Easter Week

I think I just had the best Easter in my memory! My focused scripture study and simple Easter decorations kept my thoughts focused on Christ all week. I loved the songs, videos, and scripture suggestions from the Church's "Easter Study Plan." The videos were especially poignant for me. Here are some of my favorite decorations this week. . .

I hope my Easter celebrations become better and better every year!

One of my favorite senior missionary couples is finishing their mission in a few days. I'm going to miss them terribly. But the only constant thing in a mission is the coming and going of missionaries in and out of your life. I wrote on their car last week "Don't go!" Here was their response on my car. . .

There are many things I love about these two but I think my favorite thing is how they love our young missionaries. They have both made the office such a welcoming and comfortable place to be! They will be sorely missed by everyone, not just by me.

We had a TON of time off this weekend for the Easter celebration so we took full advantage of it. The archives were closed on Friday and Monday. On Friday, fourteen of us seniors went to the temple and then out to lunch. It was a beautiful experience to be in the temple on Good Friday after studying about the Savior all week. I love the focus on the Savior in the endowment session as well.

Saturday we drove out to the country for a "sugar shack" experience. We were too late in the season to see the maple sugar dripping from the trees but we did roll maple syrup poured on top of "snow" to make maple taffy.

We visited some farm animals on the property. This little lamb fit in perfect with my focus on Easter this week.

We went on a horse drawn carriage ride.

And ended with a lunch doused in maple syrup with some entertainment and dancing. I really do serve with some lovely people. What a fun day!

. . . remains of the day, syrup dribbles all down the front of my shirt. 

The festivities continued on into Monday with a district P-day starting with pickleball and ending with poutine for lunch. Google poutine if you don't know what it is...a famous meal created in Montreal. I love being with my young missionaries!!

HE IS RISEN! What a great Easter week I've had. What a great life and eternity I have BECAUSE OF THE SAVIOR!

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Filming

There's been a bit of filming at the archives building this week. One day I walked in the front door to find this. Apparently it's for a TV show.

We also happened across this one day in the consultation room.

We're back to the cold version of Spring. Can you tell from the ice on the windows at the archives building?

We had another fabulous zone conference this week about enduring to the end. By the end of the meeting, I'm sure that Sister Harkness had everyone in the room convinced that we ARE going to make it to the Celestial Kingdom! And every time we meet, I love watching our young missionaries practice teaching with each other. It's so powerful!

These two are leaving very soon and I'm not looking forward to that at all. She has become a dear friend and he is like a little brother to me. Can you tell? The two of us tease each other incessantly.

Found this surprise gem on my phone after he helped us take the above shot. Oh, how I love young people and their flair for fun!!

I got some new shelving this week so that my cubicle can handle the storage of larger projects. This big project has such beautiful boxes! It's pathetic the things that we get excited about at the archives. 🤣

We went and did apartment checks at young missionaries' aparements. Wouldn't it have been great if I had remembered to take photos of the missionaries?!? But no, this salt drenched car is all I have to show for our one hour drive to Mascouche during a snowstorm.

And I have nothing to show for a fun Friday afternoon where the archive missionaries played hookie and went to lunch together.

I'm ready for Holy Week. I love how our church leaders are asking us to put more emphasis on our Easter celebrations. I absolutely adore Christmas and spend a lot of effort decorating, preparing for, and celebrating that season. I want to do better at my Easter celebration. Inside every egg is songs and scriptures to read each day this week. I'm using this simple wreath to symbolize Christ's crown of thorns. I found this awesome Easter study plan on the Church's website! I'm going to have an Easter devotional every night this week.

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