Rancho Sierra Vista

We have the trailer in Inscription House looking pretty good.  Dad has fixed all the problems and we have it set up the way we feel most comfortable. 

Tuesday night President Beck called asked Jack to put the phone on speaker and began to tell us that he wanted us to move to ManyFarms ASAP.  One little catch, we are to live in a fifth wheel.  Like I haven’t done that in the past eight years.  At first, I burst into tears and then decided that there is something I haven’t learned about fifth wheels.   Jack was asked to set up the new trailer with the electric, water, and sewer.  We will also have to shut down our phone service here and start up another there.  We were told this was to be for only two months as the people loaning the trailer want it back.  Three weeks out and today we got our forwarded mail, some of it at least.

The good news is the new senior couple coming here will enter the mission training center on Monday and arrive here Tuesday the 18th.  They should enjoy the trailer and all the members here are really wonderful. 

I know that this is the most beautiful part of the whole rez, all 15 million acres of it.  No starving rez dogs, no animals looking like death on the side of the roads, no dogs eating their friends and the ground even has folage on it.  This was confirmed when we drove to ManyFarms to see the trailer and make notes of the things that will be needed to get it set up.  ManyFarms  is dirty and the dead, dying, and diseased animals were truly shocking.  Perspective is everything.  I told my cousin Ann that I thought the Cameron areas was beautiful and she about died.  She has lived in Arizona for most of her adult life going through Cameron often to see her parents in Utah and she said she didn’t think there was anything beautiful about it.  When one wears rose colored glasses they can see all things in a beautiful way.  I brought mine with me!

President called again this morning and told us he wants the people to let us use the trailer for six months.  Sounds interesting to me.  Loan your trailer and then get told you can’t have it back.  Life is good.  We already know the members in ManyFarms. 

Bishop Henderson called this week to tell us to hurry and get there.  He had requested us to be sent back, (not that the President was aware of it) the minute he found out we were back on the rez.  Nice to be wanted but it also makes you wonder if you can preform on the level expected.

We have taught three lessons this week.  We have a family of five committed to coming to Church tomorrow.  We are in the groove and know that the new couple will enjoy their time here.

Life is good.  The sun is shinning and the view is beautiful and we are happy.