Remote Mission Week 20 - July 18, 2021

July 18, 2021

 

¡Hola a Todos! (Hello All!)

 

Although we are anxious to actually get to Peru, this week we experienced the “silver lining” of serving our mission from home. We were able to see – live and in-person – five of our six children and their families! Granted, some of our visits were less than 24 hours, but it was still great to see them. However, we’re kicking ourselves for not taking more pictures!

 

Our mission had zone conferences this week, which means super busy days for President and Sister Packard. We moved forward with our regular schedule of meetings, language teaching, and working with the office elders.

 

This month’s Liahona magazine has a great article dealing with faith and doubt entitled, “When in Doubt, Keep the Door Open to Faith” by Molly Holt. I love the following excerpt:


“We keep the door open [to our faith] by continuing to do the little things God has told us are good for our souls. We keep the Sabbath day holy and attend our meetings. We read the scriptures, even if it’s just one verse at times. We listen to a hymn or conference talk. We talk to Heavenly Father about our concerns and hopes and ask Him to help us know the truth. We keep the commandments, repent, and seek the companionship of the Holy Ghost.”

 

¡Que tengan una semana súper fantástica! (Have a super fantastic week!)

 

Love,

 

Lane & LeAnn


LeAnn teaching English to a sister missionary.
Cold in Peru right now.  Notice the cute beanie hat!



LeAnn teaching English to another sister missionary.
Again, cold in Peru - so wearing a coat in her house.



LeAnn teaching English to the entire mission.



LeAnn learning Spanish from a substitute MTC tutor that is from Lima, Peru!



Weekly zoom meeting with with the office missionaries.



Zoom house cleaning checks.
We rarely see an actual full size stove/oven...  most missionaries only have small hot plates.



Zoom house cleaning check with some sister missionaries.



LeAnn's niece homecoming Sacrament talk. 
Served in Brazil, Washington State, then finished in Brazil!



Grandkids came to visit before heading to their other family reunion!




Grandkids with Grandma!


Learning to do "poopy" things.
Grandkids want a dog, so we helped them learn about the responsibility of cleaning up after a dog.  All three kids were not anxious for this duty, and our granddaughter was particularly disgusted when it came down to the reality of it... notice the coughing/gagging near the end of the video.