We were the main speakers at a ward in Escondido.
I basically gave the same talk I gave as my farewell talk back home. It seemed to have gone over well when two weeks later I had two men come up to me at stake conference and tell me how it had affected them.
One said he had chills go up his spine when I talked about the hymn my distant cousin wrote "When Faith Endures." The other man said he had randomly invited some people to church and they showed up and after the meeting they said it wasn't coincidence they went that day. They needed to hear what was said. Made me feel so good!
On our way home from church, I noticed these trees that look like their roots are above ground and grown in the shape of a box. Still wondering if boxes were around them or if they just grow this unique way.
This is the bridge we see whenever we drive up to Temecula--our northern part of the mission.
Our baptismal records/referral office helper Sister Frost has worked for the mission for the past 5 years and has now retired. Her bishop wants her back to use her in their ward.
I love the little Carlsbad Village area close by where we live. It's on the way to the beach. This little church sits near the railroad tracks.
This unique book shack has all these books out just for the taking.
We found two copies of the Book of Mormon.
This anchor means we are nearing the airport.
Beautiful palm trees lining the way.
We picked up batch number 2 of new missionaries--nine of them.
We took them to the mission office where our wonderful office couples served them the traditional California breakfast burrito for lunch. MP interviewed each one of them and I talked to each one of them about medical stuff.
They were able to email their parents to tell them they arrived safely. Some of them were able to have a nap during the time MP and the assistants were meeting to pair up the new missionaries with the trainers. Then the trainers and new missionaries met together to find out their companionship assignment. After that we bid them farewell and off they went to do missionary work.
We took this picture with new missionary Elder Jordan to send to our friends Chad and Susie Gardner, MP and MPW of the Nebraska Omaha Mission. Elder Jordan's sister is a missionary right now in their mission. And we also found out Elder Jordan went to school with the daughter of one of the families Abe home teaches.
What a relief it went SOOOOOOO much better this second transfer. We knew a little more what we were doing and could get things done in a more timely fashion. Glen now actually knows the trainers he has picked to work with these new missionaries.
Everything went a whole lot smoother than the first transfer day when we had been in the mission for a mere four days.
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