Easter Sunday!

It's a good thing we had some joyous activites this Sunday to take my mind off David, Karen and Beth meeting together with their spouses and children for Easter dinner and the famous Easter egg hunts. This year Karen and JR are hosting. I imagine they will have two egg hunts as is the tradition; one for the little ones and then a challenging one for the older children. It's always so fun for me to watch. I have felt homesick today and can only imagine what Thanksgiving and Christmas will be like.

But there were some very good parts to this Easter. We attended Serramonte Ward (Filipino) as is our usual pattern and then we drove to the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to pick-up Elders Lee and Christensen who had been transferred to the Oakland side of the mission. Today they had permission to return here to attend the baptism of a sister they had taught before the move. It was wonderful to see them again and to see them looking very happy and healthy. We then drove to the Pacfica chapel for the baptism for Sisters Huang and Zheng.

You'll notice on the program that Mandarin is read from right to left so you'll see their surnames "first" as far as our way of reading goes. Also, the Chinese people are so very considerate of us. The program is in Mandarin and English just for Tom and me. All the talks were translated; again just for us. Everyone attending, except us, understands Mandarin and quite a few also understand English. We love working with these people.

Sister Huang has been a joy to watch grow in her acceptance of the Gospel. She is a very happpy woman and her husband and son are supportive of her. They are pleased with the changes she has made in her life and are showing some interest as well in learning more.