Anxiously Engaged in Kiribati

Arleen and I received some great news today. Our Entry Letter has been issued and now we are waiting for a call from Church Travel to determine when we will depart. We have been trying to stay busy for the last two weeks, getting Latter-Day Saints Charities shirts made and attending conference calls with the Pacific Area. This time has allowed us to help our children get more prepared for the 3 younger ones to live in our house together with their families. There will be 5 adults and 6 children living in the house. Can anyone say PARTY! We had the opportunity to spend  Memorial Day  with most of the family. We went to the Provo Cemetery in the morning where we celebrated our infant daughter Julie's 40th birthday with her. We also ate at the BYU Creamery and took the grandchildren to the Beam Life Science Museum on BYU Campus.     Julie's head stone Kneeling by Julie's grave Grandma and Hailey at BYU Creamery Grandpa and Emma at BYU Creamery We are so excited to be he...

Keith and I have been called to serve as Humanitarian Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We will serve in the country of Kiribati for 18 months  We just spent the last 2 weeks training at the MTC.  It was amazing. We met new friends and learned many things.  The first week was all on Preach my Gospel and the second week was on the Church's Humanitarian software otherwise known as CHaS.   We were supposed to leave this Monday, but our travel visa hasn't come yet.  So we will be living at home and serving remotely for the Pacific Area Welfare Office.  It's a little disappointing, but patience is a virtue we are trying to practice.  It just wouldn't be the MTC if you didn't get the Iconic picture next to the map.     Our district: One couple is going to Greece, Another to London, Another to Kentucky and they are taking their special needs daughter with them and we are going to Kiribati Keith in class work...