Mothers Day

Mothers Day in Guatemala is May 10, regardless of what day of the week the tenth comes on. In the U.S. Mothers Day is on the second Sunday in May and the actual date could very some.

We were even busier this past Saturday that we were the Saturday before. Many of the people who came were from Patzicia. One lady, who is in her 90's and is about 4' and maybe 5", came with that group. Her temple recommend had expired in April. Luckily her Bishop was there and he could interview her and sign a new recommend for her. There was also a member of her stake presidency there, but he had to be found. I think they found him just ready to start a session, so he left and visited with her and signed her recommend also, so she was able to do a session. Who knows, this might be the last time she can go to the temple here. Maybe she will have another opportunity again in the next year or two.

Because it is Mothers Day, we took some pictures of women and families here. Some are mothers, grandmothers or future mothers.

This is in the cafeteria across the street from the temple. We found this family. The baby didn't want to smile.

This is the cook, Sister Arredondo, in the cafeteria. It's only open on Saturday during when the temple is open.
Notice her apron says Mom.

This mom and daughter have their spaghetti and are ready to eat together.

This is Sister Lemus. She is the Saturday morning coordinator and she is the stake Relief Society President in her stake.  I guess you could say she is the mother of the stake?  She rides, with her son, on this motor cycle to the temple and back. She is an amazing lady. One Saturday one of the other temple workers was asking me to be an initiatory patron.  Sister Lemus said, " Okay, What am I doing here. I may as well go to sleep." 

a group of ladies in the waiting area next to the distribution center

A mother and her three children in the distribution center waiting area

a grandmother

a future mother

two sisters in the eating area where families meet and take care of the children and feed them while others go on sessions in the temple. This is also by the distribution center.

In the back yard we found more families eating and taking care of children while others do temple work.

This is one of the temple gardeners with his wife and children, also in the back yard of the distribution center.

We took this picture and the mother called for her son who is in the picture below

the siblings were happy he was in this picture

Here is another family. They were in the temple earlier so they are now having lunch. Someone was taking care of their children for them while they were in the temple.

This looks like an extended family eating together in the back yard of the distribution center. When we went by again, the mother on the end wanted her picture taken again with a piece of chicken in her mouth. (hahaha)

a mother with her young son

This little girl was too shy, but we got a cute picture of her anyway

A family eating together in the eating area of the distribution center waiting area. The little girl is interested in the water container. Children are alike everywhere.

Here is the mother with a piece of chicken in her mouth

another group eating.
The door behind this group goes into the back yard of our apartment.

a couple by the tree in the front yard of the distribution center

Elder Amado, the area president, and his wife coming to church