Ready for Visitors :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Well, we've been doing a lot of things to get ready for all of our "special visitors" this week. We can hardly wait!!!!! One of the things that we've done is to borrow some baby items from the ladies in the ward. I sent out an email and within one day, I had all three of these items lined up. The sisters of the Relief Society here are the greatest.

Are we excited? WE ARE!!!!!

Study Chapters for this week

Monday: Helaman 12-13
Tuesday: Helaman 14-16
Wednesday: 3 Nephi 1-3
Thursday: 3 Nephi 4-6
Friday: 3 Nephi 7-9
Saturday: 3 Nephi 10-11
Sunday: 3 Nephi 12-15

Ryan's Temple Day

Ryan went through the temple for the first time yesterday.

It was a wonderful experience and a great day. One of his good friends, David Doxey,

went through for the first time as well.

The Doxey Family are serving in the Mexico City South Mission.

They are finishing up in just a few weeks and will return home.

Ryan and David have become good friends,

sharing many experiences here in Mexico

and also rooming together at BYU.

It's been a great blessing for them to have a

good friend here in this city.

They look like missionaries, don't they?

Ryan will serve in Uruguay from July 2009 to July 2011,

and David will serve in Chile from August 2009 to August 2011.

New Mission Photo

We had this picture of the mission taken last week, our second one. I haven't counted up everyone yet, but I think we're right around 200 missionaries, including the couples, etc. I like this years picture much better - the grass is green, the temple is more centered (thank you photoshop) and all the sisters are on the front row this time. I think it turned out much better.

We've studied two thirds of the Book of Mormon

Today is the 60th day of our study of the Book of Mormon together as a mission. I've enjoyed forming a better reading habit and I especially enjoy marking the references in a clean copy. I think I'll do it again when we're finished!

This week's chapters:

Monday: Alma 58-60
Tuesday: Alma 62-62
Wednesday: Alma 63-Helaman 2
Thursday: Helaman 3-4
Friday: Helaman 5-6
Saturday: Helaman 7-9
Sunday: Helaman 10-11

Sweet Little Scene

One of the missionaries emailed this picture to us. I don't know who the kids are, but they are sure cute. If you click on the picture, you can see the pamphlet is about the priesthood. It looks like they're having a little primary class or something. :)

We're Over Halfway There!

Here's this week's study chapters.

Monday: Alma 43-44
Tuesday: Alma 45-46
Wednesday: Alma 47-48
Thursday: Alma 49-50
Friday: Alma 51-52
Saturday: Alma 53-55
Sunday: Alma 56-57

Chapters for Study this week

Sorry this is a little late today, we've had missionaries going home here, and also preparing for our five new missionaries arriving later tonight.

Monday: Alma 25-27
Tuesday: Alma 28-30
Wednesday: Alma 31-32
Thursday: Alma 33-34
Friday: Alma 35-36
Saturday: Alma 37-39
Sunday: Alma 40-42

Have a great week!

What's missing from these pictures?

I went down to the office yesterday and to my surprise - none of the missionaries (or the president!) were wearing ties!!!!! This is just not the way things are on a mission.

I couldn't imagine what was going on.Someone, somewhere decided that all the men in Mexico should

avoid wearing ties during the swine flu restrictions.

So the missionaries complied with this request, and I'm sure they enjoyed it!

I thought it was pretty hilarious.

Here they are making the sign of the coyote.

Do you recognize that new missionary in the blue shirt?

He's not official yet, but will be in a couple of months!

Happy Birthday to My Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Here are a few things that happened in your birth year:

Trampolines were invented

The Securities Exchange Commission was created

Dust storms ravaged the Central Plains of the U.S. creating the "Dust Bowl"

The luxury liner "Queen Mary" was launched in Scotland

Sophia Loren was born

Hitler declared himself the fuhrer of Germany

The President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt

Alcatraz prison opened

John Dillinger died in a shootout with the FBI near Chicago

Bonnie & Clyde were killed by the FBI in Louisiana

Best Picture Academy Award went to "It Happened One Night" with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert

Unemployment in the U.S. was 22%

Average annual wages: $1,600

Average costs of:

New house: $5,970

Monthly rent for a house: $20

Gallon of gas: 10 cents

Loaf of bread: 8 cents

First class stamp: 3 cents

Campbell's Tomato Soup: 4 for 25 cents

Studebaker Truck: $625

Things have changed a little since then, haven't they?

Hope you have a great day today, Dad.

We all love you a lot!!!

Study Chapters for this week

Monday: Alma 10-11
Tuesday: Alma 12-13
Wednesday: Alma 14-15
Thursday: Alma 16-17
Friday: Alma 18-19
Saturday: Alma 20-22
Sunday: Alma 23-24

We're about halfway through the 90 day study program, Saturday May 9th will be the 45th day.

Have a great week!