Dear family, "Wow less than two months and we will be home. I was reading in the missionary handbook that time is one of the most precious resources Heavenly  Father has given us. When we are able to serve the Lord with all our time and effort its extremely short. Use it fully and wisely. Such an opportunity is a privilege." A mission opportunity surely is a priviledge. We pray daily and more often; that we will do His will and be guided by the spirit to find and serve those who He would have us reach out to. Many have been put in our path along with our mission responsibilites of teaching and training for open chapels, self-reliance, pathway and trek. There trully are no coinsidences in our lives when we become aware of the hand of the Lord directing the affairs of His children. A lady in our ward had a friend on the train that ran into  A young couple from Venzuela here to have a specially funded research surgery on their 5 month old baby daughter. They thought they would return to their country in 40 days, but now  with the political crises in Venzuela they cannot get the medicine for the baby; so they cannot go back to their jobs and home and families. They are not church members. We were given their contact informacion. Several weeks ago we went to the Posadas hospital to see them the day before their daughters surgery. Don gave a priesthood blessing and we shared our testimonies of the Savior with a Book of Mormon. We were in a little Catholic chapel in the Hospital because the baby was in ICU and couldnt have visitors. I looked up on the wall after Dons blessing for the father; at a picture of the Savior healing the sick.I was filled with conformation that the same Priesthood the Savior used is on the earth today, and worthy willing men like my husband are trully His disciples to bless Gods children on the earth today. We have become very close to this little couple and baby Miranda. They are still in the hospital because social system wont let them take the baby out of the hospital without a house to take her to. We have been to the Venzuelan embassey to get paper work done and they have been having the missionary lessons in the hospital, while we have solicited help from the wards and stakes around the hospital that might have a room or apartment for them so they can leave the hospital where they are doing the full care of their baby and are needing to find employment and housing. They are refugees, and the Lord has put them in the path of the saints to help and serve. We have three new young single adult men converts. Don baptized David, and ordained Gustovo to the Priesthood, and last Christmas with all our passalong cards, _Christian joined the church. So we have been taking them to the Temple to do baptisms for their ancestors. We are having a lesson at our house this week on the Priesthood that the sister missionaries asked us to help with; and dinner. We have three less active part member families we are meeting with and helping to teach. We had them over for a birthday dinner for their non member dad. They are wonderful people but  lack committment and action. We have been bringing the children to church when we are in our ward, but the parents havent come. We will just continue to love them and pray for them. We just found out from our office friends that Mark and Linda Zobrist (my old highschool boyfriend that I sent on his mission) lived in our same apartment when they were here serving with the Perpetual Ed fund the same time we were serving Perpetual ed in Mexico. We knew they were with Perpetual ed fund because we always said hello on the web ex trainings.  It was funny to know we are in their same apartment. We just got a new couple from Bountiful Utah serving as church historians, the Mehr. We picked them up at the airport because our district leaders were out of town. There are 9 couples serving here in the area now and another doctor coming the end of the week. such amazing people to learn from. Im the travelling hair cutter and colorer for new members, couple missionaries and the area presidencies wives. Its fun to be able to serve them and help out. Im glad my girls talked me into bringing my hair cutting equipment. Im cooking up a storm with lots coming to our house for dinner and making treats each week for our pathway gathering and institute and english classes sometimes when we substitute. They think american choc chip cookies and Devris lemon bars and brownies and carrot cake are so good. It took along time to figure out my oven and borrow pans and find how to buy different foods, but now I think its become therapy to cook for everyone. Ive learned alot of new local recipes and others from the other couples. So grateful Don keeps jerry rigging my vegtable juicer to last two more months, as its become a staple instead of vitamins.  I wonder which  is the most expensive; vegtables or vitamins.  everything is expensive here. The little Argentine families work so hard and inflation just eats it up. The new President Maqri is doing a good job but it takes along time to repair so many dishonest socialistic presidencies. Each of you are in our prayers and we are so grateful for your good examples to those around you. So many need their faith strenghthened and good examples to buoy them up. We have been so blessed with Testimonies of the restored gospel.  Lets keep them shiny and bright....., Love Nan and Pop  I guess I dont have Lisel and Caydens after mission emails; could moms forward this on to them?

Dinner at our house on Sunday with the missionaries; Kathleen is 18 , here from California on study abroad for four months

 Don helping Gustavo, a new member learn to tie a tie. Don ordained him to be an Elder and a new member has asked him to confirm him

Two of our sister missionaries sharing Testimony of the Savior at our open chapel

Baby Miranda here from Venzuela