Zone Conferences and Interviews the Same Week; Dinner With Hams; Toothache!!

Since we are on an abbreviated 4-week transfer cycle, we had zone conference on two days instead of three with three zones each day instead of two zones. The Temecula, Murrieta and Escondido zones met together.

We had our favorite breakfast-for-lunch meal. This time they served pancakes instead of waffles. There is a new Stake Relief Society Presidency and they did things a little differently. We could still smell bacon cooking all morning. It was delicious!

The sisters love to take a sisters photo. Sometimes they get me in it and this time they put me smack-dab in the middle.

Glen had counseling interviews with a few missionaries after zone conference. Then we met up with President Ham and his wife for dinner.

We went to their favorite Italian restaurant so we could hear all about their recent trip to Rome for the dedication of the Rome Temple. He served his mission there and it was a special experience for him to be back there this many years later for that historic event.

They were able to meet up with some of the people he was able to teach and baptize on his mission.

We have certainly made some wonderful friends while serving here.

The next day we were having zone conference with the Carlsbad, Vista and Del Mar zones. The theme of zone conference was connections. The assistants taught about connecting with members and with people they come in contact with each day.

I taught about connecting with their new Mission President--whichever one of the three Mission Presidents they will have--and connecting with each other in unity in their new mission. Glen taught about connecting with Christ.

The busy week continued as we went right into Mission President interviews the following day with the Temecula and Murrieta zones.

We had one of our assistants with us each day while the other one went on an exchange with a companionship of zone leaders. We met up together this day at In-N-Out for our assistant to get back together with his companion. 

We had plans to spend more time up in Temecula attending a Spanish baptism that evening.

The next day we were busy with interviews all day with the Carlsbad and Del Mar zones.

Saturday morning we were at the mission office having our weekly planning meeting with the assistants. It was time to open the transfer board and start making plans for transfers again. Time is flying!!

This coming transfer we have 20 missionaries going home. It's going to be crazy!! Such a big group to feed and such a big group to spend the night at our home!!

Usually the sisters have the upstairs (3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom which has two sinks and a separated tub/toilet room). The elders have the main floor (a bedroom in the garage for the assistants, two couches, lots of sleeping bags, floor space and 1 bathroom with shower, toilet and sink all in the same room).

This time we are making plans to have the three sisters spend their last night with the sisters in the apartment at the end of our street. That will open up the whole upstairs and the other bathroom for the elders to use.

NO!! This is not Mission President Thomas (as one of our missionaries calls him) with a beard.

It is my poor husband who has been suffering with a very painful toothache for days now. He had dental work done on two bottom back teeth several weeks ago. Two crowns were removed, cavities filled and then new crowns put on. He felt great for a couple of weeks.

Then during his super booked week of zone conferences and interviews he has been in agony and refused to change his schedule to fit in a dental appointment to try and discover the cause of his pain.

 

So, in trying to relieve his pain a bit, I got out the ice pack I used on my feet. He wrapped it around his head to hold it in place.

And then...he got back from the dentist...

and was told nothing is wrong with him...??!!??!!?? WHAT???? I have watched this poor man grimacing in pain for days. Help me understand!!!!!!??

There's bruising and inflammation and he was told it will just eventually get better over time. Weird!! They did a panoramic x-ray and found an upper tooth that will need a root canal, but it's not bothering him right now.

Other than that--I guess it's just all in his head!