Little Update...

Guess what we have been doing?

Feeding Missionaries

Speaking in Church

Preparing talks!

We are speaking in Firesides, Youth Conferences,

Classes, Sacrament Meetings

Preparing for mission prep...  etc...

Hey, some things never change

except the language!

Update on Marvin Yat...

He is out of the hospital but still in Guatemala City

and he will be heading home to Coban

on Thursday... Yippy!

Marvin Yat...

Here is an update on our returned missionary

Marvin Yat 

that was in an accident in Guatemala

He has had two surgeries so far.

They were both successful.

He has been moved out of the ICU.

We are so happy that Marvin is progressing

but very sad that the full time missionary

that was injured with him passed away.

(Elder Josh Burton from Canada)

We will continue to pray for all involved.

The Huacos Made it!

Everyone has asked me about my Huacos.

Well, Great News ...

They made it and so far all of them 

are in great condition.  We are still unwrapping them.

They did check each one in customs to make sure they 

were not authentic ancient artifacts...

We Laughed...

and then they called us and said that one was real.

WHAT... ARE YOU KIDDING?

One of our Elders received a Huaco from some members in Virú

and then he gave it to me...

I had no idea it was real.

The Customs office shipped it back to the Mission Office

and now Elder Fackrell is in charge of it.

The Huaco is hundreds of years old...  They are not worth anything

in the market but they are not allowed out of the country.

I love these little Ugga Buggas... 

A Special Day...

When I walked into our Chapel today...

tears filled my eyes.

I saw so many good friends, my family

and these wonderful missionaries!

I can't tell you how great this was...  

I felt so happy and thankful for each one.

 Jaden Mecham, Nathan Northcott, Ben Wright, Cedar Glasgow,
Aaron Bennett, David Frietz, Craig Merkley, Mathan Bosse, Brent Hunsaker,

Erynn Shearman, Kaylee Sandstrom and Jane Jackson...

not pictured was Ben Armstrong who had to leave.

 We had some of the family members with them too....

 The Mecham family from Morgan, Utah

 Brent and his wife Aubrey

 The Hermanas from Provo were the big winners of the $100 

Where's Lando Game... Congratulations.

 Nathan Northcott jumped in with the Mechams...

 Mathan Bosse and his sweet wife...

Look at this baby... She is so darling

her name is Abigail.

Elder Merkley also drove from Provo.... so Nice!

And sweet Sister Frietz was there with her son.

We also had Elder Dow's parents from Las Vegas at our meeting

Elder Ordonez' parents were there...

Elder Glasgow's parents, Elder Chatwin's parents,
Elder Smith's family from Mesa,

and Elder Nelson's family from Gilbert were there too.

Oh I know I am forgetting people....  I am sorry.

A huge thank you to all who came.  We 

thank you all for your love and support.

We Love You!

Sweet Surprise ....

Tonight we had dinner with these dear missionaries

that traveled all day to be with us.

How fun is this that they would come to hear us speak?

F*U*N

Well, they are all in our will!

Elder Aaron Bennett, Elder Ben Wright, Elder Cedar Glasgow,
Hermana Jane Jackson,  Hermana Kaylee Sandstrom,
and Hermana Erynn Shearman...

We had a great night at Cheesecake Factory...

Our missionaries are the Best Ever!

Elder Marvin Yat Needs Our Prayers!

Our sweet Elder Marvin Yat

needs our prayers...

Elder Yat has been home from our mission for about 5 months.

He was in a car accident while he was out 

serving with the local missionaries in Coban this morning.

He and one of the full time missionaries... Elder Burton, were air-lifted

 to Guatemala City

to the best hospital for their surgeries and medical care.

Elder Yat broke his pelvis and has had one surgery already

and will probably need a couple more.

 Elder Burton had some internal bleeding and went into surgery also.

They are both in stable condition now.

 Elder Yat was a fantastic leader in our mission.

He was made a Zone Leader 6 months into his mission

and had great opportunities to serve

all the Trujillo Missionaries.

 Elder Yat was really one of the best fútbol players in the mission.

We are sad that he will be out of the sport

for awhile but we are praying for a full recovery.

We Love You Elder Yat

And so does our Heavenly Father!

And the Winner is....

NO ONE!

nobody found Lando

Sorry... My fault

The Watts were in Provo/Orem

for that afternoon only.

They left that next morning.

No Winner... How SAD!

But....   If any of you ever see Landon or Molly Watts

at any time... and you are the first to have them text me your name

then the $100 is yours

.

You must be one of my missionaries.

Molly

Lando

WHERE'S LANDO?

House of the Lord

The Mesa Temple is closed for a couple of weeks

for some deep cleaning.

