Monthly Archives: July 2016

We attended church this morning in Toppenish, about 30 min south of Yakima.  What a great ward!  After church they had a potluck “Mix ‘n Mingle” for the members here.  They do this every last Sunday of the month.  We … Continue reading →

It’s Saturday, it must be Othello!  Elders Cataldo and Walimaa are our Zone Leaders here in this zone of mostly Spanish-speaking missionaries.  Othello is farm country.  We love it here. Elder Cataldo and Elder WalimaaElder Cataldo (from Vina del Mar, Chile): … Continue reading →

We continued interviewing in Moses Lake today from morn until night.  So fun to see these missionaries!  Elder King and Elder Roe are taking good care of business here.  We started off by meeting with them to discuss their zone … Continue reading →

Today we drove to Moses Lake to meet with our missionaries there.  This is beautiful country and these are wonderful missionaries.  Elder King and Elder Roe are our Zone Leaders here.  They welcomed us warmly. Here’s how these missionaries answered … Continue reading →

These are fake smiles.  We are sadly saying farewell to Elder Turley, who has completed his mission with honor and glory.  He’s been fabulous.  We will miss him terribly.  To celebrate his work here, we took him out to dinner … Continue reading →

This afternoon we raced to the airport after interviews to greet Elder Donakey, who has arrived from the Provo MTC.  He went there to learn Spanish, and they sent him to us 3 weeks early because he already speaks Spanish … Continue reading →

We started this day meeting with the Yakima Zone led by Elders Moser and Elder Jarvis. What great missionaries.  Seriously.  We are surrounded by them.  As I am meeting with them and talking about the idea that we are here … Continue reading →

The drive from Hood River to Stevenson is one of the most beautiful in our mission!  Stevenson is about 3 hours south of Yakima, the farthest area in our mission.  It’s on the WA side of the Columbia River, which … Continue reading →