Thoughts from Havilah : What I Love and What I Do

This post is actually about two unrelated things:  the temple and a Biology class I am taking.

Tomorrow was supposed to be The Day: A day of rest, a day of reflection, and a day of renewal. Jared and I had planned to go to the temple.  Plans were in place. But today as I was reading my scriptures I had an awful realization:  I haven't had an interview with anyone in the Stake Presidency.  Today, just as I was realizing that, my recommend was expiring.  Expiring. The word feels crummy.  My hear fluttered and my mind raced. How could I renew my recommend immediately? Why hadn't I done it sooner? How could I have forgotten?  I made calls immediately, but the soonest I can see Pres. Willson is next Wednesday.  And while I'm relieved that I don't have to wake up at 4am and try to catch him (he's going out of town), I'm disappointed.  Sure, I may be able to get there next Friday, and possibly again two weeks after that.  But that's not tomorrow, and I'm a little disappointed about that.

On another note, I'm taking an NJC class this year. It's a DL (distance learning) class offered at Haxtun, and I'm working on a long and detailed post about it. It's coloring my life, and I haven't yet decided how I feel about that.  But most days I'm grateful to be a student again.

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