Sunday, August 9, 2015

Thursday, we were able to finish our third in a series of three hepatitis B shots.  The first two we got while still in Utah.  Since we had to wait till August 3 to get the third shot, we thought it would be cheap to go to a county health clinic here to get it, but it wasn't.  The county charges $125 for the shot, then another $93 just to give it.  We ended up going to RiteAid pharmacy; they charged $45 total, but it took a little over 2 hours from start to finish.  They had to called our insurance for authorization, plus waiting on other customers, etc. added to the wait time.

Friday, we spent the day trying to visit members, and found some who weren't working during the day.  The Elders have had a tradition of playing volleyball with other members on Friday evenings.  So about 7:45 we drove down to the Glen Burnie chapel to watch them for a few minutes.  It looked like fun, so I think next Friday we'll go dressed to play.  I can already tell that Irene's days of competition will kick in and she'll end up making it even more fun for them than they already have.

Saturday, Elders Webber and Horrocks had a baptism of a young woman who is about 19 or 20.  It was a great service.  Her mother, who was baptized about 4 months ago, was there as well as three of her 5 older sisters.  She also has an older brother who was unable to attend.

The pictures show the cultural hall of the Glen Burnie building, Sister Allen, who has been on her mission since June 2015, Sisters Parkin and Miller (Parkin goes home this week, and Miller got here in June 2015), and Elder Stevens.  Elders Chee, Webber, and HorrocksHorrocks, and Sister Honda are not pictured, but we're also there.