Good morning, Sister Dopp!
I bought the
music store on Friday. I handed Lauri Barfus, the old owner, a check,
and she imported all their customer info, product info and supplier info
into my new system. I'm legit! :) Saturday was the first day that the
money from sales went into my account, and it was pretty exciting. I
made $1100! About $700 of it was the sale of one violin, but still, it
was fun to see those big numbers on the sales report. It was a good
start! Evyn and Eia are great employees.
Ruby
bore her testimony in church today, and it was sweet and beautiful,
just like Ruby. She is such a pure spirit. She said that she misses
you, and I do too. Sometimes missions can seem so long. It's better
not to think about it, because the time will pass. It's what we fill the
time with that counts. Dad's mission seemed so eternally long, and it
ended, and it's far, far in the rear view mirror now. Coco used to
always tell me not to wish my time away. It's hard not to sometimes,
but I make sure I'm taking the time to really notice how things are in
that moment. I notice Ptolemy's freckles or Tziporah's lisp, or
Xanthe's smile. Today in church I looked down the row at Freestone, Ruby
and Araceli and admired how beautiful they are, and how fleeting this
time in their development is. I happened to see Freestone and Daniel
Hall wrestling each other to the ground in the hall between classes. I
loved it, even if it wasn't church behavior. They're like little bear
cubs. They're so adolescent. It's adorable. I don't want to miss any of
these moments.
You're good at appreciating the beauty
around you, which is good because if you were living in Hong Kong and
not being blown away by its sheer gorgeousness, I would be disappointed.
I love hearing your descriptions, and I love imagining you looking
around and really seeing the beauty that Heavenly Father has provided
for us. I keep saying this, but this time in your life is so sacred,
you'll carry it with you for the rest of your life. More importantly,
the work you're doing will impact the eternities for people. You will
literally change the eternities for people you love.
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