I'm a day late, but here is my article

Today is beautiful! After three weeks in the 50's and 60's we've hit 70 degrees and it feels like spring. Now I know those "low" temps don't sound scary to you who are freezing in the North Country, but to those of us who live in cement houses with no heat and with 80% to 90% humidity it felt COLD. I piled on as many layers of clothes I could and did a lot of baking. Hopefully it will stay in the 70's and not jump to the 90's immediately. The locals tell us that they haven't had a cold spell like this since 1993.
The cold, and sickness that have come with it, have really dampened our temple attendance. Last Saturday neither of our excursion groups came and during the week we've had to regularly cancel at least one of our sessions because of no participates. Hopefully, things will pick up soon. I'd much rather be busy than sitting around.
During this month we've said goodbye to two faithful temple patrons. Maria Elena Lara Sanchez,the paralyzed woman I told you about a year or so ago, who would come weekly to the temple passed away. And Br. Tomas Cabrales died unexpectedly, but peacefully, in his home. Both Brother and Sister Cabrales have been temple workers here since the temple opened. They are the parents of nine children and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year. Like Grandpa Bentley, he had diabetes and had gone blind. He had also had his toes amputated, but he would still come with his wife twice a week and participate wherever he could.
Both Hna. Lara and Hno. Cabrales examplifiy for me the words, "enduring (well) to the end".
I've just finished reading for the second time, Bonds That Make Us Free, by Terry Warner. I recommend it to any of you who want a soul searching read.
It has been fun to visit with so many of you via our computer cameras. What an amazing technical world we live in.
Much love to each of you, Mom and Grandma