It has been a whole year since my parents left for thier mission and now they are back!! Their mission was for only 12 months, but living in a 31 foot motor home for 12 months probably felt like 3 years!! I am soo happy to have them home. They went to the Farmington New Mexico Mission and spent most of their time in Crown Point New Mexico which is about an hour from Gallup. Then they were transfered to Thoureau New Mexico which is closer to Gallup, but smaller than Crown Point, which is saying A LOT!
I was lucky enough to go down and visit them twice while they were on their mission (which is totally ok to do if you are a couple missionary and totally against the rules when you are a young missionary). Mert, Monica and I went down in May to visit them and then my little family went down in August for Ryan's Eagle Project.
Crown Point is about the size or Stockton Utah, with one little gorcery store, schools and 2 gas stations. I Thoureau was even smaller. They lived in their motor home which was parked next to the church buildings. In both places there were Elders who lived in a single wide next to them so they weren't completely alone.
Well, now they are home!!! Yesterday was their homecoming! And talk about a busy day!! Saturday night my brother Doug called as said he was talking in church and if I wanted to come and listen to him that church started at 9. Well I didn't think anything about it and said sure! I figured Donnovan wouldn't sit through two sacrament meetings so I just went by myself to Doug's ward. Well as soon as a got there I realize that this was not a normal meeting since everyone was talking to Doug and Katie. It finall dons on me that they are calling him to the bishopric. Sure enough, they call Doug to be Bishop!!! I am so proud of him!!! He will be an awesome Bishop. I have sympathy for Katie who now has to be the "Bishops Wife".
Well after that we ran down to listen to Mom and Dad talk at their homecoming, which they did a great job. Mom tried to wing it and was so funny standing up their showing off her Navajo velvet dress and all her jewelery. She was soo funny. Dad always brings the spirit and did a great job.
We then had a party at their house and had family pictures taken. Later that night Aaron was set apart as a Missionary. He leaves on Wednsday for 2 years to the Richmond Virginia Mission!!! This last past Spring Ryan and I went to Washington DC on a class trip so we have been back to that area. One of the places we visited was Williamsburg which will be in his mission. I am soo excited for him!! I will miss him a ton, but he will have a great time.
Needless to say, We have been soo blessed lately. Heavenly Father has been blessed us with soo much.
