The motorcycle finally was finished on Friday afternoon. Saturday dawned
bright, but VERY windy. That always portends a change in the weather and it
also means riding much on the motorcycle is also not possible. I rode over
to Home Depot to pick up a few small things needed to further organize the
garage. Some of the gusts were enough to almost blow me over. I was glad I
wasn’t out on the highway at higher speeds.
Last night we went to Idaho Falls to attend a temple session as part of
Ward Conference. Nina’s visiting teaching companion invited us to ride up
and back with her and her husband Jim. The drive up in the wind was
interesting to say the least. But, the conversation was delightful and I
learned a bit about the real estate business — or better said, the
nationwide issues for realtors. Jim is one of the trustees for the
National Realtors Association Political Action Committee. According to him,
keeping the big national banks out of the real estate buying, selling, and
brokering business is the number one issue. The biggest issue in Idaho is
water and licensing of contractors. I like learning about the burning
issues that other people are dealing with.
The Temple was comforting and tranquil. The Idaho Falls Temple has a second
chapel for special meetings. The Stake where we live conducts Ward
Conferences by building. Two Wards meet in this building, so the adults in
both wards holding a temple recommend were invited to the Temple for a
meeting in the second chapel at 6:15 followed by the 7:00 pm session. I was
very pleasantly surprised at how many ward members were at the temple.
Between the two wards, the chapel was full and the session was 3/4’s full.
That left enough room for those waiting in the normal chapel for the 7:00
pm session. No one was left behind and that was also a good thing.
The weather has indeed changed. Today the winds are gone. This morning was
bright and sunny — and COLD. Snow showers are forecast for this afternoon
and throughout most of the week. The motorcycle will stay in the garage,
I’m sure. Unfortunately, spring fever has indeed struck. However, it’s the
middle of March. Most weather changes like this one won’t last very long.
There is better weather ahead!
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