Our manager is still on Christmas vacation, but we have found constructive things to do in our office at the Institute.

Mom greets people at the desk and on the phone:
"Hola!  Como esta?  Como puedo ayudarle?"
If they say more than "cheque" or "Lugo", the response is:
"Un momento, por favor."  and go get Elder Wilson!

In Dad's office, he has develooped cauliflower ear from all the phone calls to returned missionaries, Stake Presidents, and Bishops preparing our activities later in the month.

Dinner at Denny's Friday night after a rewarding week of missionary work.  There were 12 couples who joined in the fun.

Here's the Value Menu 

Saturday morning was an adventure to the Farmer's Market Dominican style.

Dad enjoying shopping

Rows and rows of fruits and veggies everywhere

These Dominican carrots are large enough to rival Dad's.


We continue to work long hours at the Institute, read our Book of Mormon each day in Spanish (I figured it up and if we read 20 verses a day, we can finish before we return home . . . but it takes about 45 minutes to read that much in Spanish!), visit with people wherever we go, and pray hard.  We will finish this week's blog with a wonderful thought we received today from one of our favorite missionaries in Swaziland, Elder Maremelo:

"WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING HARD AND YOU WONDER WHERE GOD IS, REMEMBER THE TEACHER IS ALWAYS QUIET DURING A TEST."

Love to Everyone,
Dad & Mom