This morning we cleaned house real well. Elder Gowans swept and mopped the floors and Sister Gowans dusted and vacuumed. We were amazed at how dirty the water was. We must track in a lot of dirt.

This afternoon we began our preparations for next week's Institute class. We will be studying Helaman chapters 1-4. Our main focus will be the topic of Sanctification. During the middle of our preparations a phone call came from the Augusta Ward Elders; they said a man had just called them saying he has a son in the hospital here on Post. He was hoping to find someone who could give him a blessing. Elder Gowans called the High Priest Group Leader who lives on post and they met up at the hospital, found the man and found that his wife was there, too. He had had an operation on his leg where they had to go in and brake the the bones to straighten them due to some birth defect, which he did not know he had until he began the rigorous physical activity required by the army. The lower leg was all pinned using an external fixation device. He was in a great deal of pain. So we anointed him and gave him a blessing; afterward we invited his wife  to the servicemen's group and in doing so found out they have 2 children staying in the Fisher House with his mother. So we will drive by the Fisher House and they will follow us to church. After church we will take the sacrament up to him. During our conversation we learned that he is stationed at Fort Campbell, KY and is here at the hospital to have his leg corrected. For this reason the family is staying at the Fisher House. 

This evening we went out to visit a family, but they were not  home. That is the first time we have had an appointment that was not home. They must have forgot, or something came up. So we decided to call on a fellow who lives close by.  We found him ill at home. So we did what we could for him and then left.