02 July 2009 – Thursday

I spent most of the time we were home this morning reading from Mosiah 7 -9. Then inspired by the comment in Mosiah 9:3 about Zeniff and his people being smitten because they were slow to remember the Lord, I started writing my District Council talk on the 12^th.

I decided to use Moses’ brass serpent as a lead in to my talk on tithing and fast offerings.  I was sure that the scripture included a statement that said “while those who looked at the serpent lived, there were those who did not have faith enough to look and died.” I was greatly surprised when neither Numbers nor Helaman’s account says anything about there being anyone who does not look. I mentioned this to Mary and she was also surprised.

“I will rely on the arm of Jehovah to guide through these last days of trouble and gloom. “

We had a lot of errands to run before going to teach our English class. We made a list and decided the order to do them. Our first one was to go to the Richards Bay chapel and measure the stage. When we got there the gardener told us someone had broken a number of the outside lights. I walked around the building and found 6 light fixtures broken. I called bishop Holder in Durban and told him the problem. He told me he would come up today and see for himself. I also mentioned that there was a hole in the back fence which was probably the way they came in. Later when the Bartholomews arrived for their DDM, elder B told me that the hole had been there for a year. My guess is that this time it will be fixed.

All of this put us about 30 minutes behind schedule to get to the bank. Once there I had to wait in line for about 15-20 minutes – and I think the air-conditioning was off because it was hot – to get my two checks cashed.  As I have mentioned before it is not easy to get a check cashed in South Africa. By the time I got out of the bank another half hour of our day was gone.

We decided that we should check on getting meat for the upcoming braai to celebrate president Machaka’s engagement. The butchery that we were told to go to was closed but there was another one close by so we went there. At least I did but Mary saw some things she would need for the road shows in one of the stores along the way and stopped to buy them.  This stop was not on our list but it saved us looking for them elsewhere.

We then stopped to get some lunch at Maxi’s – they have excellent food for a reasonable price and we seem to stop there about once a week for lunch. The staff is getting to know us as the people who want a glass of ice with a little water in it.

After lunch Mary went out to the car while I went and paid the rest of the Telkom bill. Once again I found myself in a line but it went fairly quickly and I had time to stop and get some cash out of the ATM. We would have still had time to do at least one more thing but while she was waiting for me she realized that she had left something important for the Youth meeting at the house so we had to run back to the boarding and get it. At least this gave us a chance to put our leftovers in the fridge.

We had our three main students for our English class and it went well. I am not sure how much it is helping them but we enjoy it and they want us to keep coming back. It also ensures that our YW president goes to the Youth activity and that is really helpful to us and important for the youth.

It took a while to gather everyone but we ended up with a good turn out. They were able to get started on the scenery and had a run through on the show itself. The young people seem to be really interested and I think it will all come together in time.

We did get some sad news about one of the non-LDS young women who had been coming regularly to Youth. She was the only one who did something with her genealogy and had learned the first six Articles of Faith. Unfortunately her mother has said that she could not attend any more meetings because they go to another Church. I am thinking about going over to see the family and try to at least let her come to Youth meeting and be in the road show.

We dropped a number of people off at their homes before wending our way out of Port Durnford in the rapidly falling darkness. We stopped on the way home at the pharmacy and the store to get a few things and we were really happy to pull into our garage at the end of a long – and I think fruitful – day.

01 July 2009 – Wednesday

I fell asleep in the chair last night at about 8:00, woke about 9:30 and transferred my sleeping to the bed. Of course that meant I woke up sometime just after 1:00 and spent the next two hours reading. I was back to sleep about 3:30 and did not wake again until after 7:00.

The internet was still out so I called Vincent and he came over to see what he could do. It turned out that he could not fix it here so he went to the office where he found that our internet had been cut off because we had not paid our bill. It did not matter that we had not received a bill or that it had not even been 30 days since they installed the DSL line, the bill needed to be paid. Of course by the time we found this out it was time to leave for DDM so we could not stop and pay our bill at the mall.  

DDM was excellent as usual, it is one of the best parts of our week. The spirit that is usually there is very special for us.Most of the companionships had found a father led family to teach. We had found two new families for the elders to visit. One was a man who we had met on the road and the other was the mother and two older children that we are helping try to get back on their feet. The lesson for the day was on prayer and it brought home the idea that we really needed to pray for individuals and how to help them.

