Since we have been having church services at home for the past three weeks and for the next forseeable future, we decided to do a video of Tanner's homecoming to post for family and friends. He wanted to do it in a "Face to Face" style where he answered questions. I reached out for people to submit questions and then we compiled a list, grouping similar questions together. He actually spent an hour answering the different questions but he did a great job and I enjoyed listening to his experiences and his testimony. Then later that day 14 ward families came by waving and honking their horns and calling out from their cars to welcome Tanner home. It wasn't the typical homecoming we have come to expect BUT it was still wonderful to celebrate the service of this young man with loved ones! Sister Waite, a photographer from our stake, was doing a "Front Porch" project where she would drive by and take a picture from a distanc...
From returning from a foreign country we were all required to be in self-quarantine. Your dad continued to work and just monitored his health closely. The rest of us including Tyson hung out at home for two weeks together. The weather was gorgeous and it was actually quite a pleasant experience! You originally planned to stay until my birthday (the 19th) but ultimately decided to drive to Utah when Tyson left so he could help transport your stuff. It was great having you boys home but once you've had a taste of independent living, it's hard to go back to being at home. We totally get that. We will take what we get, when we get it! Welcome home Tanner! It's wonderful to have the whole Pace family back in the same country together! (Brittany made the computer graphic rendition of our family for my birthday)
hey mom Sorry I told you I couldn't email until next Monday . It turns out they let us email today because we leave to the field tomorrow. However my p day is Monday from now on! Yesterday was very spiritual. I was able to fast and bear my testimony. Then we watched a devotional performance thing to celebrate blacks getting the priesthood. I'm not going to lie, it seemed very strange to me. They were in the general conference room, but they were dancing around and singing/ dancing, and clapping to the beat like southern baptists. They were even yelling out like AMEN and PRAISE THE LORD, and just stuff like that. They sang some church songs and to me it felt like reverence and respect to the song was taken out. It felt like they were singing to praise and emphasize their own voice and skill instead of the message and spirit of the song itself. But mybe its just a culture thing. I'm sure its alright because President Nelson was there soo I guess its okay. We later hea...
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