This and that.

Last day of work.

Daniel is the base.

Last missionary prep class.

Bishop Cook spent a lot of time with Daniel before he left on his mission, they met often and read scriptures together. How grateful I am for this wonderful man.

We invited Bishop and Sister Cook over for dinner on Monday, Aug. 16.

Last photos on D's camera. He loved that truck.....

and loves the natural beauty the Lord has provided for us. I can't tell you how many times he would call me to step outside and look at the sky - he loves sunsets...

I hope there are pretty ones in Guatemala.

Temple, Brandt, Pomeroy's, Deseret Book.........

Whew, whirlwind trip to Mesa - we stopped at the bookstore to buy a journal and found a few more things, or course.  Then over to Brandt for the official missionary photograph - I'm waiting to view the prints online tomorrow - I'm concerned for the photo that I heard the photographer say, "check your suit pants".  What?? I asked Daniel what that was about and he said the photographer asked Daniel to jump and he did a kung fu jump - YIKES!  Then we went to the temple to do family initiatory work - the first Daniel has done since going to the temple for the first time.  I think it was a great experience for him.  Back to Brandt, then to Pomeroy's to exchange a sweater - quick stop at Jack in the Crack then home.  We left Tucson at 9:00 and arrived back home by 3:30.

Can you go to the temple too much??

Haircuts.

Daniel has his hair cut more than anyone I know - his hair grows so fast and is so thick - I'm not quite sure what he will do in the mission field - maybe he needs to learn to cut his own hair.

Typhoid.

Baptisms/Confirmations/More Shopping

Today Daniel and I went to the temple to do baptisms.  I had 33 names - 24 men and 9 women - I was going to have someone else do the baptisms for the women but Daniel said he would like to baptize me - so I got dressed and he baptized me and then was baptized for my male ancestors.  After, he did the confirmations, it was the first time he had baptized or confirmed anyone - good prep for his mission. 

Shopping.

After the temple we went to Five Guys - if Daniel gets to choose the place to eat, it will always involve a hamburger.  Our itinerary also included shopping for Daniel's mission, the list is extensive as you can well image shopping for a two year stay in a third world country.  As we pulled onto Main to find Pomeroy's (ultimate ONE stop shopping for missionaries), Kenny reminded us that this is where he started with UPS twenty-five years ago.  He and another driver, John Delgado, started the same day and drove in Mesa, in routes next to each other.  They met every day for lunch and even called each other, for some reason or another, "Bubs"??? How cute!  Ken went into management after two years of driving and John still drives in Mesa on the same route - crazy.

Signing the guest book he found another young man from Mesa, leaving for his mission to Guatemala 

on August 18 too.

Ken, playing Bejeweled, no doubt!

Still checking the guestbook, as the register is starting to "smoke"!!

First part of the damage!  Coming back next week for alterations on two suits, six pairs of slacks and picking up the two pairs of shoes and one pair of boots.

Son's loaded with bags and dad's wallet unloaded.