For those of you who don't know, the missionaries in the United States are usually fed dinner by members in the area they serve in. A calendar is sent around during our Sunday meetings and we have an opportunity to sign up to have the missionaries in our home. We feed them dinner and they share a message with us afterward. It's a great opportunity to get to know the missionaries serving in our ward and to support them in their efforts.
Tonight we fed the missionaries dinner. I always try to cook a good amount of food because they can usually pack it away. Tonight I had a pot roast in the crock pot and was going to make mashed potatoes and gravy to go with it. This afternoon, we were done with homework early and I had some extra time. I decided to quickly make up some rolls as well. As I looked at the meal: pot roast, (real) mashed potatoes, (homemade) rolls, (homemade) gravy, and carrots, I realized what I had forgotten....my pearls and heels!
Luckily, my hard work and effort was well rewarded as the elders cleaned their plates multiple times. One of the elders complained that he usually didn't have second (or third) helpings, but he couldn't resist pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy. My family doesn't eat a whole lot at dinner time. My kids are still young and Jim just isn't a big eater. I know that moms of boys complain that they get eaten out of house and home, but I have to say, it was nice to see my meal truly appreciated.
After dinner, they shared a message about the Holy Ghost with an object lesson. They showed the girls a bowl filled halfway with water. Then they sprinkled some pepper in it. They explained that it represented the world we lived in. Because there are so many not good things in it (the pepper), it can be hard to avoid them. When Lizzie stuck her finger in the bowl and pulled it out, there was pepper on her finger. Then they said the Holy Ghost can protect us by helping us choose the right. The elder put some soap on his finger to represent the Holy Ghost. When he dipped it in the bowl, the pepper moved quickly to the edges. Well, you should have seen Lizzie's face! I could see the wheels in her head start spinning as she tried to figure out why that happened. We ended with Jim and I bearing testimony of how the Holy Ghost has helped us in our lives and why He's so important. It was a nice lesson and evening together.
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