Weekend

The first weekend in October is my favorite weekend of the entire year.  I love autumn; I love General Conference.  It's just about perfect.  I missed having Emma here, working on puzzles.  She called from Ireland and sent a few texts and pictures and I'm happy she is having a great time.

She went to Evensong at St. Patrick's Cathedral.  She said she was jealous of the choir because nothing beats performing that kind of music in a place with those acoustics.

Periodically, Emma or Mark send a text like this:

Her parents happily comply.

When we FaceTime with them, she smiles and bounces and grabs the phone and puts it in her mouth.

I loved listening to General Conference.  We took a drive Saturday afternoon in the mountains to see the exquisite vistas and leaves.  I got a little carsick, but it was also beautiful.

During the sessions at home, I finished this:

And I also worked on my scrabble tile ornaments for my class.

General Conference left me feeling joyful, hopeful, loved, chastened and encouraged.  I thank thee oh God for a prophet!