Friday Night.... Saturday Night

We had a fun little dinner party friday night

with some of the missionaries in town.

And I am so on vacation or something...

I didn't take any pictures 

so here are a few from their facebook pages...

We had Jason Jay Ralph and his wife Rachel and baby Chloe/Khloe? over.

His baby girl is beautiful!

They have moved near the Mesa Temple...

We are excited to have them so close.

Elder Benfell Armstrong was there with his fiancé

Jodi Farnsworth...  Jodi and I were comparing family histories but

we are not closely related.  She and Ben make a great team.

Sam Anderson was there of course

 

And so was Elder David Frietz

We had some great mexican food

brought into our home

and we stayed and visited 'til late.  It was great FUN!

Saturday night we took the Hunsakers... Brent and Aubrey

and also Sam Anderson

to the wedding reception of 

 Elder Brennan Ogburn ...

Elder Ogburn was in our mission for several months

and then was divided off into the new Chiclayo Mission

with President Risso.

But he is still one of our missionaries.

Then Brent, Aubrey, Sam and Terry and I were

able to go to Dinner to Logan's

and catch up on each others lives...

Super weekend... thanks to all our dear missionary sons!

Missionary Prep Class and Sam

Look who came to Mesa for the Weekend...

Sam Anderson.

He was here for the perfect weekend.

We put him to work.

He helped us with our missionary prep class.

I thought that we would have about 10 in the class.

60 people showed up.

We are very excited.

We don't want to waste a minute of time.

The MTC experience is shortened 

so we want to make a difference

and have them all ready to roll.

Thank you Mesa East Stake for showing up...

This work is exploding!

We also want to thank the Mesa East Stake for coming

to the Adult Fireside tonight.

We thank you for your prayers and support

while we were in Trujillo too.

Mesa East Stake... is the best Stake EVER!

My Father's Grave

My Father's headstone was put in yesterday.

It is still very strange to think that he is gone.

We were away from him for three years

so it just feels like we are away from him still.

This is making it very real now....

I love that my name is on my parents headstone.

This is the back...

That is a lot of chiseling to do ....

Mom, it is beautiful.

I know that Dad loves it.

Thank you!

Aging...

Funny Story...

President Turk had a routine colonoscopy

this morning as part of his 

complete physical after the mission.

That's funny enough right?

Everything went well and the results 

were clear and normal

EXCEPT...

When the nurse brought me back into 

the recovery area

he was coming out of the anesthesia...  

He was proselyting to all 

of the nurses.  He had his recovery

nurse committed to serve a mission.

She was older and LDS and had been 

deciding if it was for her...

It seemed to hit a nerve with her and she

felt that it really was an answer

to her prayers.  I jumped in and 

testified that there is nothing better

than a mission... 

She was so focused on what we were

saying that she was giving us all the

wrong paperwork and having us sign

all the wrong documents.

I loved that when my husband was given

his truth serum- the anesthesia... that the 

missionary spirit still came pouring

out of him.

Don't worry... he would have been talking

about missions and the Gospel 

with or without the medication.

No colonoscopy photos will be included

You can thank me later!

Save the Date!

TRUJILLO MISSIONARIES

 Save the Date  

Friday,  4th of October ~ 6:00 pm

We will be having a fun mission reunion in Utah.

We have reserved space at Noah's 

in South Jordan

Bring a date or your spouse or just come...

We will have a taco and nacho bar from Cafe Rio's

and some great desserts.

There are big screens for the BYU vs USU game.

The game is in Logan so it will be fun to watch it together...

 Also photos and videos from the mission

 on the other big screen.

Spread the Word!

RSVP -  Facebook- Event Page

Please let us know if you are coming so that we get

plenty of food.

  South Jordan Location  

322 W 11000 S

South Jordan, UT 84095

How to get here: 
From I-15, take the 11400 South exit. Head west off the freeway, 
turn right at the first light (frontage road), 
take your second left past Walmart and Sam's Club. 

Questions?   Comments?

theturks2@cox.net

480-827-0500

Family Home Evening... at the Aquarium!

We had a blast at the Aquarium...

The photos say it all.

There is nothing better than family!

Together Again...

Throughout Terry's life he has had a handful of 

dear friends that have been a constant.

They were known as the Gang in High School.

  THEN 

and

 NOW 

The biggest difference between the picture from high school 

and the one taken now would have to be HAIR!

No matter how much time has passed or the distance between them

they don't skip a beat when they get together.

The wives have always gotten along great...

We knew that we would have too...  there would be no choice.

Oh the stories that I could tell about these fine men...

Everyone of them has had triumphs and trials in their lives

and everyone of them has survived and thrived!

These men...
it's funny to call them men when they get together

because I feel like I am back in High School when I'm around all of them...

 These men...  have been such a support to each other.

Their love and loyalty runs deep.

It was a great reunion to be together again after three years.

Life is beautiful when you have great friends.

John Sezate, Brent Gardner, Paul Nielsen, Terry Turk, Lane Reynolds,
Dick Jones, and Brian Nissen

Birthday Wishes...

We went to dinner with Terry's father 

for his birthday.

Happiest Birthday Dean...

We Love You!

Baby June's Blessing

Our sweet little June Bug was blessed today.

Her full name is 

"June Violet Turk"

This is Hali, our duaghter in law with my mom

and of course the sweetest baby.

My Dad was big on the name Violet...

So in honor of my Dad and his passing 

Parker and Hali named her June Violet.

We were so happy to be home for this baby blessing.

Now Tillman and Penny have a 

beautiful little sister.

We love you sooooo much 

Junie V.

We are so thankful to our Heavenly Father for babies and family.

Terry and I spoke at a singles fireside tonight.

We were happy to share our experiences and testimonies.

It was great...  thanks for asking us.

Today Felt Like the Mission

This morning our nephew, Zach Collins

returned from his mission with honor

from Brazil.

We were not at the airport....

We were traveling to the mountains

to speak at a Youth Conference

on Missionary Work.

But we were back for the "Well Done Dinner" for Zach.

Today was just like being in the mission....

Traveling, speaking, feeding,

listening to missionaries...

Singing "Called to Serve" with tears streaming down my cheeks...

How long will this happen?