New experiences in the temple

We often get an opportunity to help out in the laundry. There's plenty of it. I've learned to fold towels and veils, and trousers. There's an interesting gizmo called a sash winder. Someone created it with a sewing machine motor. There's a rod you thread the ending seam of the sash on and then you push on the foot pedal and it winds it around another rod and folds it to the perfect size.

I spend one day a week as the clothing coordinator. Learning to use the cash register has been a headache but it's mastered now. Judging people's sizes is also a challenge. We ask the women how tall they are, but then we guess whether they're small, medium or large. The laundry sends up huge amounts of clothing to put away.

I also spend a day a week in the office. I answer the phone which is usually people making appointments or putting names on the prayer roll. I also record the ordinances. The cards have a scan bar which goes under a light which makes it go into the computer and then to Salt Lake, I guess. I'm not very good at transferring calls. President Jenson had to call 3 times one day before I succeeded in getting him to the office he wanted. In the down time I do indexing.

Today we had a deaf young man on our session. There was a screen came up with the words going across and also someone doing ASL. That was interesting to watch. At the end of the session he had a card to read from and point to while someone was his voice. He also wanted to be in the prayer circle although he wouldn't have heard Eldon's nice prayer.

I sent for several new organ books of hymn arrangements, so whenever I get a chance I go in the chapel and practice. Or even better, play while people are gathering for a session. It's a good day when I get to play the organ.