Peru- March 20, 2022

We are happy to report that cambios (transfers) went well. We had a net gain in missionaries with only 2 leaving and 7 arriving. We had the opportunity to host 3 Peruvian sisters who flew in Monday night from the Mexico MTC, and it was fun to meet them and feel their energy and enthusiasm.

This week we received pictures of some of our grandkids. As I was looking at these pictures again today, I was struck by the fact that in all 3 of these pictures our grandkids are so happy and smiling because of some small and simple thing: going on a run with mom, listening to music, or eating a bowl of fruit loops … nothing extravagant or expensive. So, taking a lesson from our grandkids, we are going to move forward in the new week following Paul’s example:

“… I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” (~Philippians 4: 11)

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

Love,

Lane & LeAnn

We hosted these 3 Peruvian sister missionaries Monday night. They flew in from the Mexico CCM (MTC) and started their missions here in the Peru Lima North Mission on Tuesday.

Lots of luggage and good-bye hugs as missionaries transfer to their new areas.

I wish I would have got the picture of Lane carrying the 9 pizza boxes from Little Caesar's! This is as close as he gets to pizza! The new missionaries each get a pizza to share with their trainers on their 1st day in the mission.

One of the transfer buses.

Sending the new missionaries out to their areas. They don't ride the transfer buses because they are in training most of the day. They flag down taxis for their ride home.

Sister Packard (pictured) and President Packard like to send the new missionaries off.

One of the new sisters on the left and her trainer on the right.

This was a super fun surprise ... Friday night we came home to no power! The electrician was upgrading the wiring outside our apartment. Luckily we have a gas stove/oven and were able to fix dinner by flashlight!

Happiness is a run with mom!

Happiness is listening to music!

Happiness is a bowl of Fruit Loops!

Lane's mom moved out of her Meridian, Idaho, home this week and is listing it for sale. They had lived there for 50 years. That is a long time. It was a long hard decision to finally make the move. Lane's dad passed away about six years ago, and now there aren't any of the nine children living nearby. So she decided to move to the Salt Lake City area to be a little more near some of the children and other family and more central to traveling to visit family. It felt like a deep up-rooting for all of us, and a little sad in a way for all the memories. But we're happy she'll be a little closer to some family and we look forward to her making new friends and creating new opportunities to serve. She's still very spry, and still has her piano, so it will be great!

We won't tell anyone that she's 87 and counting! Still looks and feels 37!

Thanks so much to all Lane's siblings and family and friends who helped plan, prepare, clean out, pack, load, donate and haul away 50 years of "stuff," and help her find and move to a new place in the SLC area.

Boxes and more boxes!

Ceremonial taking down of the world map.

Enjoying the last memories from the tree swing.

Visiting Lane's dad's gravesite after all was said and done. Notice his dad's irrigation boots standing with some of the working group.

Moving into the new place in the SLC area. Placing one of the founding family keystones (besides Lane's mom) -- the piano. We hope it made it in working condition. We'll see how many twonky notes she hears when she plays.