Belgium Brussels/Netherlands Mission: Sorry, You Can't Go Home Yet!

President Brubaker and I are excited to be here as the Mission President and companion of the Belgium Brussels Netherlands Mission! We love your sons and daughters, and feel to thank you for the wonderful missionaries you have raised! This is a very unique mission. Our mission includes two countries, and five languages, not including many dialects spoken in the Netherlands. The missionaries are teaching many people from all around the globe. With the help of the Spirit, the missionaries are finding those who have been prepared to receive the Gospel. This is truly the best mission in the world, and we are honored to be a part of it. We will try and take good care of your sons and daughters. We love them so much already!

We have 5 children and 11 wonderful grand children. We have so much fun together! We are grateful for the support they have given us as we prepared to leave for three years. Our home is in Salt Lake City, Utah. We have raised our family in the Millcreek Holladay area. We enjoy many activities together. We are happiest when we are hiking in Southern Utah, cross-country skiing into our rustic cabin in the Uintahs, enjoying a good game of Train or Settlers of Catan, or just being together and sharing a meal with each other. We love our family so much!!!

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Sorry, You Can't Go Home Yet!

We became instantly attached to our missionaries! How could we let 24 of them go home so soon? We felt like we were losing part of our new family! President Brubaker was very occupied interviewing them for the last time. Sister Orton and Sister Rideout volunteered their service hours to me! We enjoyed being together for an afternoon, preparing for our farewell dinner to our precious missionaries in the mission home. They were my lifesavers!