“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


Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Happy Birthday Sister Jones!!

 
 
 

BIRTHDAY  FUN !! !


FHE AND ICE CREAM IN A BAGGIE  (BAGGIES FROM THE BASE, MADE OUR OWN ICE)

 
 
 
 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

MONTENEGRO

WE WENT WITH THE ANDERSONS

ULCINJ

SANDY  BEACH PACKED WITH SWIMMERS ! !

BAR 

 ON THE ADRIATIC SEA

BEAUTIFUL, CALM, CLEAR WATER






THIS IS THE HOTEL WE STAYED IN..

BEAUTIFUL  SUNSET

 ON THE ADRIATIC SEA

 

OLIVE TREES IN BAR...

  STILL PRODUCING OLIVES ! ! 

 
 
   
 

KOTOR

A BEAUTIFUL BAY WITH CRUISE SHIPS,FISHING SHIPS, YACHTS 

 THE OLD TOWN

( STARI GRAD  IN SERBIAN)

IS QUAINT WITH COBBLE STONE, PASSAGEWAYS, LOTS OF FUN SHOPS, & MANY EATING PLACES


THERE IS A MOTE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OLD TOWN...

(THERE IS NO NEW TOWN..THIS IS IT)

THIS IS FRESH WATER SPRING..



THE TRAIL TO THE FORTRESS IS ALL LIT UP

 

PASSAGE WAYS EVERYWHERE..  





  

 ORTHODOX CHURCH ON EVERY CORNER OF THE BAY AND AN OLD ONE ON THE MOUNTAIN FORTRESS ! !




 FROM THE TOP OF THE FORTRESS




 THE HIKE UP TO THE FORTRESS 1300 STAIRS







ST. JOHN FORTRESS

 



A VERY STEEP DROP OFF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FORTRESS


 STEEP MOUNTAINS IN THE BACK GROUND

BRANCH CONFERENCE

  THE FIRST EVER

BESIM, GJON, NASIM

WE HAD ABOUT 55 ..

LOVE HAVING THE GJAKOVE SAINTS OVER.

AND A NICE MEAL AFTER....

 
 

PRESIDENT KASHARI CAME WITH HIS MOTHER FROM TIRANA 

 NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN WHO ALWAYS COME BY ..THEY ARE ALSO IN ENGLISH CLASS...

THEY LOVE SISTER FORTE

PRIMARY CHILDREN 

ALL FROM GJAKOVE (9 OF THEM)

 
 

MERLIND & HIS NEIGHBOR, PATRIC WHO IS HAVING LESSONS WITH HIS FAMILY 

 

GENTA & PATRIC 

MELISA

 

ALISA & SISTER ROBERTSON, MERLINDA 

 

BAPTISM OF SONILA

 BY HER HUSBAND, KRISTO 

 ELDERS TANNER & ADAMS



WE HAD A GREAT GROUP...

3  CARS & A TAXI FULL



Kristina, Sister Forte, Anton, Joe, Karyn & Moses Bodell, Valmira, Dafina, Aferdita, Sister Robertson, Pytim, Pres. & Sister Ford, Sam, Kristo, Sonila, Besim, Riad, Ardi
 

(SAME PLACE BESIM WAS BAPTISED LAST SEPTEMBER) FAVORITE  INVESTIGATORS  DAFINA & AFERDITA... 

ACTIVITY  NIGHT

VOLLYEBALL IN THE PARK AND TREATS AFTER..ALWAYS BANANAS & POPCORN! 

 ANTON IS IN CHARGE AND DOES GREAT ! ! (CENTER WHITE)

 

PINEAPPLE CAKE

RIAD PLLANA WALKED INTO THE CHURCH THE DAY BEFORE AND TOLD ME IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY....SO WE CELEBRATED ! !

VLORA'S MOTHER PICKING UP HER GRANDSONS, THEY FLEW IN FROM SWITZERLAND !

 

BABY MOSES 

 

FUN FOURSOME ! !

 

MISSIONARIES FOR SURE ! ! 

 OUR VISITOR FROM ITALY..

HE WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE MISSIONARIES..HE IS FROM PRISHTINA, BUT LIVES IN ITALY.  HIS SON IS A TRANSLATOR FOR THE CHURCH AND LIVES IN SALT LAKE..

 HE WAS SO EXCITED TO GET PICURES WITH THE MISSIONARIES TO PUT ON FACEBOOK.