January 15

Tonight was Doctrine and Covenants Class.  Sixteen YSAs showed up. It will get bigger although both Scott and I feel that 12 to 18 is a perfect number for a class. Once you get over twenty one loses effectiveness because one can not get to every student.

Scott is the best at getting participation in class. Students just seem to open up for him. It is interesting that it looks easy when one is watching, but takes real skill and practice.

As of Monday we have started our new fall schedule. We are not opening the institute for now on Mondays. We will once we get moved into the entire top floor. Tuesday we open at 5 p.m. and start class at 5:30. When class ends we stay and play with the YSAs until 9. Wednesdays we have the same schedule. On Thursdays Scott teaches mission prep at 10 a.m. and we let the YSAs play until 12:30. At 4 p.m. we open the Family History Center with the help of Sister Senacuriciri. At 5:30 we move to the temple for baptisms for the dead and an endowment session depending on who shows up. Fridays we are closed in deference to ward activities. Saturday, of course, is movie/activity night. Since we are teaching three lessons, we will once again spend hours preparing. We also have devotional with the Service Center on Tuesday Mornings. It is going to get busy again.

Today Sister Taito, the Relief Society President for the Suva Stake and her Nasinu Ward's YSA advisor asked us if we would speak for 30 to 40 minutes at the stakesYSA conference next week on the benefits of institute.  I wonder if I can get away with tell Scott he can do this one?

Once again I can not figure out how to eat dinner.  I can not do it after 9 p.m.  4 o'clock is too early. I refuse to eat in front of the YSAs and feeding all of them every night is not in our budget either for the institute or personally. I keep waiting for a stroke of inspiration. Most nights Scott eats after 9 p.m. and I watch him eat. By morning I am starving. One would think I would lose weight. Not so!!! Rats.