President Turk signed up and went in

to help with some of the cleaning.

Always a great experience in the House of the Lord.

FUN ....

Where's Lando... money offered!

We had hamburgers and pazookies over at the little Turkicitos

last night....

Here are Tillman, Penny and June Bug

Landon and Molly and the little Watts are visiting Lando's family 

in Orem Utah...

If any of you return missionaries see them ... say hi!

Kind of  like Where's Waldo... 

Hey, the first to find them gets a cash prize of $100

Have the Watts text me your name and the money is yours.

Where's Lando?

We Dominated the Conversation... So Sorry!

We love Mexican Food

and even more we love our great friends.

When you put the two together it is Spectacular.

Tonight we went out to eat with

Terry's counselors and their wives from

when he served as a Stake President.

Jeff and Diana Packer and Jim and Michelle LeCheminant...
We love them.

They were so nice... they listened to us babble on about Perú.

Elder Waddell warned us that when people ask

how your mission was... what they really want to hear is

"Oh, it was great" 

That's all they really want.

We said waaaaay too much tonight but we are learning.

Sorry dear friends and thanks for listening.
We got it all out of our system...

yeah right.

Around the House.....

We got up early this morning and went to work around the house...

We were cleaning out the garage, the attic, the storage room.

We had the air conditioning men coming, we had the landscaper coming, 

we had the appliance people coming and the window washer coming.

There was a little bit to do after three years of absence.

And just as we finished everything...

It started to rain.

When you wash your windows, it will surely rain!

but we didn't care because we have missed the 

sound of rain, the thunder, and lightening.

And it cools everything down.

It is called the monsoon season around here.

Huge dust storms roll in before the rain.

There is always clean up to do after the storms.

There was hardly any rain in Trujillo 

and for 3 years we never, ever heard the sound of thunder.
I love thunder and lightening

But the day that we were waiting at the airport

for the Marlers..... Right when their plane landed and we were

taking off our name tags...

It started to pour rain in Trujillo.

I am just sure that the heavens were crying with us

as we finished our mission.

I know... I am a little dramatic. 

Let it be and Let it Rain!

A Visit from the Stake President...

Terry and I had a visit from our Stake President...

We have been called to be the Stake Missionary Preparation Teachers.

YIPPY... We are still going to have that

exciting Missionary Spirit...

And we still get to work together!

To prepare the youth to serve full time will be a complete joy for us....

We are excited to prepare some great material 

for the Youth of the Mesa East Stake.

There is nothing better than serving a mission...

and we want all of you to feel confident and prepared!

 To invite others to come unto Christ 

is an honor and privilege

that is a blessing to each of us all the days of our lives.

 Let's do this ~  It's almost your turn to serve...

... the best two years ever!

(or 18 months)

Can You Hear Me Now?

A couple of weeks before we were leaving to Perú for 3 years,

Terry lost hearing in his left ear.

He didn´t have time to do much testing or analyzing.

Elder Christofferson blessed him in his setting apart that

he would hear all that he needed to hear.

And that is exactly what happened.

He had no problems on the mission.

So, when we got home he made an appointment with his

Internist.  The Doctor got him an appointment with a great

ear specialist at the Mayo clinic.  

There might be nothing they can do but it is worth exploring.

Back to Work..

Terry held out as long as he possibly could.

He told me that he wouldn't be going back to work

for about a month after returning home.

He actually was out to work for a couple of hours

the day after we got home.

He can't help it... He is a worker.

 The exciting part is that he now gets to work with our son Parker

who has been running the company since we left.

Terry trained Parker a few months before going to Peru.

We never knew that he would have to carry such a big load

while we were gone.  But we can testify that we have seen

the hand of the Lord in all of the affairs of the Company.

We are so thankful to Parker for his 

intelligent, positive and prayerful attitude in keeping things going.

They had one of the best years ever this last year.

Congrats Parker!

 Penny and Tillman, Parker's children were visiting 

Papa T's office today...

How Fun!

Thank you Parker... We love you!

The Little Things...

Since I have been home I have appreciated the little things like...

Garbage trucks, Garbage containers, Garbage pick-up..

It's such a beautiful orchestrated event.

Please appreciate this!

ICE in my drinks... small, plentiful, chewy, cold... I love it!

Brushing my teeth with sink water and not a water bottle...

this is huge!

Smooth, well-kept roads... no pot holes or giant speed bumps

 I can sing in the shower and open my mouth without worry...

Organized traffic.... traffic laws that are followed... driving without saying "Jack Jack"...

driving without aggression or fear...

America the Beautiful...   Little things mean so much!