Our little trip to Utah

 

The first weekend in October, we were able to go to Utah for my mission reunion and General Conference. Lucia and Marco stayed at Grandma’s house so they wouldn’t have to miss school. We left on Thursday afternoon and drove to Wendover and stayed the night in a hotel, then drove the remainder of the way on Friday morning. We went to John and April’s for lunch and to visit a bit, then we went to my mission reunion in Sandy. It was so much fun seeing four of my former companions and chatting and reminiscing about Uruguay! I also got to see President and Sister Monson and hear them speak. His greatest accomplishment as a mission President were not the number of baptisms they had, but the number of missionaries who stayed active in the church and strong in the gospel after their missions.

The former missionaries of Uruguay Montevideo West Mission under Kevin MonsonCaprene and me-she was my 9th companion-we served in Salto together and then were roommates at BYU.

Jessica Parrish Nelson-my very last companion-we served in Rivera together.Mindy Roberts Lambson-we also served in Salto together.

These girls were so patient and well behaved.

With President and Sister Monson. Angie Nordgran-who I served with in Colonia-took off before I got a picture with her!

My page from the mission book.Saturday we headed up to Brighton in Little Cottonwood Canyon to see the beautiful scenery.

 

Julio insisted we go to Chuck-a-Rama for lunch. Never again! The scones were the ONLY thing worth eating there.

Julio and I got to go to the Saturday morning session of Conference. It was an awesome experience! I got to see my first mission President-Elder Robbins speak and hear the first ever talks given in the speakers native languages.

Second cousins.Steve and Great Grandma, Tessa and Sylvia

Saturday night we got together with Grandma and Steve, Amanda and her kids, and Amber at John and April’s for dinner. It was a short trip, but well worth it! We’re thankful for the experience and for John and April for letting us stay with them. And to my husband who wanted to go to LA for his birthday weekend but did this instead.