After DDM we hurried down to Port Durnford where we quickly ate the lunch Mary had packed before the youth arrived to help with the road show. Mary is doing almost all of the work on this. I find that I am a little too controlling to do much more than help with things that need to be thought about at home.

After Youth meeting, we took Gabi and Fufu home – we are starting to know their names and where they live. This is a big step for us and hopefully by the time we have our youth activity we will know all their names. To get to Gabi’s house we must go on a large sandy road, to a smaller sandy road, to a even smaller and longer sandy track before we arrive at the cluster of houses that make up the family homestead. The trip is an adventure in itself. This is the homestead where the 97 year old gogo danced for us.

Our last stop in Port Durnford was at Ntshangase – pronounced  Jan -gah-sa – homestead where Mary got some dates she needed to finish her CV and I asked Bongumusa – the son – to help out with the scenery for the road show. He will be happy to do this. The elders are going to visit with them but they appear to belong to the Zionist church which meets just down the road from them.

When we got to President Machka’s tuck shop for PEC, the elders were there but he was not. After a while they called him and went to pick him up at the KFC in town. While they were gone, Mary taught some of the children who were around some Primary songs.

After the meeting we hurried over to President Malinga’s home where we spent the best part of an hour giving him some training and telling him about up coming events. We also talked about the trip to the temple they just got back from and other things. We asked how his wife was and he said he is a bachelor for the rest of the week because his wife is away until Saturday.

By the time we left there is was getting dark but we stopped at the mall where I bought a heater and took care of the Telkom bill – I did not realize they were open until 6:00 so I did not bring the account information but luckily we had my passport with us and the woman could access the account with that ID. It turned out the reason we had been cut off was because we were over our credit limit. The reason we were over our credit limit was because they billed us for the June and July as well as for the installation costs. So I paid the bill and hopefully we will be back on line tomorrow morning. While I was doing these chores, Mary did our shopping. I was surprised that she was not done before I finished but the lines were very long. Going to the store just after 5 is a big mistake.

It was warm this evening so the heater did not make it out of the box! Mary and I both chuckled when we realized that.

30 June 2009 – Tuesday

Can it really be the end of June already? It does not seem possible that the year is almost half over. Slept very well last night and woke up this morning fully refreshed.

I spent the first hour reading and writing in my study journal from Mosiah 4 – what a wonderful chapter it is. Almost every verse has some important concept and promise to ponder. Due to our experiences of the last few days, I was especially struck by verses 16-27. The song “As I have been given much” came to mind. Verses 29 & 30 also gave me much to think about.

Confession time: For a couple of months I have been complaining because people can not contact me unless I have called them and put them on my list – they just went right to voice mail but I never even got notification that they tried to call. I had been to MTN and they could not solve the problem. I decided it must be the phone itself and I have been meaning to buy a new phone for over a month but just never found the right one.

Saturday when we were leaving from Port Durnford, Mary mentioned that perhaps the problem was we were not giving out the right number. At first I thought this could not be the cause because I got it right from the phone itself, but the idea started to make sense so I pulled over and checked. Sure enough – instead of the first three numbers being 078 – they were 073. Boy did I feel stupid. Then I thought about the chances of the wrong number being active but the owner did not allow any calls except those on his SIMS already so they went to voice mail.

No internet this morning. I think it is a reminder from the Lord that I have been spending too much time on the web and not enough time studying the scriptures and PMG. I have always said we should be careful of what we pray for because the Lord may answer our prayers in a way that blesses us while also challenging us. I did call and ask the tech to come by and he said he would. Of course we waited as long as we could and he did not make it.

We went to Port Durnford where Mary got the information for a CV from the woman we met on Sunday. While she was doing that I had her son wash the outside of the car so I could pay him R30 and maybe keep the power on for a while. We also gave them the basic groceries we bought for them yesterday.

From there we went to the Mzama home to make sure the meeting was for tomorrow and not today – just in case Mary set two meetings for the same time. She found that she had not so we were able to head for Esikhawini for the Roadshow meeting we knew was scheduled. We did not have time to go buy lunch so we stopped and bought some bananas to tide us over.

