Sunday

We had a nice time at church today. We have been the nursery leaders in our ward for the past 7 months or so and we have really enjoyed it. Unfortunately because Robert will be undergoing Chemotherapy we wont be able to continue teaching in the nursery. Robert's immune system is already weak due to the lymphoma and while undergoing the Chemotherapy he is supposed to be staying away from obviously sick people. As most know with lots of little children it can be conduit for germs. When the doctor found out we were in the nursery he told us to get out of there right away... Anyway we were not sure if we would be released this week or not but today was probably our last week. We have grown to love each of those little guys so much and we will miss spending time with them every week. But like the bishop said they will be there when he gets better.

Sacrament meeting was uplifting, we had a member of the stake presidency speak today and it seemed as if he was speaking directly to us. The spirit was strong and it felt really good. I know this trial is a test just like so many others that are placed in our lives each day. It has been difficult placing our fate in the lords hands and saying we will do the best we can but we leave the rest up to you. After finding out about all this at the beginning of the week our bishop and Robert's elders quorum president stopped by our house to give him a blessing. The bishop gave us some council that we should remember the atonement. This seemed a little odd, you would not expect that you should be thinking of the atonement. But I think for the first time it really sank in that when Christ suffered in Gethsemane he felt all that we would feel in this life. It was comforting to know that although at times you feel alone and that no one could understand, he knows exactly how you feel and knows exactly what you need. I am so happy that we have the gospel in our lives. I can't imagine going through life without knowing that there is an eternal plan for each of us.

We have Robert's appointment tomorrow to find out all the test results from last week. I will let you all know what we find out.

Thank you to everyone who fasted today on Robert's behalf. We love you all!

Love
Crystal