Monday, I took Sister Jerman out for an early Mother's Day treat at Harry's Hofbrau with the other senior couples. I had a predilection for Roast Turkey, it was delicious!
Wednesday we held inspections on the Sister's apartments. Wow, are their apartments ever so much more cleaner, easier, and quicker to inspect than the Elders!
Thursday at the Visitors Center, we treated the Sister Missionaries to Pizza for dinner because both sets of Sisters had been busy with transfers and arrived without any food. The man who delivered the Pizza, Joseph, was Jewish. He pulled up in his Dominos truck and stated that "He just had a really good feeling driving up to this beautiful building and he has always wanted to attend a "Mormon" church. I said, "Well you have come to the right place!" Of course he couldn't take time off during working hours, so I gave him instructions on the 7 different Sacrament Meeting times we have on Temple Hill and the different chapel locations. He was grateful and replied that he would return Sunday.
Saturday we had a very enjoyable day at Temple Hill, volunteering with the YSA members in the Greater Bay Area. We assembled dresser drawers, school backpacks, and hygiene kits. I made a fun connection there by running into a missionary who volunteered with me in Africa for a Humanitarian Service Project in Malawi a few years ago. It was so fun to see him, because 3 years ago he was a rather insecure 16 year old, and while talking to him I realized how much he had matured, or perhaps it was me that had changed, probably in retrospection, it was a little of both!
Sister Jerman was able to listen to an excellent talk at the YSA event with Emily Belle Freeman. She remarked to me that after listening to what she was counseled in that talk, it caused her to pause and create some reflection on her life and give herself a little introspection.
Well, I hope there won't be any objections to this little collection of events in my email. Instead, let's celebrate our mutual affection!
Love Elder and Sister Jerman
My “connection” came while serving next to these 2 young men. When I mentioned my son just moved from Folsom, the one next to me said he grew up in that ward and the other one said he served his mission in that area and knew Jason and his family!
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