While Mary worked with the roadshow – about 8 youth showed up to help her and the YW president – I tried to come up with some lyrics for a song about wanting a king. The elders arrived – they had been out doing service – and I asked them to change the light bulbs in the outdoor lights. They were happy to do this but when they tried to put the cover back on they had problems. Since I had taken them off before I knew they would go back on. However after all but elder Richey had failed, I pulled my tired old body up and quickly set it in place. Once they saw that it could be done the other three were quickly changed. They joke about how many elders it took to change a light bulb. They said “4” and I said “or 1 senior elder.”

My next task was to get the music the sisters wanted to use to play. They tried the portable player without any results. I then tried the cd player in the car also without any luck. Finally I tried the computer and it worked so they could do some practicing. When they were done, I locked up all the rooms and headed home.

We decided since we did not have any lunch we would stop at the mall and get a good meal. But first Mary wanted to stop at the fabric shop and get some material for costumes. While she did that I got the tank filled – it was good timing because it turns out the price of gas is going up significantly tomorrow.

We went to Spurs for dinner. The mall was packed – I guess with school out many of the families are getting out more. I had my favorite rib burger and Mary tried their quesadillas. Both of us enjoyed our food and just relaxing.

When we got home the internet was still down so I have been listening to music, reading, and now catching up this journal. One of the things I have been doing is reading D&C 4 in Indonesian. I still know what the words really mean – that is how the Indonesian differs from the English – and mostly pick out the root words. But I have forgotten all the rules for forming verbs.

End of the month – time to close this chapter of my life.

It is amazing how easy it is to get behind in my journal keeping.

Friday was spent getting a lot of things ready for Youth meeting at Esikhawini and the many things that we have to do on Saturday.

We thought that most of the Mutual time at Esikhawini would be taken up with writing the roadshow but it turned out that two show up with good scripts and decided with the one Mary had written, they only needed to meet on Saturday and do some combining. So we spent the rest of Mutal working on the Articles of Faith and playing some games. We were really surprised when some of the youth brought treats for after the meeting – a true first. It looks like the new YW president is really going to make a difference in the branch youth.

I did get one other surprise. At one point Mary said “We need to take a break. Elder Pier is in charge of games.” Since Elder Pier had no idea that he was in charge of anything, I did some quick thinking and came up with a couple of games that got them outside and reduced their energy level.

Saturday was full for us. It started with the three roadshow writers and a couple of other people getting together and coming up with a finished script. Mary had taken her computer so she could type it up right there. After their meeting I took Mary over to Port Durnford so she could do the same thing there and I hurried back to do some training with the new counselor in the presidency. Although he bunked me – that is he did not show up – I blame myself for not calling him. I did not duplicate the mistake with my next training session and called to make sure the elder’s president was coming. We had a good hour of training. Brother Nkhosi is very teachable and wants to do his calling well. Hopefully over the next few months with the Lords help we can fully train him for his important calling.

After that meeting I dashed back to Port Durnford where Mary had met with Gabi and they had written the script for their roadshow. We immediately headed back to Esikhawini where we had schedualed an English class. Although many people showed interest last week, no one showed up. So we stayed for 30 minutes and then left.

Earlier we had called the Bartholomews and arranged to meet them for dinner at a Thai restaurant. We did not know exactly where it was but managed to a meeting place and then follow them to the restaurant. It was right down on the water over-looking the small boat harbor. The food and service was excellent and so was the view. We had a great time talking about what went on this week and what we hoped would go on in the coming weeks. We took a full 2 hours to eat and talk, it was a good way to end a rather busy Saturday.

Today we taught our English class at the Mzama’s boarding in Port Durnford. There were only two people there but that is OK because it is not about numbers but about providing the opportunity. We were surprised that brother Themba was not there because he has never missed before. We hope he is OK.

After the class we took Tandi and her sister to the chapel for Youth meeting. The whole meeting was spent working on a script for the Roadshow next month. Mary came up with most of the ideas but a number of the youth joined in. Hopefully we can get them excited enough about this to get everyone involved.

We ran a little long so we rushed home so I could drop off Mary and then go to the District Council Meeting. I continue to be impressed by President Baldwin – his ability to make decisions and to lead. He just seems to have a spiritual strength that is not really noticeable -at least it was not to me – until you really get to know him.

We discussed many different items that were important to the district. He assigned the members of the district council in the branches on the 2nd Sunday. This should be a busy day for me because we also have a branch conference at Port Durnford. But I do look forward to carrying a message about the blessings of tithing and fast offerings to the members. I think it is a commandment that they would greatly bless their lives and branches if they decided to live it.

