Belize to Billings and Blessings

Since we left for our mission last July, we have had many "mission blessings".  

Our family is growing...  

We have added three new grandchildren...  `

Saturday, we added a new daughter!...

Our children love each other...

And, Sam and Makelle were married for time and eternity in the Billings Montana Temple!  

Thanks, Sam, for giving us the opportunity to come to Billings, Montana--Makelle's hometown--to attend this wonderful event. 

While it's an 18-hour journey from Belize City to Billings by airplane and auto, this is one of the greatest blessings for us on this mission and one we wouldn't miss!  

Why did Sam and Makelle choose to be married in the Temple? The answer to this important question is one of the very reasons why we are on our mission.

Watch the short video below to hear why eternal marriage is so important to us, and not just marriage "until death do us part".

You can also see the video by clicking here

As we were traveling from Belize to Billings, President Russell M. Nelson was making a world tour meeting members and missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, Kenya, Zimbabwe, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Hawaii.

One of President Nelson's quotes from mormonnewsroom.org :
“Our message to the world is that Jesus is the Christ and that His way of life is the way of joy and happiness not only in this life but in the life ahead,” said President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as he arrived in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city, Monday, April 16, 2018.

Enjoy these amazing newsroom videos that highlight President Nelson's stops on his worldwide tour:

This is what True to the Faith says about our belief in Prophets:  

As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are blessed to be led by living prophets—inspired men called to speak for the Lord, just as Moses, Isaiah, Peter, Paul, Nephi, Mormon, and other prophets of the scriptures. We sustain the President of the Church as our prophet, seer, and revelator—the only person on the earth who receives revelation to guide the entire Church.