The end of two good years.

This was a very special group of missionaries. It was sad to say good bye to them. We have them here from Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador. They became good friends as well as good missionaries.

One of our biggest new group of missionaries.

There was 18 new missionaries in this group. It is hard to see their faces, but believe me, they were glowing with excitement. We have just one N American, Elder MacKay is 6'6" and so we had him sit down on the far right to not be over whelming. Elder Nunez from Argentina is on the back row on the far left had been on visa delay for three months. The group is large, so I will not be able to list them all by name, but we have them from Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. These are some sharp missionaries.

Our first group of North Americans to go home.

This was our first group of North American missionaries to go home. They were full of energy right up the end. We have Elder Barnard from Wyoming, Elder Smith from Utah, Elder Moen from Idaho, Elder Larsen from Texas, and Elder Lee from Utah.

The singing five.

These elders loved to sing. They said when they were in the MTC (CCM) in Provo, they were always singing, and everytime they got together here in Colombia they loved to sing as well. Before they left our home for the last time, they serenaded us with their beautiful harmony. We will miss them as missionaries and will miss their musical talents as well.

Covered a lot of miles.

As you can see this shoe was well worn. The hole goes right through the sole. This shows Elder Smith covered a lot of miles.