24 June 2009 – Wednesday

It was a very normal morning around the boarding. I started to catch up on the 80 plus pictures that I had not downloaded from the camera – almost a months worth I am afraid. Mary made some Rice Krispy treats to take to DDM.

DDM is always a spiritual event for us. To share the experiences of the missionaries, join them in song, recite the D&C 4…I always want to linger on the part that says ‘Therefore, oh ye that embark in the service of God; see that you serve him with all thy heart, might, mind and strength…etc.’ Putting your hands willing to the plow means you are covenanting to keep them there until the work is done. A couple of weeks ago, Elder Schlenker – the district leader – had committed each companionship to try and find one new family to teach each week. That is a family headed by a baba. So far they have managed to do that but most of them have not yet come to church. Hopefully this dedication to this goal will produce results that will greatly help the branches.

The Bartholomews were a little late getting to DDM because they had some problem with some charges to their credit card. Credit card theft is one of the major problems here. Most of the couples have it happen at least once. This one was strange because it happened at a website that sells LDS music. Although it was probably just a mistake, the Bs did not take a chance and cancelled their card. This of course means they must now wait until a new one is sent to them.  

The last thing we did in DDM was to talk about a special finding experience that we have had on our mission. Listening to some of the ones the missionaries had was a special experience. All of them talk about how the Lord either led them to someone or led someone to them. We were able to share our experience about our neighbors and how a disagreeable situation turned into a missionary opportunity.

Mary’s treats were a big success – the elders made them quickly disappear.

Later we went to PEC with president Machaka and afterwards he I had a private talk about a couple of disciplinary actions that will probably need to take place. After that I got him to talk about his own country and some other things. I think it was the longest discussion I have ever had with him. He has a great testimony and is trying to serve the members of the PD branch.

We stopped by the Esikhawini chapel on the way home and added our garbage to the compost pile. I am afraid no one else is doing much to help there. We also picked up the remaining volumes of “The Work and the Glory.”

Mary fixed a nice chicken dinner but as we were eating she managed to swallow a piece the wrong way. This has happened about once a month or so since we have been here. It really causes distress and she has to stop eating.

However in an hour or so – and much hacking and spitting – it usually clears up and she is tired but fine.But last night she could not get it to clear up and for hours she could not get her throat to work right. She spent a good part of the time standing over the bathroom sink trying to stop choking and to clear her throat.

It finally seemed to clear up some but at about 11 she woke me up and said it was not getting better and would I give her a blessing. I got the oil and anointed and sealed the blessing. The Lord told her that through her faith she would be able to go to sleep – I was not prompted to tell her that her throat would be made well before she was asleep, only that she would be able to sleep – and that she would wake feeling fine.

The blessing did not at first seem to do much – she was soon back visiting the bathroom sink – but when I asked her if she wanted me to stay up with her she told me no – that the blessing would take care of the problem. That is how great my dear wife’s faith is in the power of the priesthood. She did soon go to sleep and when she woke the next morning she was fine.

23 June 2009 – Tuesday

Most of our day was spent taking a Port Durnford sister who has AIDS and her mother to the Government hospital so she could see a doctor and get some medicine. Since she can not walk and does not have a wheelchair, she can not take public transportation. Even if she had a wheelchair she probably could not get on and off the Kombis and buses she would have to take. Besides that the public bus drivers were on strike and all the Kombis – or taxis as they usually call them – were pretty much full. The bus drivers tend to strike on a regular basis – that is once or twice a month. The regular riders – who usually buy a monthly pass – are unhappy of course. Not only do they then have to try and get a place on the now over stuffed kombis but they have to pay for the privilege.

So we were up at 4:30 so we could be at her house by 6 so she could be at the hospital by 7:00. We arrived just after 7:00 and about 5 hours later we were on our way back to her homestead. It was a nice day and we both had books to read – we are re-reading “The Work and the Glory – so the time we had to wait went by rather quickly.I know that some people might be worried about transporting an AIDS patient in their car, but for some reason it does not bother either Mary or myself. I am not sure that I would feel the same way about a seriously ill TB patient – one of the big killers of those with AIDS – but this sister – other than her not being able to walk – is really in fairly good health. 

