“We need thousands of more couples serving in the missions of the Church. Every mission president pleads for them. They…can leave the grandchildren. Those little darlings will be just fine, and I promise you will do things for them in the service of the Lord that, worlds without end, you could never do if you stayed home to hover over them. What greater gift could grandparents give their posterity than to say by deed as well as word, “In this family we serve missions!”

-Jeffrey R. Holland


Thursday, May 9, 2013

GJAKOVA

 IT WAS ONCE THE MOST THRIVING CITY IN THE BALKANS, MANY FACTORIES AND INDUSTRY, ALL THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE FROM HERE. IT WAS THE HARDEST HIT DURING THE WAR..ALMOST EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED...IT HAS NOT RECOVERED..NO FACTORIES..LOTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT

TYPICAL ON THE STREETS

 HORSES, TRACTORS AND CARS

ON THE BORDER BETWEEN ALBANIA AND KOSOVO


HEADED BACK INTO GJAKOVE

 

A BEAUTIFUL CATHOLIC CHURCH BUILT AFTER THE WAR 

  

LAST SUNDAY WITH THE MILITARY 

NOT ALL WERE ABLE TO COME..THEY WENT HOME THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY.(SOME OF OUR BRANCH MEMBERS WERE MISSING ALSO.

MISSIONARIES AND MILITARY

(BOTH FAR FROM HOME)

VALMIRA'S FIRST TIME EVER WEARING A DRESS TO CHURCH

LUNCH  WITH THE ANDERSONS, THEY COME ONCE A WEEK FROM MACEDONIA  TO  DISTRICT MEETING

ELIASONS AND WILLIS CAME TO VISIT FROM ALBANIA

WE HAD LUNCH AT GERMIA PARK

MISSION CONFERENCE

FLOWERS OUT OUR WINDOW

FLOWERS  OUT THE CHURCH WINDOW

 FRIDAY NIGHT GAME NIGHT THANKS  FOR THE UNO.....

WAITING   THEIR TURN WITH THE PING PONG CHAMP

 

P-DAY AT MIRUSHA FALLS

ON THE WAY TO THE FALLS

HIDDEN  BACK IN THE VILLAGES...




A HIKE TO THE UPPER FALLS




UNDER THE WATER FALLS

TRYING TO SPELL KOSOVO  ????


   KOSOVO MISSIONARIES 

 SISTERS HOOVER & FORTE, ELDERS DERDON, KENDAL, ROBERTS, PETERSON & ELDER ADAMS


BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY...