Our Last Sunday
We began today with mixed emotions. We are excited to be going home but at the same time we will miss the many wonderful friends we've made as we've served here in Trujillo.
As I made the bed this morning, I decided to take a picture This is the last time I"ll make this bed.
I want to remember our bedroom.
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| Our Friend Elmer!!! |
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| We can't forget the Huanchaco Buses! |
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| Can anybody figure out this? |
When we got the chapel, I wanted to take some pictures of it but Wayne told me we already had pictures, so there you go. We didn't take very many pictures of people either because they were the same people we already have pictures of.
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| This was on the bulletin board at the church |
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| We had the chapel to ourselves for a few minutes. |
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| Sister Carman Leon and her daughter Carmen |
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| Our two friends we met last week. We gave them a picture of Christ with the Lamanite Children. |
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| Elder Luna and Elder Near |
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| Elder Fernandez and Elder Garcia |
Well I guess we really did get a picture of church outside.
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| Wayne * Me * Elder Rice * Elder Hart They are the assistants to President Rios in the South mission. |
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| Me * Wayne * Elder Rice * Elder Hart |
We went to the Alva's for lunch! It was so fun to visit with them and be in their home. There is just something special about Brother and Sister Alva!!
As we visited, I took several videos of Wayne talking to his old friend. Wayne will always have a special spot in his heart for Brother Juan and Sister Emma Alva!!
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Sister Alva made us Lasagna which was delicious! Wayne loves Lasagna a lot and this hit the spot for us. She was who cooked for Wayne when he was a young missionary here 42 years ago. Such a wonderful lady.
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| This is a picture of some of the family that hangs on the wall in the Alva home. |
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| This one hangs by the door to the kitchen. The first time I saw this I though it was something I'd seen before, a deja vu. |
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| Diana * Wayne * Emma Alva * Juan Alva * Me * Rosemary |
Brother Alva is 97 years, this will probably be the last time we see him in this life.
We will always love and remember our friend the Alva's!!
After the Palermo ward meeting, we went to Sister Malca's for a light dinner. She served us some sandwiches and yummy dessert. Elder Near and Elder Luna were there also. It was fun to be in Sister Malca's home again. She is another one of those special friends we love so much and will always remember.
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| Wayne * Elder Near * Elder Luna * Sister Malca * Sister Malca's Daughter |
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| Wayne and a grandson of Sister Malca |
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| Sister Malca's Great Grand Daughter and her Grand Son |
We got home late but we had such a good day!!
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| Cynthia and me |
| Cynthia was helping sister Wood with genealogy. We were happy to see her again. She's the sister Wayne helped at the temple one day a while ago as he was passing through the halls. Cynthia was late and had just missed the last session of the day. She was so sad but was told she could still do initiatory, which she did. After she was leaving, to go home, Wayne passed her in the hall and stopped her to tell her she could spend some time in the celestial room. She started to cry and explained to him that she really wanted to get in the last session so she could be in the celestial room because that day was the 15th anniversary of her father dying and she wanted to spend some time in the celestial room. Wayne had no idea, but was so happy that he was able to be inspired to invite her to the celestial room that night. This is one of the special experiences we'll cherish for serving our mission in the Trujillo. |
We will always miss these wonderful people but know that someday, when we both speak the same language, we will meet again.
The evening was too beautiful to let it just vanish, so we took some selfies of us one last time in front of the beautiful Trujillo temple at night.
We had a very busy day but it was so full of warm hugs, sweet memories, and lots of love!
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