Sister Cannon and I are astounded.
Google defines scary as "uncannily striking or surprising."
Most surprising last week was the relief we received when another senior missionary couple arrived from wild-West Wyoming and agreed to work in the office here in Michigan Detroit Mission! So, Kay and I are the trainers. The Bassetts are a striking couple ... like cowboy action figures from a no-nonsense, hard-working, conservative community. They are not scared to ask why some things are done the way they've been done in our office for ... who knows how long. Instantly making friends with everyone, they fit right in and keep their sense of humor despite frightening challenges. Sweet!
At the first of this scary month, I posted "End-of-Month Crunch", predicting "another crunch at the end of October." And it came to pass. Now we struggle through another end, dealing with scary situations every day. The four of us beginners are relying on support from tech-savvy, young workers in Salt Lake City and younger missionaries here. More importantly, we rely on prayer and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
More end-of-month relief came last Friday when our mission president assigned Kay and me to the Roseville Ward, a large congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Sunday we attended three hours of meetings and made new friends as we have in many other wards here. The Spirit there and the unusual summer-like weather made our day. We look forward to our "permanent" full-time assignment to work with members in the Roseville area. Having taken on the temporary office job for nearly two months, we are "good to go" on a new "scary" adventure!
our pardners in the far West
