Happy Father's Day

     We hope that each of you fathers had a wonderful Father's Day.  We are so thankful for our Fathers, for their examples, teachings, love, and the fun memories that they left us with. 
     This week went by so quickly for us.  We have a rain storm at least once a day, and sometimes the storm lasts all day or all night.  Everything is green and beautiful.  But we do miss the blue skies. 
     After serving in El Salvador, we thought that we knew the Spanish names but we have come across a lot of new ones here.  There are a lot of tribal languages here so the names are very different.  Here are a few examples:  Ixpancoj (pronounced ishpancoh, with a very hard 'h' at the end),Tiul, Caal, Ico', Coc, Curruchiche, Chiqua, Insausti, Recancoj, Canasuj.  The x's are pronounced with a "sh" and the "j's" are always a very hard 'ha'.  It is hard to do when it is at the end of a name.  Last Wednesday, the 11th, Elder Thompson had the opportunity to seal a family together for time and all eternity.  He really struggled with the names.  They spoke Kackchiquel but also spoke Spanish.  The father:  Ruby Leonel Ajquill Sigvinajay, the mother: Maria Francisca Ajmac Ajpuac, and the children: Oliver Alejandro Ajmac Ajpuac and Gerson Francisco Abinadi Ajquill Ajmac. 
     When women come to the temple, and need to rent a white dress, which is almost everyone, we have a ruler on the wall that we measure their height by so we get them the right length of dress.  We measure them from their shoulder to the floor.  I would take a 52" dress.  The size that we use most is 48".  We have dresses from 44" to 58".  When the Senahu saints came, they are true Mayans, they used the 44" dresses and they were long on some of the women.  We measure the men for slacks from their waist to the floor.  The size that we use most is 35".  I think that most of our grandchildren would be as tall or taller than the average person here.  Of course, we do have a few who are taller than we are,  and you know that we are tall people. Ha Ha.
     We received a new Bishopric last Sunday.  This week, the first and second Counselors spoke and it was very interesting to hear about our second Counselors call.  Our new second Counselor in the Bishopric is Levi Smylie.  He is a very accomplished pianist and singer.  He and his family came to church last week early cause we had choir practice before church to go over our song once before  performing in the meeting.  He directed the choir and his wife played for us.  Anyway, the Stake President ushered Bro. Smylie into a room and asked him if he would be the second counselor.  He had no opportunity to talk to his wife but he has great faith and knew that this was a calling from his Father in Heaven so he said yes right there and then.  He came in and practiced with us, the meeting started and before he had a chance to even whisper to her, his name was announced as the second counselor to Bishop DeLeon.  He didn't even know before this time who the bishop was.  Sister Smylie has great faith also and will be a strength to her husband in his new calling. 
     Sorry, no pictures this week.  We send our love to all.  You are always in our thoughts and prayers.  Dad and Mom, Grandpa and Grandma, Lon and Nancy