January 29 Preparing for our adventure.
Many things happening as we are in our final stages of preparations.
We spoke in Sacrament meeting Jan 15th (very short notice to everyone ....sorry about that one). Lynn & Barbara Archibald, our dear friends from our Czech/Slovak Mission, made the trip from Idaho and spent some precious moments with us in our home. We have a deep love for our Fellow Senior Missionaries. Dale & Jackie Andersen was with us, sweet treasured friends with whom we worked together with in the Temple. Other wonderful family members and friends attended Church with us or popped in to show their love and support. Each of you are deeply appreciated, whether we were able to see you that day, or read your E-Mails.......thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
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We were thrilled when Doug & Barbara Davies (soon to be President & Sister Davies of the San Pablo Mission in the Philippines .... July this year) messaged us and we arranged to get together. We will serve on the same island, and hope to he able to 'run into' each other sometime during our overlapping service! Barbara and I were inseparable friends through our Elementary, Junior High, and High school years. What a marvelous tender mercy Heavenly Father has blest us both with!!
Ashley, Kole, and I traveled d the first week in January to Alexandria Virginia to assist Matt and Jenni Bell As
they prepared to move from their tiny 2 bedroom apartment into a 3 bedroom home with a yard in Stanford, Virginia. Freezing cold weather nor icy roads did not slow us down from boxing up, packing away, scrubbing and cleaning, and moving this special little family of 4 to their new home! Ashley, Kole, and I stole a morning and were able to spend a few hours bracing against the cold and wind to enjoy the Lincoln Memorial, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Loved the feelings of inspiration and deep appreciation from our inspired and courageous forefathers in America! God Bless this great nation ..... may our current leaders lead us forward as their predecessors of old did.
Tharon's shoulder surgery was successful, and we are at week 7 in the progression of his recuperation and healing. We are attending the marvelous MTC (Missionary Training Center) last week and this coming week ..... and he is fitting in Physical Therapy sessions. We will soon be ready to fly out of this cold into a land filled with people of warm hearts, humble belief in Christ, and many who are seeking the truth found in the pages of the Book of Mormon. There will be myriads of humanitarian needs .... we pray that we will be instruments in His hands to serve these people in the way that the Savior taught.
Included above was our picture from January 23rd ..... first day as official Missionaries .....pointing to the little group of Philippine Islands that we will soon call HOME for 18 months. 😃🤗
We are happy that we got to meet you for a few days at the MTC and hope that you have a safe trip to your mission field.
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