We See Them Come, We See Them Go

Let's see...the photo on the right is at the Oakland airport in 1977; the photo on the left was taken this past week here in Belize. Wow, what a difference 41 years make.  You can read about our life 41 years ago by clicking here.  

We see them come...we see them go. Below, several elders and a sister missionary arrive from El Salvador to begin their labors in Belize. 

Above, missionaries are preparing to depart Belize.  Elder Wright (far left) is completing his two-year mission and returns home to Canada. The other four young missionaries received transfers to serve back in El Salvador. Elder and Sister Flake (center) brought the missionaries to the airport in a van from the western side of the country. 

Transfer day, which includes a shuttle from the airport by us and/or the Flakes, is always exciting for young missionaries as they meet their new companions and depart to their new locations of service throughout Belize.

Youth and members of the Belize City and Cinderella Branches gathered to bid farewell to Elder and Sister Adams who complete their 18 month mission this week. The Adams oversaw the successful country-wide Seminary program for high schoolers and Institute for adults.

It's always fun to visit the Primary children as we travel to different branches on Sundays.  Here the Orange Walk Primary children are singing happy birthday to Brother Leiva after church.  He is 82 years young today.  

I was impressed as each Primary child sang a solo of their favorite Primary song they learned this year during Sharing Time.  Sisters Novelo and Bartley do a wonderful service to the children in the Orange Walk Branch.  

When we need to stay in Corozal, we lodge at the Tilt-Ta-Dock cabanas owned and operated by Joe and Laura (below left), originally from Georgia.  During our last stay we enjoyed getting acquainted with Jim from Michigan (below right).

 We were enjoying our companionship study.

It was our daughter-in-law's birthday this week.  Zone leaders Elder Livingstone and Elder Andreason helped us wish Makelle a happy birthday before our district meeting.

Elder Magnusson needed to work himself out of a jam...a door jam, that is.  A friend needed it painted and my companion couldn't help putting a brush in his hand.

We were driving on the Northern Highway and happened upon this off-road vehicle being pulled on a trailer, stopped at the police check-point. The officers all gathered to admire it.  I was thinking  this ATV vehicle takes on a whole new meaning in Belize.  (The vehicle was not photo shopped in.)