It's a beautiful, sunny Sunday in Mesa.  The sky is a beautiful blue with no clouds in sight.  It's only 57 degrees at 1:40 and Alexis just informed me that the expected low tonight is 46.   It was in the low 70s the last few days.  I've now picked about 4 of the cherry tomatoes but the rest don't seem to be ripening, at least not expecting to pick any more in the next week or two.

We had the first death of one of our missionaries today.  He was one of the two who underwent Kidney Dialysis 3X each week.  He also had a tumor on his face, in front of his left ear for which he was receiving radiation treatments in the hope of reducing the size so it could be removed.  On top of that, he developed Alzheimers and had to stop serving at the ROC a month or so ago. He was 88 years old, widowed for a number of years, and loved serving at the ROC.  Professionally, he had been a landscape architect and designed many of the parks in the Phoenix area.  He was a kind and gentle man who endured well to the end.  He will now rejoin his eternal companion.

Sister Tolman and i have seen a couple of movies in the last month or so: "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,"  "Little Women," and "Dr. Doolittle."  It's nice to have nice movies to enjoy.  I particularly enjoyed the Mr. Rogers' movie.  What a great man he was, truly caring about children.

Just over two months until General Conference and I appreciate all the ideas for ways to prepare.  I listened to the podcasts last night about the First Vision and found then very interesting and informative.  I continue to learn and understand more about the Book of Mormon as Ii study from the "Come, Follow Me" curriculum.  My admiration and gratitude for the Prophet Joseph continues to increase.  Of course, all of this helps me to draw closer to our Savior Jesus Christ.  What a debt of gratitude I owe Him.