2 Years Already? Another group preparing to return home.

22 Missionaries are in the mission home, 

ready to go home to their families after 

serving for 18 months to two spectacular years!

Those leaving include, Sister Wisa, Sister Degracia, Sister Guevara, Sister Huayton, Sister Sarat,
Elder Brown, Elder Cruz, Elder Cuevas, Elder Harris, Elder Pearce, Elder Swaney, Elder Alvaro,

Elder Bates, Elder Condori, Elder Retamal, Elder Spencer, Elder Solorzano, Elder Tarazona, 

Elder Winterton, and Elder Zacarias and the Smith's.

Elder Harris was the first missionary we ever met, at a Peruvian restaurant in Provo.

Elder Pearce and his family came to the MTC and met us while we were studying Spanish.

Elder Brown was awaiting his visa and was in the MTC when we arrived in June 2013.

A few arrived in Peru right before we did.

A few arrived right after we did.

…and the sisters came 6 months later.

It has been a wonderful 2 years together.

This will be the last group that ever goes home from the Trujillo Peru Mission.

We love you all!

Missionaries Returning Home with Honor

We have 12 missionaries leaving The Trujillo Peru Mission this transfer. 

 As always our hearts are heavy.  

We will miss these wonderful leaders, 

they have all been excellent representatives of Jesus Christ.

The slide show includes some of our favorite pictures of these great missionaries:

Elder Arana, Hermana Balcaza, Herman Bedoya, Elder Bravo, Hermana Butterfield, Hermana Carbone, Hermana Childers,  Elder Cortez, Elder Dow, Hermana Montalvo, Hermana Romero, Elder Rotolo, and Hermana Smith.

Hermana Butterfield, Bedoya, Montalvo and Childers,

Hermana Romero, Smith, Carbone, and Balcaza,

Elder Arana, Dow, Bravo and Cortez
We started the evening with hamburgers from Gringo Loco…the best ever!

 We then had a wonderful Family Home Evening and testimony meeting.

Elder Bravo played a few tunes on the guitar...

Just a moment of fun for the Sisters.

A group hug with President Marler.

A great pictures of the sisters,

Bedoya, Butterfield, Childers, Smith, Balcaza, Hermana Marler, Mantalvo, Romero and Carbone 

Sister Butterfield having a family picture taken…thanks for coming Brother and Sister Butterfield

The Dows loved having a family pictures taken as well .

Elder Arana posing in his Peruvian Flag.

Surprise in the Mission Home

Today we received a call from Elder Dow's parents, they had arrived in Trujillo and did a little sight-seeing.  They came by to say hello.  Their plan was to meet their son tomorrow and proselytize with him and his companion.  

We had other plans, Elder Daw, and his companion, Elder Haake were close by the mission home so we arranged for a surprised meeting in the mission home.   Sister Dow was soooooooooooooo excited!

We don't usually get to see a missionary reunited with his family after two wonderful years of service and sacrifice.  What an exciting moment, thanks for sharing it will us!