Emily’s Musings

Early Monday morning, David and I learned of the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley. The news was bittersweet to us. He is now reunited with his sweet wife who passed away almost four years ago. At the age of 97, he was the oldest prophet since the restoration of the Church, as well as the most traveled. We will miss him, but look forward as President Thomas S. Monson will likely become the next President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

At the age of 18, I had the opportunity to meet President Hinckley. That marks the only time in my life that I had the chance to see him in person and shake his hand. I was in the “Days of 47′ Royalty” and I was at “This is the Place State Park” in Utah at an appearance for the 24th of July (Pioneer Day) celebration. What a surprise it was to all of us and all park goers to have the President and his counselors show up! We had a wonderful dinner with them later that day at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City.

He was such a faithful servant of Christ and led millions to Him. Our prayers are with his family.

I turned the big 3-0 on Tuesday. We were awakened by a beautiful sunrise boasting an exceptionally clear day. We could actually see the island of Montserrat, an island four down from Saba. In the two years we have enjoyed our beautiful island/ocean view, we have never been able to see Montserrat with our naked eye. Too bad our camera was out of batteries. We didn’t exactly capture what we saw, but I’ll post the picture we took anyway.

The weather was beautiful, 80 degrees with a light breeze (which is the weather everyday). However, by Tuesday evening, the temperature dropped to an icy 73 degrees and we were COLD! I called the restaurant where we had dinner plans, and asked them to change our order to take out. Most restaurants are open to the elements and we were not about to sit out in the FREEZING COLD CARIBBEAN WEATHER. We enjoyed our BBQ Chicken and Ribs from the warmth of our kitchen.

My gift this year did not disappoint. My computer is now the proud owner of four gigs of RAM. It is WICKED fast. It works as fast as I think, which is faster than I talk, so you get the point. I look forward to having fast internet in the states. Saba’s internet is dial up, which is enough to make anyone crazy.