  It was to represent the darkness and uncertainty
of the path during the apostasy.  The cultural hall was dark enough even with the exit lights lit that you couldn't see the chairs.  Then they turned a spotlight on a picture of the first vision and it showed enough light it was easier to find your way.  It was pretty effective.

Our serviceman's group is going well.  A week ago we had 17 soldiers in attendance and this week we only had 14, but it is awesome.  We got messages from our counterparts at other posts and should have 3 or 4 new next week.  It is amazing how we can feel the spirit so strongly in those meetings with the young people in uniform.  They give great talks and their faith and enthusiasm is very contagious.

A couple of weeks ago when we went to Tucson we went to Davis Monthan Air Force Base.  We took the time to look at the planes and then drove through the middle of the "bone yard".  Elder Phippen loves to reminisce about his Air Force Days.  The commissary and BX at Davis Montana is much nicer than the one here at Fort Huachuca.  They have a bigger community over there though so that is part of it.  Here are some pictures.

C 130's

Sister Phippen taught a really awesome 4th Sunday priesthood/Relief Society lesson.  The topic was how husbands and wives support and strengthen each other.  Try teaching that to a bunch of young adults, more than half of whom aren't married.  But she did a great job adapting it to a more general discussion about how we need to be the kind of spouse we want to find someday.  And speaking of teaching, we only taught seminary one day last week since our class was taking turns having Strep Throat.  But they're on the mend so today we had the first of two lessons on the Ten Commandments. Tomorrow is Elder Phippen's turn to talk about the second part.  Yeah, we still have to keep the Ten Commandments.  As President Monson noted, they are commandments, not recommendations.

Life is Good!