When Mary tried to work on the 1920 Utah census tonight, she found that it was already done. It seems everyone wanted to work on it. I still had a couple of batches that I had downloaded a couple of days ago so I could work off line and was able to finish them. I hope I was not holding up the whole census.The ability to download up to 5 batches and work on them offline is a great blessing. That means if you want to you can take work on them while you wait for the doctor, or at the airport, etc. It gives everyone who is interested a way to serve during those times that are often wasted. I just wish I knew another language because there are many different ones needing indexing.

22 June 2009 – Monday

We made it a ‘Let’s see part of South Africa” P-day by heading up the coast to the St Lucia Estuary – Saint Lusha here – to see some of the sights.  St Lucia Estuary is just North of where the Umfolozi river comes into the sea and extends for a good distance.

We ended up only seeing a small part of it including a long section of white sand beach that stretched from one headland to another. About the only people on the beach were surf fishermen. No surfers and no sun bathers. As we walked along the sand dunes and the beach I wished I had brought swim trunks – not so much so I could go swimming but so that I could catch a few rays. Next time I will be sure to do that.

I had a nice talk with one of the fishermen. I mentioned that my mother and aunt loved to fish the California surf. We talked about what they caught, the large amount of sharks and barracuda that were just off the beach, and fishing in general. When I asked if the presence of sharks is what kept the surfers away, he said no. He said that there had never been anyone attacked along this stretch of beach. I decided I would not see if I could be the first.

We then visited the Crocodile exhibit and found it rather interesting but not something we will rush back to do again. We will come back and take the coast road up to Cape Vidal because we were told we will see many animals along the way. We also want to see more of Lake St. Lucia.

We stopped for lunch at a local restaurant and had Kingklip for the first time since we left Swaziland. The food was excellent, the service was very good, and we sat outside to enjoy the soft ocean breeze that kept things cool. As we were leaving, Mary remarked that St. Lucia seemed like a nice place to live. I think it reminded me a lot of Redondo and Hermosa Beach before they became popular. All in all we had an enjoyable day of travel and sight seeing.

In the evening I continued to work on Indexing – Utah 1920. I find it is a good way to use some of the time in the evenings when we are in our boarding.

During the day we received a letter from President Mann about a special event that is coming up in a couple and how all the missionaries might prepare for it. Here is what is going to happen:

What happens this September & October? An event that happens only once every two years. (It happens a little bit every year in these months but every second year it is huge.)In two cycles, just a little over two months:

1.       We will lose 25% of our missionaries. Our most seasoned and experienced. Those who brought us through the transition to where we are today.

2.       25% of our missionaries will be brand new and another 25% will be training. This means 50% of the mission will be either training or being trained.

3.       We go from being a very experienced mission to being a very young mission.

4.       We launch the next generation of the South Africa Durban Mission.

President Mann then goes on and outlines ideas on how all the missionaries can make this possible stumbling block a great stepping stone for the mission. He explains how by making the missionary boardings, cars and personal lives – including preparing, finding and teaching – examples of a true Preach My Gospel mission we can raise the bar so that all the new missionaries will learn from the beginning how to be excellent, positive, and productive in all aspects of missionary life.

As I read this letter that went out to each missionary, I once more saw and felt that a prophet of God called the Manns to serve here in the Durban Mission at this time.

21 June 2009 – Sunday

We had a very busy morning because we had to pick up the Esikhawini elders at their boarding and take them to church. Since we needed to be there in time for PEC at 8:00 that meant we had to leave our boarding before 6:45. But everything went smoothly and president Malinga held a good PEC meeting. After the meeting I met with brother Khosi , the elders president, and we agreed that he would come on Saturday at 1:00 for some training. So we are set for a busy Saturday.

When the meetings were finished, there started an interesting series of events.  I left Mary at Esikhawini and rushed off to Port Durnford to help elder B sustain and set apart the two counselors that were approved by President Mann. I was almost there when my cell phone rang and the Barts told me that they had been at the PD chapel but no one showed up. So they had left and gone to the Esikhawini chapel to set apart the new counselor.

I immediately turned around and got back just in time to say goodbye to the Bs who had finished with the setting apart and was heading to their branch meetings.  As I was sitting in sacrament meeting during the opening prayer, my cell phone went off. Usually I remember to turn it off but this day I forgot. I was rather embarrassed as I tried to silence it without any success. When the prayer was over I went out to find that the Bartholomews had called to tell me that one of the counselors in Port Durnford had come late and they were heading back to sustain and set him apart. I decided I would not join them.

