31 December 2007 – Monday

Up at about 5 and after studying the Indonesian version of next years PH manual I went down and had a really good workout in the gym. For most of it no one else came in so it was like it was my private preserve. We then had a normal morning with reading from the Kitab Mormon.

We went to the office where I worked on writing a number of lessons using the Career Workshop workbook – a time consuming job – and Mary worked on getting pictures ready for laminating. We had Daisy come in to help her and they spent about 5 hours cutting up and pasting pictures for activities. I hope people appreciate the effort but I imagine they have no idea of the time it takes for all of this. I have to wonder how she is going to make the other 6 or 7 sets she needs.

A sister who recently graduated from BYUH came in for some help. We gave her some leads on people to network with and had her sign up on Jobsdb. She has excellent talents, speaks perfect English without any accent, and has a great knowledge of computers programs. She should have no problem getting a job – the problem is her getting a well paying job.

After staying for longer than usual office hours, we came home and spent a very quiet New Years together. We read from the Kitab Mormon and have caught up with the last time through. We hardly ever look up a word – sometimes we really should – and are usually able to figure out what unfamiliar words means. We still have trouble with when something happens and to whom. This happens when we hurry through our translation. If we stop and really try to figure what is being said out, we can more often than not get it right.

I continue to try and read the new PH manual in Indonesian. I will be humming right along and then hit three or four words in a row I do not know. I am trying to get them all into my vocabulary book so I can review them each day.