Is this our little Grant?

This little fellow reminded us of our grandson Grant back in Wisconsin. We have not seen Grant for two years, but we had to take a second look.

Lunch is ready.

The month of April in Bucaramanga, these large red ants come out of the ground and are collected by many people and are eaten. They only eat the back part after it is fryed. I was not hungry for lunch that day so I did not try it. The little ant was a good size for an ant, but nothing compared to the Hormiga grande.

Where did he go?

Elder Hathaway on the right is one of our North American missionaries. He has been on the misson about one year. He has lost 80 pounds since he got here. His companion, Elder Valverde, has to hang on to him. Way to go Elder Hathaway.

Four future missionaries.

The young men in the church love to have their photo taken with the mission president. These were no exceptions in Tocancipa.

Good lucking missionaries.

We always are happy when we can spend time with some of our missionaries. We have Elders Glick, Olvera, Mura and Machacuay in Tocancipa.

Just another Sunday in Tocancipa.

This is the number of members I could round up for a photo from our Sunday visit to Tocancipa. We have four missionaries sitting on the ground in the front row.

Sister Puchi arrived.

We are so fortunate to have another missionary from Chile She is as excited to be here as we are to have her.

Yes, this is a paradise here in Colombia.

These were all beautiful flowers that were on the grounds of our hotel just outside of Barbosa.

Painting of the orignal Villa de Leyva.

This is a painting of the old pueblo Villa de Leyva many years ago. The pueblo was established in the fifteen hundreds. They had trees around the plaza and every week there was a large farmers market like what is shown here. Today it is void of trees, but has hundreds of turists visit it every year.

Villa de Leyva of today.

Most of the Duitama zone.

After a yummy lunch, these elders are waiting to go back to work. They can not decide if is hot or cold.

An old kiln for lime.

This old lime kiln was a beautiful structure. We had to stop and take a photo, but the owner said it has not been in use for the past 60 years. It is outside of the little pueblo Nobsa near Duitama.

The latest hair style for donkeys.

This little fellow is carrying an extra load with all his hair. He was eating grass along side of the road.

The office tie.

The office elders bought look a like ties for all the elders in the office. I guess this is so if anyone is in the office with a different tie, we know they shouldn't be there.

Ready for Christmas.

This is the most beautiful poinsetta plant. I bought it the first week of November, and the photo was taken the last week of March. Each little cluster of red leaves has a little set of blossoms ready to produce more red leaves. I didn't know I had a green thumb, or maybe it is a red one.

Giving me a manicure.

Since I broke my right arm, I am always looking for someone to give me a manicure.

Five eager new missionaries.

It is so fun to welcome in our new missionaries and to feel their excitment as they begin their missions. All five are from the USA. We know they will be dedicated missionaries.

Hermana Romero.

Hermana Romero was our only Latin missionary to arrive this month. She is from Costa Rica, and reminds us of our oldest grand daughter Shayla.

Just the two of them returning home.

This month, we only had Elder Atkinson returning to Utah, and Hermna Caballero returning to Bolivia. They were both very dedicated missionaries. We wish them well.

Teaching, teaching, and teaching.

A typical activity in our conferences.

Building on a firm foundation.

The strawberry patch.

Look at all the blossoms on these strawberry plants. Just think, no aching backs from picking the berries. We had to take this photo to show our mission doctor. Doctor Weidmer doesn't like our missionaries to eat strawberries. These look pretty safe to me.

Carrying the milk cans.

This mule is carrying a milk can, on his right, to the road to be picked up by the milk truck.

A typical site.

Here in Colombia, we often see horses pulling a wagan. This is in a small pueblo, but they were seen in down town Bogota as well. This man is wearing a typical pancho, but they don't call them panchos here.

Obedient assistants.

It is always good to have obedient assistants to the president, but his is going a little bit too far. We stopped along the road to take a photo of a little tienda, or store, that makes and sells woven baskets. Elder Centurion and Elder Chacone found these hats as well.

Hey look what I found!

On our way to Duitama, we stopped to visit with this llama. Elder Centurion wanted to ride it, but we said NO!

Knee surgery waiting.

Elder Sonernson had to return early to have knee surgery. We wish him well, and we were grateful for his service.

Fourteen of our sisters together.

Fourteen of our sixteen sisters were together for a meeting. they come from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru.

La Casa capilla in San Luis.

The members in the branch in San Luis, in the mountains above Bogota, lost their building and so this is the new casa capilla. It is just as cold as the older one.

A good looking new group.

This was a group full of enery. They arrived ready to go to work. We have them from Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador.