November in Kansas

I can't believe it's November already!  Time is flying by.  Last week we attended our Mission Presidents Seminar in Jackson Hole Wyoming.  We met up with all the mission presidents and wives from our North America Central area plus Idaho.  These are wonderful people that I look up to and admire so much.  We got to attend the Star Valley Wyoming Temple one day and enjoy being in the temple with this great group of people.  The temple is beautiful and there were mountains all around us.  (Kansas doesn't have much in the way of mountains, just beautiful rolling hills. )  For 3 1/2 days we were fed spiritually and physically.  They really do feed us great food and lots of it at these things but more importantly we are taught and lifted spiritually.  Our Presidency that is over us, Elder Soares, Elder Wilford Andersen, Elder Nattress and Elder Parrella and their wives were with us and then we had a special guest Elder Neil L. Andersen and his wife Kathy.  These are all great leaders and wonderful teachers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I am thankful to have been in their presence and felt of their love for the Savior and for us.  We came back to our mission being lifted and taught.  Actually we got back in a mad dash!  We flew in to Wichita Saturday around 1 pm, stopped at the house long enough to unpack and repack, then headed to Salina for Stake Conference.  After conference on Sunday we drove to Emporia to visit with some missionaries and then got home where I had 45 minutes to get dinner made for the Assistants coming over for dinner. That is not an uncommon couple of days in the mission field! 

This is the Star Valley Wyoming Temple               

With Everyone

Jenny Lake with all of the Mission Presidents and Wives we started with in 2016.

On Tuesday we had MLC with all of our mission leadership.  We start our meeting at the church but end up at the mission home for dinner and final business.  I always make the dinner and by request we had our best imitation of Jdawgs.  (a hotdog place in Utah) This is the second time I have made them because some of  the missionaries love them so much.  It was also Halloween and the missionaries loved being able to open the door for trick or treaters.  They also loved putting a pass a long card with a picture of Jesus  in the candy bowl!  They are always missionaries!   

The next morning we had our Sister Training Leaders over for breakfast and some training.   These are some wonderful sisters who serve, uplift and teach the sisters in their areas.

They liked that we have a selfie stick!

We are here because we love the Lord and know that it is His Church and His Gospel.  This matters, this is real!  Let's us not forget that we lived before we came to this earth and that we will continue to live after we leave this earth.  There is an eternal perspective in all we do and in the choices we make. May we find peace and joy in living a life centered in Him and His gospel!