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5.23.26 Rescued! Explosive. Pepper Spray. Flowers. Tires. Pino. Critters Everywhere.

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  Retired/Missionary Life. Sunday. HAPPY SABBATH!!! Here! Have a Jesus Picture! He LOVES YOU!! We went to Sacrament Meeting. And then Sunday School. (We're studying Old Testament this year. Here's to Moses!) And then Missionary Correlation Meeting. The missionaries in the correlation meeting have changed significantly since last week. So yes, we took a picture! Also included are some official pics from the Sister Conference Saturday. Can you find Hanna? Afternoon was spent studying, resting, doing some Spanish lessons, working on the menu for this week, doing up some of the family books, and starting on the Steward Apartment Inspection Assignments. By nightfall, I was in need of some spiritual boosting, so we watched Ephraim's Rescue. One of the greatest pioneer movies ever made. It did the trick! Retired/Missionary Life. Monday. HAPPY MT ST HELENS DAY!! Below is my favorite picture of the mountain showing its power and glory in 1982. I was a new missionary in the MTC when ...

5.16.26 Translated. Spider Cache. Rain and Wind. New Toys. Steak. Girls Only.

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  Retired/Missionary Life. Sunday. HAPPY SABBATH!! Here! Have a Jesus Picture! He LOVES YOU!! And HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY too!!! The usual line up. Sacrament Meeting. Men's Meeting. Missionary Correlation Meeting. At home we rested, read, ate pizza, and watched an episode of Heartland. Plus Hanna spent a bunch of time on the phone to various children and grandchildren that wanted to wish her a Happy Mother's Day. So, at church, when the Translator dude is the one that is giving the talk, what happens to the translating service? He handed it to Elder Peterson, one of the newest and greenest missionaries in the entire mission, and then proceeded to go on up front and give the talk. It was incredible to watch Elder Peterson read the talk in English while listening to it in Spanish. And his awesome companion from Peru helped him all along the way. TEAMWORK!! We love serving with these guys. They basically give up their lives for two entire years to serve the Lord and teach the Gospe...