Last Sunday our ward held a musical fireside on Zoom. It was a great way to connect and enjoy the talents of many youth. The missionaries ended the fireside with a beautiful piano, cello and vocal arrangement of "Where Can I Turn For Peace."
Becky finished the quilt top she has been working on.
Our youth gathered together Saturday morning to do yard work for a service project. This is a photo of Abe cutting down a large bush.
Helen and Gibson helped weed at another house. They are on the left side of the photo, helpfully wearing their face masks.
We watched the movie Megamind in our backyard Saturday night. In the past, we've waited for it to get dark before starting an outdoor movie, which makes for a late night in the summertime when it doesn't get dark until 9:30 pm. We realized we have enough shade in our backyard now that we only need to wait for the sun to go down below the trees and we can see the screen very well.
With joyful hearts, we returned to church on Sunday. Beginning in July, our stake authorized wards to meet once a month, with the congregation size limited to fewer than 100 people. Our ward is large enough that this meant dividing into two sacrament meetings. We wore masks, stayed 6 feet apart from other families and had instrumental music only instead of congregational singing. Gibson gave a lovely talk about how he walks with Jesus Christ and Brandan gave a talk about the gift of the ordinance of the sacrament. Brandan spoke at both meetings while Gibson only spoke at one. We were grateful to worship with our friends again.
Helen made this beautiful and delicious cake. It has 7 layers of vanilla cake with raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. The top is decorated with more berries and fresh roses. She deliberately frosted the cake thinly so the layers would show through.
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