"you shouldn't judge a book by its cover" - what lies beneath could bear an element of surprise
The ward had announced the upcoming primary program – which was held today. I had a much better attitude towards it this year than in years past. I looked for the joy as the upcoming lesson for Relief Society was taken from Elder Kearon’s talk (here)
And reminisced of past posts here and here
I truly did experience joy.
I don't know what it is like in other states or if COVID is
to blame for the system or what have you - but just being able to land a test
driving appointment is no small feat. A person has to visit the site not
only daily but multiple times throughout the day - hourly if possible.
Jaime started her search in June or July and finally landed an appointment with
the Roseburg DMV on September 9th but continued her search until something
opened up in Canyonville. September 10. Had we known then what we
know now we would have just kept both.
We arrived a half an hour early to appointment. The room was the busiest I have ever seen it.
She wasn’t able to check in until 15 minutes prior to the appointment
time. We had proof of insurance but no expiration
date. She was dismissed and could not
take the test.
We were given information for third party testing – which she did in
Roseburg. The instructor had her turn
onto a one way street – which she has never done before. She made the turn for the furthest lane over
and was failed. She didn’t know.
She was gracious about it afterward saying it was probably a blessing
that she hadn’t been tested in Canyonville and had to learn about the one ways
as Ashland is full of them and she would like Ashland to be a regular destination.
Meanwhile I checked DMV on a daily basis and signed her up for
multiples. Her first appointment was in
Roseburg – their waiting room was a far cry from Canyonville – more empty seats
– no waiting at all. They took her
before the allotted check in time. She
was told she ran a red light which she says she did not do. Next appointment: Grants Pass.
Grants Pass is what I consider the halfway mark between here and Medford
Temple. The drive was between 40 and 60
minutes. When we arrived there was a
line outside the doors. Everyone was
being turned away due to the servers being down. The biggest problem – Jaime didn’t even want
her license. Why all this hassle for
something she doesn’t even want?
The last test she took was in Roseburg.
Meanwhile I had booked four more appointments – three in December. Thankfully she passed at her last appointment
(third party taken Oct 7) and in an unfamiliar car. Another from the friend group received his the
following day. She thought she would be
the last of her friends to get her license but had him beat by 25 hours.
Yesterday she took her first long drive by herself. She went to Medford to meet a group of
friends and drove herself home after the activity. I am so happy for her and pleased with her
decisions. She really is an awesome
human being!
When I was in primary I remember a class that was given to the instructors once a month – at least it seemed it was once a month and somewhere along the line that changed to once a quarter. I loved that class. I wish it had been better attended. I guess some classes were well attended. The ones I had attended were not. I guess that’s why it dwindled. A couple of years ago the class was offered on a Saturday morning with breakfast as an insentive. One of these classes was offered the last Saturday in September.
Our
second counselor drives 45 minutes from Tiller.
He walked in a few minutes late and was wearing sports shorts and a
baseball cap. I wasn’t offended in any
way, but thought it odd. He then got up
to teach and told us to grab some doughnuts and he would return in just a
few. When he returned he was dressed as
he normally is on Sunday and introduced the lesson with “dressing for the role
to be taken seriously” . . . he then asked a few of us about our garden, job,
week, etc. and proceeded to give a
really great lesson. Reminders to come
prepared and have a backup just in case.
On
Sunday I was on my way to church and accepted an assignment to teach a primary
class. I looked over the lesson about
ten minutes before hand and adapted some of the things I had learned the
morning prior. It went well for me. I still don’t miss being in primary. I do enjoy being in Relief Society.
