Robert writes home #119 24 May 1998



24 May 1998
Dear Mother,
                We had a great missionary homecoming sacrament meeting today, Justin Anderson, home from the South Dakota mission, gave a great talk. He really impressed me with his spiritual growth over the past two years.
                Only three days of seminary left for this year. I’ll be glad for the rest but I’m already excited about next year. I’m excited for the Lord to “make my weakness into strength”…after humbling me (Ether 12:27).
                We went to the temple again yesterday. The ward had a temple day involving youth doing baptisms and the adults doing initiatories for names submitted by the ward members. It was a nice day.
                We’re starting to get some blackberries and mulberries on our place. But the fruit is light and late this year with all the cool weather from El Nino. It is still hasn’t gone above the 70’s, temperature wise.
                We had our ward seminary awards night last Wednesday, it was a nice party. Sis Johnson planned it. The bishop gave her and I each a book for a gift entitled PERSONAL REVELATION for being seminary teachers. I’m anxious to read it. It was really a nice gift. Shirley also gave me a medal for memorizing all of the scriptures. I recited them all to the class but I can’t recite them on call.
                Teaching seminary has been a wonderful experience. I’ve really enjoyed immersing myself in the Book of Mormon in preparation for this assignment.
                I know the Book of Mormon is a true record of God’s prophets receiving revelation for the people on this continent and that Joseph Smith translated it by divine power into English for us.
Love,
Robert, Janet, Sam and Heidi Jo

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