A busy week for Elder and Sister Dattage

A Busy Week for Elder and Sister Dattage

 Elden is looking for a new job. 

 So much water. 

Learning how to make a new oven. 

 Nutra set of five resivors. . Was a  big agricultural area but not any more.

 Thrashing machine at Nutra. Probably made in the early 20's.

Great rainy car wash. We get thunder and lightening with it.

10/25/15 Dear Wonderful Family,

Another week in Zuni and we are so so, so busy.  We know quite a few people here and they are good people.  They are nice to each other and treat us kind also. 

A little about last week:

On Monday of last week we took the Elders to the SnowflakeTemple.  It is a very pretty little temple.  We drive for 2 hours plus to get there.  A bit different than 8 minutes to the Logan Temple.  After we went to a Stake House a minute away and had dinner provided by the members.  We visited and were on our way home.  It was a 12 hour trip but we were so happy to go to the Snowflake Temple and enjoy our time there.

On Tuesday we worked on the trailer skirt and finished it.  So glad.  We went on a ride to Nutura which is a place that has a water source.  Many years ago they tried to be farmers and this is a huge valley that they farmed in.  Now it is desolate - no water and no crops, cattle or anything buy maybe two houses.  We did a bit of visiting in the North West part of Zuni.  We have seen most of the people in this area.  We were asked to do service with the Young Elders.  There is a yard close to the church and to us.  They would like us to week eat it or shovel the weeds and cut down a few trees.  Trees are mostly gone but a lot of work is needed.  We wish we had weed eater like Lances that chops. 

On Wednesday Elder and Sister Potter, our Zone Leaders, came to visit us.  They were just making the rounds in the lower part of the mission - and we are the lower part of the mission.  Good visit.  Then we went to a family called the Pintos.  We had such a good visit.  They don't come but want to come back.   We visited other homes also.  At night we went to Mutual where the girls were making decorations to decorate the young Womens’ room.  They cut pennants from material in the value colors and wrote the value names on them with paint.  They framed the theme and the motto and talked about getting pictures of Christ and the Temple.  They were excited.

On Thursday, after we studied, we went to see Marvis and Viiola and couldn't find them home.   We worked on the service project cutting and loading and unloading for part of the day.    I went visiting Teaching with Lena and Sue and we went to 3 homes.  They visit just like we do.  They talked about the things they do and their families and their love for the Church.  It was great.  After we went to Relief Society and learned to made washing soap.  It is very inexpensive but our washers can’t use it.  You put two cups of detergent in with each load.  Yikes it could run all over our trailer.

Friday talked to the Seleons and asked them to come to church.  They didn't come today.  Maybe someday they will come back.  The best part was the caregiver for the old mom wants to hear the Missionary lessons.  She has heard of the church but hasn't had the lessons.  We turn her over to Elders for that. 

We also visited with Sister Lewis.  She is 75 and not a member but a great lady.  She believes in all the right things but has never joined the church. 

Then when we were home and thought we were done the Elders called us.  They were trying to visit Sister Chevas and the member from our Branch Presidency that was going with them could not go so we headed over.    She has 4 kids and we were teaching her about the Family A Proclamation to the World.  As we were  eaving we invited the family to church .  Them as we were on the porch the mom and daughter who is 10 came out and ask if they could ride with us.  Of course we said yes to them.  They came today and we are taking them to the Church trunk  or treat and chilie dinner  on Friday  It was a great experience for us.

Saturday it was off to the Albuquerque Temple.  That is our Temple district.  It is about 3 hours away.  Our district all went and we went to an "All you can eat place."  I kept wishing Kim was there to eat with us.  It wasn't good at all.  Oh well.  When we got home I had a text from the Primary President.  She had lost her voice and was trying to get someone to do sharing time.  So I started to prepare after we had been gone about 13 hours.  I am so glad for the computer, internet and printer.  Thanks Shea.  I was able to pull it off about Temples in about a couple of hours.  I was glad I did some preparation because the Stake Primary President was there.  We had 14 kids which is a recent record.  They are so much like kids in Providence, Wellsville, Nibley and Hyde Park. They are wiggley and funny but they are eager to learn and sing. 

At 4:00 I am headed out Visiting again.  I know we don't like Sunday teaching.  I am going when Sister Vivinte wants to go.  After that we will feed the Elders and that is always a good time.  They are fun. Nothing is as fun as being with all of you on Sunday dinner.  It is the best ever but this is good for now.  We also saw some big elk this week finally after Elden looked for weeks.  There was one really big guy. 

We are blessed to have the family we have, the love you share and we share with you.  We know that sometimes we go through such hard times it seems so hard.  We just have to rely on our Heavenly Father through these times.  He knows us better than we know ourselves and he will help us if we turn to him with our problems.  He knows what we need and we think we do - not always for us however. 

Love this though from the Visit Teaching message, "Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down” said President Thomas S. Monson.  "It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily.  It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings.  It is accepting people as they truly are.  It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time.  It is resisting the impulse to categorize others."  Wow I think that is one of my favorite thoughts ever.

T

hanks for all the pictures, thoughts and love we get from each of you.  We are praying for all of you and love you so much.  Continue to do good things.  Enjoy school and learn all you can to prepare yourselves for life.  Love you so much, Mom and Dad