Valentine’s Day landed on a Sunday this year so we did our dinner date the Friday before. We did exchange inexpensive gifts on Sunday! I got Mark a tie and he got me some earrings. I was very impressed he picked out these earrings without my help!
After sacrament meeting over Zoom I met my presidency at the church to divide valentines the primary kids had made. We each took some and delivered them to older, single adults in our ward. Our stake President had requested we do this. Everyone was so excited to receive their valentines!
Wednesday, Mark’s flight over Great Salt Lake and a class field trip were cancelled because of snow. We were able to use the day to take our car to the mechanic. That morning we drove through the snow, dropped off our car, and walked the mile home in a snow storm. We got a good workout walking through 10 inches of snow! It was pretty exciting. We saw several cars stuck trying to get up the big hill by Aggie Village. Luckily the snow had stopped and the roads were dry when it was time to pick up our car that afternoon. The snow storm got us up to 84% snow pack which is great news!
Mark is still studying a lot for his comprehensive exams. He has a lot of books to read before next week. We’ve been having reading parties every night where he reads textbooks and I read a fun book. Lately he spends most Saturday nights doing homework so he won’t have to do any work on Sunday. I know he’d rather be watching a movie with me so I’m proud of him for his commitment and dedication.
Saturday morning our primary had a baptism. In our stake, baptisms are happening on an individual level and only 20 people are allowed to attend. Additional family members can watch over Zoom. As soon as I walked in the girl being baptized ran over and said, “I’m so excited!” It was so fun to see her excitement to make sacred covenants with Heavenly Father. The girl’s four year old brother decided to be my buddy and sat by me the whole time! He is so sweet and we had a great time chatting before the baptism started.
Saturday morning was also the very first Friend to Friend broadcast for primary children. It was adorable and spiritual. I think all church meetings should be like that. 😉
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