** DAY 7 -- New Blog Starting on one Week

This morning I found myself in the doctors office to have a scope of my innards.  It was to determine if I had an ulcer or not and then determine what needs to be done before we go so I can serve with all my strength, even more than I have now.

Now I am resting from the gunk that they put in my body to have me sleep while they watched movies in my stomach.  Nice huh?  

The farewell was wonderful yesterday, but our dear bishop had scheduled a very full meeting.  Thus, when I stood to be the concluding speaking, I stood when we usually would be having the closing prayer.  I spoke for about five minutes, but I did take the time to bear my testimony  of the truth, the truth I will be sharing in the Dominican Republic.  Bonnie spoke and bore her witness in Spanish.  She did a great job, and one said that she would be putting me to shame with her knowledge of the Spanish language.  I would not doubt it.

We sang as a rest hymn, "Called to Serve" with the choir and youth.  Of course, I could not sing, I was too touched realizing that we would be doing that very thing for the next 18 months.  I believe I sang about three of the words, the rest were lost in my throat too much.  

We saw some very dear friends from many different phases of our life.  It was a joy to see to many support us and wish us well in the next months of our mission.  With that accomplished, now we have one final week to get it all done before we enter the MTC.  Busy, busy times.  One of my daughters is moving this week into a new home.  Thus we are trying to find time to finish our preparation as well as help her and her four kids.  Life is never easy, but very busy.  

Tomorrow we shall meet with the doctor to see what can be done with the results of the procedure today.  I am wishing for another miracle.  We shall see.

Seven days and we shall have that black name tag on our chest, signifying the realization of this dream we have been searching for, for a long time.

We will start a new blog at that time, being:  ElderandSisterPartridgeintheDR.blogspot.com.  We shall try to report our mission to those who want to know about it there.