New Stake Presidency

Just a quick note to let you know that we are alive and well.  We are rested up from our trip to Belize and had a busy end of the week in the temple.  We were assigned to speak in our Guatemala Stake Conference but our Stake Presidency was changed out so we didn't have to speak.  We all attended the Conference so President y Hermana Burk ended up on the stand and we got to sit in the audience.  This stake has many, many obrera's in it, including several of our shift coordinators. 

 

This is Hermana Chang, our Tuesday morning shift coordinator and also the wife of the Stake President who is being released today, with her parents, Hermano y Hermana Villagran, who also serve in the Temple.  Hermano Villagran is one of our sealers. 

    The Area Presidency was in charge of the meeting.  Our new Stake President is President Gonzalez.  He shared his testimony as did his counselors, who we didn't know.

  President Gonzalez is in charge of the Funbal group that come to the temple each month.  The released counselors and their wives also spoke and then Hermana Chang and President Chang.

 

  As you can tell, we were quite a distance back in the congregation.  Elder Galvez of the Area 70 spoke

and then Hermana Duncan and President Duncan, our Area President.

 

  The choir was very good.  Sure wish we could have sung with them but with the stake center some distance from our apartments we didn't have a chance to practice with them.

  It was a good conference and a relaxing Sunday.  We Skyped with Ginger, Tracy, and Mom, Sharon and John. 

    Elder Gardner continues to improve slowly.  He seems to recognize people and respond with a shake of the head yes or no to questions.  They are doing some physical therapy but he is still in intensive care and still has the oxygen mask on.  It will be our turn to take Hermana Gardner to and from the hospital again on Wednesday so we will have an update next week. 

    We send our love to all.  We pray that you are feeling well and enjoying a beautiful spring.  March is supposed to be our warmest month so we are looking forward to some sunshine before the rains begin again.  Have a great week.  We plan on having one.  Lon and Nancy, Dad and Mom, Grandma and Grandpa