By the end of our mission we will have had
about 600 missionaries come here to Rancagua, Chile. That is am amazing number when I think back
about individuals. The missionaries ask
us if we can remember everyone, and unfortunately that answer is no, unless we
see a picture. Some of the early ones
who left right after we got here are not as familiar as those we had for their
whole time. We are anxious to stay in
touch with as many as possible and President already spends a lot of time
corresponding with former missionaries; answering questions and giving
encouragement.
This weekend we enjoyed visiting
with two of our returned missionaries; both are married and one couple is
expecting, while the other has a 4 month old baby. A few weeks ago we visited another couple
with a new baby. It is a wonderful
privilege to see them, see their progress and know they are on the right path
of temple marriage and starting families.
Plus those babies are very cute!
When we have our final testimony
meeting each change we often ask the missionaries to remember us and keep in touch. Even though it won’t happen with everyone, we
are looking forward to many years of wedding invitations and baby announcements
and visits from “our” missionaries. This
is a blessing we didn’t know about in the beginning, but now we look forward to
watching their progress as part of a unique family—our returned missionaries
and us.
The pictures this week are from consejo, interviews and other meetings--always plenty of those!
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