I just finished practicing a set of hymns that I’ll be playing tomorrow evening on the organ for Stake Conference. Then I sat down at the computer keyboard … and I can’t find the right key to save me! I keep wanting to find the black and white notes rather than the abc keys. I can usually type in excess of 70 wpm, error free. Not tonight! I’m almost having to two-finger it. This is so strange…

My work schedule gives me every other Friday off and today was one of the “non-working-Fridays”. So, this morning Nina and I drove over to Soda Springs, picked up my mother, and drove to Brigham City to do a temple session. Our daughter Heather came up from North Salt Lake and met us at the Temple for the 12:00 pm session. This is a fairly new Temple and my mother has been quite interested in being able to go there to do a session. It is a beautiful building inside with some very delightful art work. The session was full, as are most sessions at that Temple. Of course, to those that aren’t Mormon or who haven’t gone to the Temple, the idea of a “session” might be a bit foreign. In the Temple we do a ceremony where we pledge ourselves to a number of covenant relationships with the Lord, such as keeping His commandments, remaining chaste and reverent, and taking care of those around us. The ceremony from beginning to end is about an hour and forty-five minutes long and is repeated several times during the day. Each of those presentations is called a “session”. A part of the ceremony is delivered in video form and recently the Church has released two new video presentations. Today was the first time for Nina and me with the second of the two videos. It is very impressive and thought provoking. Of course, to show the video, the lights are turned off and the blinds closed….

Today was a beautiful, clear sunny day. The drive from Pocatello to Soda Springs and then down through Logan to Brigham City takes three hours. The bright sun along with the snow-covered mountains made for a beautiful drive down and back. After the Temple session we went to Maddox for a late lunch. As usual, the food was well prepared and very tasty. We had a great visit and then headed home. So, now it’s time to wrap up and head for bed. Our over-the-stove microwave gave up the ghost yesterday. The left front headlight is out in Nina’s Toyota Avalon. Tomorrow will be a busy day. Ta ta for now!