Despedido or in other words, Good-bye to two couples

I am prepared with my umbrella. We went to Pollo Campero, which is like a KFC for dinner one evening

The original song that brother Gonzales wrote. He was a convert from the Colonies in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was told he could not sing this song because it belonged to another religion, so he changed the words to say "we'll meet again in the great mas alla". 

At our last FHE, we said good-bye to two couples who are leaving us. The Olsons will be returning to Rexburg, Idaho on Monday, June 30 and the Galvez's will also be leaving us the same day. They will be going home to take care of things at their home in Kentucky, then they will be in Salt Lake for their training before they begin their service as temple president and matron of the Xela temple in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. 

Elder and Sister Olson are on the couch together. They will be leaving for home having finished their mission as temple missionaries with us.

Some of the other temple missionaries
Sister Guzman from Australia, The Wilson's from Nevada, Sister Barlow from Layton, Utah, the Eberhard's from Blanding, Utah

Sister Barlow, the Eberhard's and Sister Cordon, who is Guatemalteca

President Thompson, from Jerome, Idaho, who is the new second councilor in the temple presidency with President Burk. Elder Cuellar from Nicaragua, Sister Roberts from Idaho Falls, one of the matrons, Sister Thompson, the other matron to Sister Burk and Sister Cuellar, originally from Honduras

President and Sister Galvez have been serving as first councilor and matron to President and Sister Burk. They will be leaving to prepare for their new mission as temple president and matron of the Xela temple.

We ate together in the"other patio" which is really the garage of the Burks.

President and Sister Burk

Sister Paniagua, originally from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, but from Utah, taking a big bite
Elder Barlow next to her

It was President Galvez's birthday

This week was a very busy week at the temple. We had so many people that all the rooms and the halls were full of people either waiting for a chance to go on a session, doing sessions or waiting to do inititories or waiting for sealings of their families. We also had baptisms all week this week. On Saturday we had so many that some of the patrons had to sit on the floor to wait. We had 400 people go on 13 sessions just in the morning, 7 live sealings, a room full of sealings for ancestors, baptisms and other things going on.

Then on Sunday, I helped with the music in Primary. I have not been in Primary since we lived in Texas. There were six children in primary today and some spoke English and some spoke Spanish. So we sang some songs in English and some songs in Spanish. There was only one of the primary presidency there, one teacher who taught her lesson to all the children, regardless of age, and myself and the piano player. It was very interesting, especially me trying to teach a song in Spanish when I was not sure of all the words. haha
Another thing that happened today. Bubs was able to pass the sacrament with Elder Amado.