Forever Memories...Eternal Blessings!



What a great mission experience we are having! 

Especially when they let us leave for such a special event as

being part of the sealing of our grandson,

WILLIAM ISAIAH ALEXANDER TUCKER

in the Washington D.C. Temple on May 9, 2015.

(his 4 month birthday)

 

The Washington Temple is such an amazingly beautiful place.

 

Grandma Diane & Grandma Vickie were blessed to get to hold Will at the alter.

Here are all of Will's Grandmas including Diana Miller, holding Will.
She was instrumental in placing Melanie & Jeff in touch with Will's
birth mother in Alabama. We'll love Will's birth mom & Diana forever!!

After the sealing we headed for Hampton, Virginia for the blessing the next
morning...here we are, passing the Jefferson & Washington Memorials.

Will Tucker right after his blessing, Sunday morning 5/10/15
at the Newport News Spanish 4th Branch.

Those (plus Sam Miller & Branch President) who were part of Will's prayer
circle.  (Kent & Dennis Carlson, Jeff & Will, Bob Tucker & Elder Petersen)

The next day all the Petersen girls went to get pedicures.

Wills grandparents (Elder y Hermana Petersen) kept finding just one more gift to shower on him.
This little hat has a frog on it & is, of course, from Costa Rica.

The following are the same events from the eye of Hermana Petersen's camera.
This is the first time we met Will face to face & not
Skype face to face!!!
 

Think they're happy?

They had great support & love from all those who came.
Several people from their branch where they're serving, as well as
some from their home Ward. Of course, Bob, Vickie & Courtney Tucker were
there, as well as Jeff's cousin Corinne. (She also served her mission in
Costa Rica, so including us, Jeff, Melanie & Corinne, that's 5 missionaries who've served here)
Melanie's friend KaLisi came from Richmond + Emma Lee (maiden name), her husband &
5 cute kids were there. Great-Grandma Iris Petersen, Great-Aunt Linda Carlson, Dennis &  Ilene
Carlson + Kent & Jan Carlson. And of course, Sam & Diana Miller, Will's Virginia Grandparents!
Hope we didn't miss anyone!(whoops..Ashley).
 

Ashley got to represent the rest of our family & was able to
make the trip!! Blake, Erika, the girls, Mike, the boys, Lindsey,
 Joseph & Ryan would've been there too, if they could've.

Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center

Inside the visitors center is a scale model of the temple with the actual temple visible thru
window in background...very cool.

Had to stop at 5 Guys in DC.  First time in 5 months that I got my
favorite burger & fries!!

The entire group went to The County Grill for famous Virginia BBQ.
We also visited a Chinese restaurant & a great Mexican restaurant
during our stay.

The girls left the Newport News Chapel afterwards to prepare the
Baked Potato Luncheon at Tucker's place.

This foto of Great-Aunt Linda & Will illustrates how we all felt
having to leave, bitter sweet! The good news is that this
Tucker three-some are moving back to Utah!!!!!!!

All too soon, it was time to leave family behind and return to Costa Rica.
Only gone from mission for 5 days.  Too short, but happily back
in the service of the Lord.
 

This is us at the Washington DC Temple visitors Center.
We had just enough time to watch the Costa Rica part of
"Meet the Mormons"