We Arrive in Oklahoma

Our Church Education System (CES) training at the MTC was fantastic.  We learned a lot and were spiritually enriched.  It ended on Wednesday at noon, and at 1:20 pm, we headed for Oklahoma.  We went via I-80 through Wyoming and had clear sailing until we hit Laramie, where we encountered a pretty scary snow storm from there to Cheyenne.  Fortunately we could follow in the tracks of semi trucks so progress was slow but sure.  Then we went south to Denver for the night.  We spent much of the next day with Kim, 2 1/2 year old Wendy, and baby Amanda, and got to see Doug at lunch.

With Amanda and Wendy

We then went as far as Colby, KS, on Thursday afternoon and arrived in Oklahoma Friday afternoon and went straight to the Institute building near Oklahoma State University (OSU) campus to get the key to our apartment.  The apartment has two bedrooms (one is an office), a tiny kitchen, and a little pond.

On Saturday morning we joined some of the members of the Young Single Adult ward in their service project at a food bank, then we spent the rest of the day getting settled in the apartment.  One trip the Walmart for the non-food items, home to get them in place, then back to Walmart for all our groceries.  I'm not sure the cashier had ever rung up that many items at one time before!

Today we had Regional Conference--it was broadcast to 255 stakes in three districts.  The speakers were Sister Reeves and Elders Robbins, Corbridge, and Oaks.  Very good meeting.  The sister missionaries assigned to OSU will come to dinner this evening, then we'll go to the Institute for ward prayer.  We're excited to go to the Institute tomorrow for our first day "on the job."