CHANGES

today we had a special meeting at church, where we only had to go for sacrament meeting. they have decided to split our ward. i am really sad to see some of my kids from primary go to the other ward, especially trailon, a boy who is being adopted into a family in our ward! now instead of having 15 six year olds on my own for primary i will probably have more like 9. this will still be a big class but i think i can teach them better with fewer kids. sometimes right now i feel like i say shhhh so much i don't think i get anything across except to trailon. he is so new to the church that he is really interested in everything i have to say. he doesnt understand the whole 2 1/2 hours of church (we have 5 wards in our building so we go 2 1/2 hours instead of 3) i think he came from some sort of southern baptist background. he always wants to give the prayer, and in his most sincere way he belts out everytime "we want to thank you, Jesus!" just like the black southern baptist preachers do! at least he always throws in a " we thank you for Joseph Smith"! it doesnt look as funny in writing as it sounds! all of the other 6 year olds always have a look of shock and confusion when he prays!

im really starting to look forward to starting my externship tomorrow, and especially to go see mandy and emma this weekend! everybody remember to keep daddy in their prayers! i had pneumonia last year and it was awful! i took 2 weeks off work but i doubt dad will do that! i love you guys and hope to see you soon!