A Joyous Day!!

Sunday Ethan was baptized and I am here with Yali, his mother and his little sister, Isabelle. How we love this family. I was privileged to speak on the Holy Ghost at the baptism. Ethan will be a giant in the church!! His mother is amazing in the way she is teaching her children about the gospel and in the way she is so graciously serving in the Ward!!! How we will miss them.

Ethan's Baptism

Here we are at Ethan's baptism. He is with his mother Yali and Elder Mansfield and Elder Taylor. Elder Taylor baptized him and Elder Mansfield confirmed him. It was a joyous day!!!

Never say Goodbye

On May 22, we attended our last Sunday in Carmarthen Branch and said goodbye to our dear friends and Brothers and Sisters in the gospel!! The Williams are one special family that we cannot say goodbye to, just see you later. They have been so very good to us and are a part of our hearts as are the other members of Carmarthen Branch. The following pictures will show you other dear friends who will remain in our hearts and in our thoughts forever!!! We can never say goodbye to any of them--just see you later!!! We love you Carmarthen Branch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have changed our lives forever!!

Saying Goodbye is Impossible to Do

Here we are saying Goodbye to dear friends in the branch, Jennifer Dart, Brother Roberts and Catlin and Daniel Shambrook. We will miss you all terribly!!

Future Leaders of the Church

It is most hard to say goodbye to the special Primary friends that we have made here. On the left are the twins, Benjamin and Leon Martin with Ammon Greenhalgh. The two beautiful girls are Catlin Shambrook and Martha Williams. The woman who is half asleep is your one and only--ME!! These young children are amazing and are the future leaders for sure in this area of God's kingdom!!!

How Can We Say Goodbye

Here are good, good friends saying goodbye on Sunday. On the left are Sister Samuels (I think she is singing her goodbye to us), in the middle is dear friend Angela, and on the right Sister Martin. In the left hand picture are the Roberts and the Shambrooks. We so enjoyed FHE recently with both of these great friends and families.

How We Will Miss Them

We are here with great friends, the Pomfrets and the Gilmours. We have had many wonderful times with Bev, Lienna, and TJ. Sister Gilmour and I have enjoyed being visiting teaching partners and I have loved getting to know her and her wonderful personality. We also enjoy her great husband and wished we could have been here when he sang in his Welsh choir.

More Carmarthen Friends

Here I am stooping so I will not hide the Holmans, the Hardings, the Willetts, and Sarah. The cute young couple are the Makings. We sure do love these great Carmarthen members!!!

Dear Friends from Milford Haven

We couldn't believe that the Milford Haven's Branch President's wife, Vanessa would come so far with her twin boys to say goodbye to us on Sunday!!! I have always felt a special bond with her and loved attending their branch and working in their area with their less active members.

More Goodbyes on Sunday

Here we are on the left with Sarah Gaskell, Allissia and Eric. We pick them up every Sunday for church and have enjoyed getting to know and love them The other family here are the Greenhalghs and they have been a most important part of our lives here in Carmarthen since we arrived and are like family to us.

More Goodbyes

Here I am with Delyth and Glyn Thomas on the left and Simon and Joanne Willett on the right. They came to church today to especially say goodbye to us. We have visited with Delyth and Glyn ever since we arrived in Carmarthen and I have been Joanne's visiting teacher since we arrived. Simon always comes in off the ranch and listens to our message even though he is not a member of our church. How we love these dear friends!!

Fun, Fun Carmarthen Young Women

They all wanted to say goodbye in this manner!!! They are so much fun and are simply amazing. How I will miss them!!!

A Night with Charles

Charles Goodford, the Elder's Quorum President and good friend from LLanelli, invited us to come hear him sing in his Welsh choir. It was a delightful evening and the choir was wonderful. We were especially impressed as they sang the National Anthem of Wales. It was very moving. We love this beautiful country and especially the people here.

A Friend of ours in a Bagpipe Band

Brother Chapman and his wife from Llanelli Ward have invited us several times to come and hear him play in his Bagpipe Band and so we were able to go recently and enjoyed it immensely. What a fun talent!!! They have been good friends and so supportive and nice to us.

Two Special Occasions

Today after church, Ross was ordained a deacon and Gareth, a teacher. It was very special for us to be there and very emotional for me. We love these two very fine young men and their wonderful family. To think of leaving them really hit me today as you can probably tell from the tears in my eyes. Their grandparents were there also and we admire and love them. Also you see pictures of the Aaronic Priesthood in the branch with their two great leaders. They are small in numbers but powerful in testimony!! We have become close to each of these young men and their leaders and they all are so GOOD and OBEDIENT!!!

Dinner with Mandy, Brandon & Lance

Saturday we went to Pembrokeshire to say some more goodbyes. We had dinner with Mandy, Brandon and Lance. Also pictured is Skippy, their dog who also loved my cookies. They have really fixed up the place and the back yard looks wonderful, thanks to Lance's hard work. We had a great meal and visit together. In the one picture, I am pretending to wring Brandon's neck because he has an ear ring which he is very proud of and of course which I do not approve of. We had many fun Family Home Evenings with this family and great memories with the young missionaries there in their home.

Goodbye to part of our District

Next week is transfers and we tried to take a District picture. We were able to capture most of the District at zone conference. We have had a lot of fun as a District and will really miss those who are transferred, well at least for the next month, since we too will be transferred home at that time.

Goodbyes to Special Friends and Missionaries

We said our goodbyes this week to many missionaries at the Zone Conference. Here with us are Sister Perera from Sri lanka, Elder Brokatzky from Germany, Elder Guo from China, and Elder Perry who is a counselor in the Mission Presidency and is from Wales. We love them all and will miss them terribly!!!

More Goodbyes at Zone Conference

We had a marvelous Zone Conference in Cardiff this past Thursday and said some goodbyes to some favorite missionaries. We are with Elder Grappi, Elder Roberts, Elder Stokes, and Elder Magpantay. We love them and will miss them very much!!!

More Fun Flat Inspections

Hulet
We are here with Elder Krywult from Austria, and Elder Hulet from Penn. doing their flat inspection. There flat was very clean and we enjoyed a breakfast with them both after the inspection. They are in Blackwood and are very dedicated elders!!!