A lot has happened over the past few months.
My dear mother passed away on August 15, 2015, and I made a quick trip home to Utah. It was such a blessing to be there with my dad and our family. When I arrived in Amsterdam, I found out mother had already passed away. I will never forget that airport.
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| I got to meet our little Finley for the first time while I was there. What a joy to see family after being in South Africa for one year! |
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| Cooper and Sawyer had a game of chess with their uncle Wayne, my oldest brother. |
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I saw the progress on the Provo City Center Temple.
It looks beautiful! |
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| Clint and his family with grandpa |
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Greg and Family
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| Our daughter Jill |
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| My cute dad! |
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| Another chess game with grandpa great |
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| Hugs from Avia and Beckham |
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| Cooper |
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| Sawyer |
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Elder Rizk goes home to Austria.
He was such a great missionary and will be missed.
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| Spring is here! |
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| We delivered a new fridge to the Orange Grove area |
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They didn't even need the hand truck!
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Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens |
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| Made a trip to Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens |
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The Cradle of Humankind
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We took a fieldtrip with the Thompsons to the
Cradle of Humankind |
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We were excited to view the findings from the caves in this area |
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| Excavation tools |
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| If the bones were assembled, this is what it would look like |
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| Here we are ready to go caving |
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| A sundial |
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| Entering the Sterkfontein Cave |
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| This is the area Mrs Plese was found. They are still combing through the area to find more artifacts. |
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| Our tour guide |
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| Cracks and crevices we went through |
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| Finally reached the end. The cave experience took just over an hour. At times we had to crawl or squat down to get through openings. |
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| The countryside is beautiful around the caves |
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Who needs a boat trailer, when you have a bakkie!
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Elder Clegg helping to empty a flat in the Springs area
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| Great helpers!! |
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Spring is doing itself proud. The bottle brush trees are brilliant!
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Checking in at the mission office is, Elders' Quigley, Sibanda, Manoo, and Banda.
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Girl's Day out to Witwatersrand University
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| We walked around campus |
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Took a tour of Witwatersrand Art Museum.
They were highlighting the bead work of Africa. |
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| Many vintage pieces many from glass beads |
We also walked through the Origins Museum.
After we drove to 44 Stanley where we enjoyed a delish lunch.
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| Just took photos of the drinks. Yummy! |
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| The 'Girls': Sisters Thompson, Dunn, Allred, Walton, and Collins |
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Elder Allred and I moved to another flat in the same corner of flats where we have been staying. (Still across the street from the mission office) It feels more like the yards back home. We will stay here until the second week in November, then move to Elder and Sister Thompson's flat. They are leaving for home 06 November. We will truly miss them, but are so excited they will be back with their family again!!
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Loved General Conference!! Everyone...Re-read it, re-listen to it, and study and live the words of our living prophets! |
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