Gary and Jena headed up to Logan for the Special Olympics Swim Meet. It has been about 2 1/2 years since Jena has been involved in swimming. Gary said that she had excellent form, but not as much speed as in the past. It will take some practice. She said she had fun, which is the important part--and the exercise, being with friends, and be a good swimmer. Gary taped her races, but I don't know how to add good video here, especially as I print the blog each year and videos don't transfer at all. Trust me, she was the cutest swimmer there. :)
Gary was racing back to make it to a 4:00 Church meeting with Pres. Oaks, but it didn't work. By the time he dropped Jena home and got ready, it was after 4:00. By the time he got near to the stake center where the meeting was being held, there were cars parked everywhere (it was a leadership meeting for all six stakes.) A 20 minutes hike from a parking spot just wasn't going to work.
He headed home, grabbed some dinner, and then we both headed to the General Stake Meeting which was held at our Stake Center. We had a video feed of the meeting from the other stake center. It was a very sweet meeting about "ministering" and Pres. Oaks was more relaxed and personable that I had ever seen him. I always enjoy his talks at conference, but this was just a little sweeter and personal. It was the first time since 1964 or 65 that a member of the First Presidency has held a meeting in Syracuse. It was a privilege to be there. Again, what an exciting time to be a member of the Church.
And that was yesterday, so I am caught up on the blog....mostly!
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