ADIOS

These days everything we do seems to be a "last."  Our last delivery route around the mission; our last trip to the post office; our last trip to a grocery store; our last trip to the hospital with a sick missionary; our last sending of reports to the Central offices; or last time standing in a line in a bank; our last office staff meeting and more. On Wednesday the mission auditor for all of Central America came for the last time and reviewed our mission and gave us a glowing stamp of approval.  Finally today we enjoyed our last P-day in Honduras.  We chose to go to Omoa to see the 18th century Spanish fort that has been preserved there. 

We asked President and Sister Dester if they would like to go with us and even though they were busy they graciously accepted.  This fort was constructed in 1756 to use as a defensible outpost from which Spain could send the silver it was mining in the San Miguel silver mines near Tegucigalpa to their homeland in Spain.  With its many cannons it was hoped that it could deter the pirate ships that roamed the Caribbean during that time period.  In 1821 Honduras began to use it as a prison.  Today it is simply a lovely visitor attraction. 

 

Our long list of "lasts" will continue tomorrow with our last church service, and our last meal with our mission president, his wife and our office staff.  Then it will be time to close our suitcases and return home for a season.

Well, folks, we have come to the end.  We leave Tuesday morning for home.  We hope that you have enjoyed following along with our mission blog.  Our service here has been rewarding, and as we look back upon it, it seems like it passed in the blink of an eye.  Our missionary homecoming will be April 13, 2014 in the Fruit Heights, Utah 10th ward chapel at 1:00 p.m.  (On the south end of Fruit Heights)  Any who would like to attend are welcome.  We have fought a good fight.  We have loved the people of Honduras.  We have loved the mighty Latter-day Saint missionaries that we have come to know and who have passed through and blessed our lives.  It has been an incredible blessing to have served with President Veirs, President Klein and President Dester and their wives.  We love them and appreciate them more than our words can tell.  It has been an almost unspeakable honor to have worn the black name tag which proclaims that we are representatives of Jesus Christ. 

We believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true!  We invite all to join with us.
Until we meet again.... adios!