Coronavirus aka Covid-19 and Earthquakes

         Now to finish catching up from January 2020 to now.
     In December 2019, we started hearing about a new virus, that was sweeping through China, and how deadly this virus was. As months have passed, this virus has spread throughout the entire world, killing thousands in its wake. It has now been classified as a pandemic. The world we have known has shut down. It is in every country on earth, in the United States we are now in a National State of Emergency. Which means people are to stay in there homes, business’s have shut down. Unless you are considered essential personal, you work from home. Schools have closed, until further notice, so teachers are teaching students online. The only time we go out is when we absolutely have to go to the store to get supplies. I am now teaching my piano students via technology, so they stay home and I call them on a video conference. What a change! People are scared, and on top of all that, just a few days into the quarantine, we had a 5.7 earthquake here in Salt Lake. It woke us up at 7:09 a.m., with the whole house shaking. I have to admit, I haven’t been that scared in a long time.
     And now 1 week later even more has happened. The Church is bringing home almost all missionaries that are in foreign lands, because of the Pandemic. Countries are closing there borders, so no one can get in or leave. And just yesterday, The Church announced that for now, all Temples will be closing all over the world........there are prophesies about the last days, the days before Christ returns to the earth, that we are witnessing being fulfilled. The earth will be in commotion, I will take away my word( missionaries returning), I will take away there places of peace( Temples closing). I can’t help but think that the Lord is trying to wake us up out of our comfortable stupors and trying to give us a last chance to repent and return and come unto Him.
       I must say, so far 2020, has not been my favorite year!........
      But I am very blessed, my family, so far are all well, we only see them through Skype or FaceTime, but I am so grateful for the Technology that allows us to still be a part of there lives as we all have to self quarantine until this pandemic is over.
       God is good, I love Him.

Catching up.........WOW how time fly’s

             It has been way to long since I wrote on my blog. My life has been a little crazy.
I still have the great joy of being able to serve in my church as the Young Woman’s President in my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What amazing Young Women they are. So eager to do what is right, and have so many struggles. Oh how I love them, Oh how the Lord loves them. They are His treasures and I feel the weight every day of the responsibilities and trust He has placed in me to lead and guide them back to Him. I love Him, I know He lives, I love His Son, Jesus Christ, I know He lives and loves us so much. Praise and Gratitude to God for sending Him.
         Back in October The Church announced changes to the youth program. It has been so much work to get it going, so much prayer, seeking to do things the way the Lord wants it done, and not my way. The new program was implemented in January 2020, with so many changes, Good changes, that if the Youth and there parents will embrace, it will so help the Youth to grow closer to God and prepare them to stand Strong in the World they live in.

This is the Youth Guidebook. Each Youth will set 8 goals each year, 2 in each of the 4 areas of focus/ growth; Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, and Social. No one tells them what to set as there goals, they prayerfully look at these 4 areas in there life and decide for themselves, what they need to work on in each area. So the goals are different for each girl, personalized just for her. If they will have the Faith and Courage to set and work on there goals, they will grow so much.
        Catching up on Alan and I, Alan had a bad fall from a ladder back on November 5, 2019, as he and I were putting up a new awning in the back yard, over our new deck. He broke 6 ribs in multiple places, separated his shoulder and now has partial paralysis in his left hand. He is still trying to recover and he still has at least 1 surgery ahead of him. He has a long road to recovery ahead of him, but I am very grateful he is alive, the Doctors have said, with all the internal damage he should have died, so we have seen many miracles and been so blessed by the Lord and we are very grateful for little progresses.

Day 2 in the Hospital

     Day 4 in the Hospital