TRYING TO CATCH UP BLOG - EARLY DECEMBER & HOME 4 HOLIDAYS

Early December spoke in El Tejar Ward in Alajuela Stake

Hermana Petersen is helping Rodrigo monitor his high blood Pressure!

Training for Missionaries en Zona Alajuela on Self Reliance

the second Tower is now complete with new move ins

Spoke in El Pital in northern Alajuela Providence and stayed at Hotel with Thermal
Poos while it rained like crazy

Groupo El Pital is part of San Carlos Ward 30km away.  the group
leader (Tellaz) is a 23 year old recently returned missionary.

Most times driving the mountains of Costa Rica are very...precarious

Always fun to see the new missionaries receives their first assignments
and companions after being in the country like 30 hours and go out
and get to work!

The Stake relief Society President of La Paz Stake and daughter-in-law (a PEF
Participant) infront of Capilla El Jardin

Workshop for recently returned missionaries in early December

We were asked to serve dinner at the annual temple workers party and sing
in a choir made up of Senior Couples (mostly working in the temple)

Festival de Luz (Christmas Light Parade) went right down our
street so from the 12th floor balcony we had the best seats in the country.

third annual choir fest on temple grounds in Belen.  7 choirs
 great & beautiful setting to set the Spirit for Christmas



The sunsets here are continuous!  We will miss them as we've been given the
green light to go home for the holidays to be with family as our
office will be closed Dec 20-Jan 4....

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So we used some sky miles and found some snow & cold in the northern
frozen tundra.  This is in the San Jose Airport on 12/16/14.

Honor to get to be part of Uncle Bill Smiths funeral and see family and cousins.

Brother Brent retired as men's wardrobe for MoTAB Choir after
13 years.  We always love to have chance to go to a broadcast &
added bonus saw our friends Donaldson's there and sat on the second
 row next to Mitt Romney and his family

Reindeer games with Stockton at Carlson Family Party

Great to see my favorite sister

Brent & Jan & Family with us and mom.  Isn't it great that we
got to be home for holidays with family!

BUT BY JANUARY 8 WE WERE READY TO BE BACK IN PARADISE
SERVING