The Young Women put on their Sacrament Meeting program and they did great. Some of the talks were a little short and some were hard to hear, but they all did their best and the spirit was strong. At the end of the meeting the traditional Fathers Day gifts were handed out.

During Sunday School and Priesthood, president Malinga kept me rather busy answering questions and helping him with things that he was not sure how to do. I love this man because he desires to do what the Lord expects of him and he wants to do it right. It is obvious that he loves the members of the branch and knows many of them very well. I think in 6 months the Esikhawini branch will be more than able to stand on its own – which they may have to do if no new couples are called to the mission. At the moment, other than the couple coming in July, there is no indication that any more are coming.

They do have the advantage of having 10 fathers – Port Durnford does not have one family headed by a father – and the members own 7 or 8 cars – again PD does not have one.

After the block meeting Mary held her first piano class and there 6 people stayed for it. A couple of them have had some lessons and one even has a keyboard. Mary thinks that by the end of the year someone should be ready to start playing for sacrament.  It is wonderful to see how the members are interested in learning and growing. It will be interesting to see how many come to our English classes.

While Mary was teaching piano I answered questions that President Malinga had about some things. It is a shame he works shifts because if he was available each Sunday the branch would greatly benefit. But to look on the bright side, this way his counselors will get some good opportunities to develop as leaders.

While I was doing the Utah indexing this afternoon, I came across a last name that I thought was Flyyare and of course got a nice pink error message. I looked and looked and that is what certainly seemed to be there. But when Mary looked at it she immediately said – “That is Flygare, I have seen it before.” When I changed the spelling, the pink disappeared. That is why Mary is an arbitrator and I am still doing indexing.

In the evening we went over to the Bartholomews’ to take part in their Sunday dinner for the missionaries. The Bs seem to greatly enjoy feeding the elders and the elders certainly enjoy the weekly feasts I am sure it will continue until they go home. It is a good way to see how the elders are doing, learn what is going on in the branches, and to just enjoy the gathering of missionaries.

During the day I got a nice Father’s Day e-mail from Jim with a short sound clip from Olivia wishing me Happy Father’s Day. It is amazing what you can do today with e-mail and I will save that clip as I would save a card.

20 June 2009 – Saturday

What goes around, comes around – so the saying goes. The other day I called Tom and Shauna without thinking about the time difference and so it was about 2 am there. Luckily they did not answer so perhaps they slept right through it. Well this morning at 1 am the Vonage phone rang and of course it woke me up. It was a wrong number. It took me about 30 minutes to go back to sleep.

My thought to ponder today from President Uchtdorf’s recent conference talk:“The more we are filled with the Spirit of God, the more we extend ourselves to others. We become peacemakers in our homes and families, we help our fellowmen everywhere, and we reach out in merciful acts of kindness, forgiveness, grace, and long-suffering patience…This is the peaceful way of the follower of Jesus Christ.” (pg 76)

A headline in Mormon News- ‘Global hunger reaches 1 billion.”

This strikes close to home because today we will be delivering two food orders to members in Port Durnford. One of them includes a young woman who is dying of AIDS and has not been able to walk for a number of months. She really wants to live but knows that her life expectancy is very short.  A woman born in South Africa in 2008 is expected to live 41 plus years. In Swaziland it is just over 31 years.

We bought the food we needed and then stopped by the Richards Bay chapel where there was to be a special CES – no one can get use to S&I – meeting for the youth. I was the first one there with keys so I got things opened up and then dashed to Port Durnsford. We now know our way around well enough to get to most member’s home. I even managed not to get stuck in visiting one of the homesteads that is out on the plains. After we were through there we headed back to Esikhawini where they were to hold a presidency meeting. Even though one of the counselors could not come because of work, it went well and a lot got talked about. I made arrangements to have a training meeting with the new 2^nd counselor.

After that meeting it was back to the Richards Bay chapel where we arrived just in time to help the Barts give out the pizza and help clean up. The meeting was well attended and thanks to a self-less sister from Esikhawini who has a car, most of the youth were able to be there. 

During the evening I continued to work on indexing. Between the Pennsylvania and Utah 1920 census, I found that the one from Utah was much easier to read.