Larry and I were blessed to be able to go to Sacramento this weekend and accomplish a few things. Since the Jardines were called to be the Mission Presidents over the Sacramento Mission, Larry has wanted to go spend some time with them. He has mentioned it several times over the years and has tried to make it work out but it never did...until this weekend. We even towed a trailer so that we could bring some of their things home since they will be released in July. They had actually thought that they were moving to a new house for a few months but I guess they will stay put and the new Mission President will get the new home. They took us to the Sacramento Temple so we could at least see it. It is very close to were they live. It's pretty.
We also went by the Folsom State Prison. This is the prison Johnny Cash wrote a song about. There are a lot of historical places in Sacramento and a ward member really wanted Larry and I to come back so she could take us around. I'm pretty sure she thought we were retired and had the time to do so. I gave her a little idea of how busy life at home was still and so it would be a few years. Sacramento is very pretty.
We followed President and Sister Jardine around and enjoyed being their shadows for a short time. We went to their wards Chinese New Year party. It was very well attended and awesome from what I observed. I learned a little about the Chinese customs and they were very spiritual. It was a fun gathering and the members were so nice. Every where we went you could tell how respected the mission Presidents were. I loved watching and meeting the missionaries. I kept picturing Jared in their shoes and my heart felt happy. I am thrilled and not nervous or anxious at all for him to serve. It helped having Diane share some of what goes on in Alaska. Their friends are the mission Presidents now. Even though they might meet Jared they won't be the ones loving him or taking care of him but the things they shared were comforting still.
The reason this weekend worked out was because Sarah Frazier our cute sister missionary that served in Hooper for about 9 months was getting married. At first they were going to marry in the Sacramento Temple and then changed to the Oakland. Even though Oakland was a few hour drive it was worth it. I loved how beautiful that temple is. Because we arrived a little early (because I forgot my recommend with everything going on) we got a little blessing of being taken into the Temple Presidency Office and shown a temple apron that was Brigham Youngs. It was just such a wonderful day. Four other people from Hooper attended and so did four of Sister Frazier's companions. We were close to two of them. It was great meeting Sarah's mom, Vicky. We're friends on FB and so meeting was like meeting an old friend. It was a glorious day!
