Our departure and arrival!

Couldn´t resist this picture..........that´s a brand of butter here.  One of the girls took this picture and we are so glad to have them around to help us keep laughting and having fun, amounst the work!  President Jones was born to be a mission president!  He has so much love for the missionaries ALREADY and can remember their names and faces and where they are from.  It´s really incredible to me!

We were welcomed at the airport by President and Sister Campos.  They were so kind to us and had the mission home prepared so beautifully!  They had done some remodeling done during their time, so much of the home was fresh and new.  They also left the refridgerator and pantry full of food!!  We were so grateful for this!  All of a sudden with 175 missionaries to care for, food was not a huge priority! So not to have to worry about a big grocery store run was so helpful!   It was awesome to have Malorie with us and she helped a ton in the house and with meals and shopping etc. when she was here........not to mention the times she was so willing when her dad asked her to share her testimony or sing at an event!!  The Campos left the mission in excellent condition.  We will always have a sweet love for them and how they worked so hard to help make the transition of a new president arriving smooth and as comfortable as possible for us and the missionaries!  They are wonderful and we discover more and more as time goes on the amazing service they gave during their time as Mission President and Companion.  The missionaries have such a great love for them!  We feel so inferior to them and wonder how we will ever be able to feel thier shoes!!  Sister Campos has so much love and took such great care of the emotional and physical health of the missionaries as well as made sure their apartments were well furnished and that they learned skills to be organized and clean in their apartments.  She is a very organized woman and I am reaping the benefits of this!!   (pictured in the center is Bayard, the man that cares for the mission home, he overlooks having things fixed etc.)  He was amazing help to us as well......and still is!    

And we´re off!  Salt Lake International Airport 6/28/2018.  Here we come Porto Alegre, Brazil!  (no, we didn´t coordinate our colors, haha)

...........but wait!  I more hug from 2 of our grand daughters, Shay 2 and Navy 4.  Ahhhhhh! it´s got to last for 3 years!!
(this was before we entered the MTC)