3-19-20

Well it is with heavy heart we reveal the great and terrible day. The great part is that we get to go home and be with our family. The terrible part is that we leave our wonderful new friends and the job is unfinished.  We have 8 people taking the lessons to go to the temple for the first time. We finished a temple class and have 2 people who have their recommends to attend the temple and are unable to because of the coronavirus. We had plans to take these people to the temple every month until we leave and now we are leaving tomorrow. We had 15 to 20 people attending sacrament meeting when we came out. We opened up Cherry Creek (and the building burned down) and we had 25 people attend the last time we had church in Gloria Belmonte's house. and about 40 attend in Eagle butte. We have had as many as 65 attend Eagle Butte. We have activated so many wonderful people! We are heart broken. BUT we are excited to return home to our family. In the last month we have baptised 8 people and are baptising one more tonight before we leave tomorrow. we also have another young boy on date to be baptised in two weeks. We now have no missionaries in eagle butte so i am not sure what will happen with him. Thomas 3 legs just came by and said he has started to read the book of mormon and is in 2nd Nephi.

The coronavirus is all over the world now. It is in every state in the union. We have been in quarantine here in our home and have been asked not to visit with anyone face to face but we have taught a few lessons on the phone. Faran is ready for her 6th lesson. others like manny and ranee are only on number two. Pam is on number 5 but needs number 2 also. Danease is on number 4 and her "daughter" is being baptised tonight! She is really her niece but her mother dropped her off and never came back to get her. Sweet Sweet people. Soooo many sweet people! Ray Washburn is absolutely wonderful. Cherry Creek has been a high point in our life as missionaries. Well I really can't say that as their have been so many high points!!
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