*Today we attended Sacrament Meeting with the first ward of the day (which is actually the Wylie 3rd Ward), for a couple reasons. One was that Gracie's friend was giving her mission farewell talk. (PS--Gracie received her mission call to Hamburg, Germany!!) It was a sweet reminder about trusting in the Lord and following His guidance in our lives. Her sisters played a piano duet which was well done and cute. (The younger sister played with CONVICTION!) A bonus reason for attending their ward was to see a lot of our friends from when we were together before the two Wylie wards became 3 (and then 4). It is not my favorite thing to not see these friends regularly, but life keeps rolling along, and there are not many other occasions when we get together. It was good to visit for the short time that we had. (The size differences in our wards is stark! Theirs is a normal small ward. Ours is bursting at the seams.) The final reason we attended is that we wanted to get an early-ish start on our road trip. After Sacrament Meeting, we met with our Bishop, so that Benson could be set apart as the Deacon's Quorum President, and then Emma, Gracie, Caytie, and Benson and I said goodbye to Ben and Tessa to begin our trip to Utah. Ben was staying for work and Tessa was staying for band camp (and to give a talk in our own ward later that day!), and they would be flying to join us on Friday.
*Our road trip Sabbath was better than I expected. The kids were willing to listen to church music and my "Don't Miss This" podcast (while keeping themselves entertained on their own devices). Gracie drove for a couple hours, and I hosted my family book club the best I could during that time. We ate at a gas station Arby's, which was a mistake we won't make again, but we made it to our hotel in Albuquerque safely and without any mishaps, caught up on the Olympics, and got ready for bed.
It was a delight!
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