Sister and Elder Bell, 2022 Texas Austin Mission!

 On Friday August 5th we were honored to accompany Tony and Julia Orellana to the San Antonio Temple.  What a special day that was!  They were sealed together, then had a daughter sealed to them, then Julia was sealed to her parents!  Julia's brother, sister in law, her nephew and niece in law were there, too. It was a very special day! After, the whole group went to a restaurant and had gorditas!  Yum! The Orellanas with family and friends at the San Antonio Temple, Aug. 5, 2022. Tony and Julia Orellana  President Pomeroy. Rose Ram came to visit from Hawaii!  Well, she was visiting her daughter, too. Tomas Gomez Orellanas, Bertha Flores and her 2 nieces The Lockhart Head Librarian, Bertha Martinez. She has been a great support. Valeria's mother and daughter (Arelyn) These two have made a happy spot in my heart every Monday and Tuesday when they come to get help with their family history!  Tommy and Laverne Kirkpatrick. Alfredo makes me happy! Loc...

Exactly one week from today we will be leaving our apartment and the Sudweeks will be moving in, and just like that our time here in Lockhart, will be over.  We have LOVED working with the Gonazales and Lockhart branches! We have loved the beauty of Texas, especially in the spring with all the wildflowers, but what we will miss is the people we have come to know and love. We have loved our experiences helping others come back into church activity, helping new members get to the temple, and helping the young missionaries teach new investigators.  It has been a joy! This last week we did some of our last visits to people.  This coming week will be the rest of our last visits.  It's very sad.  We are excited to spend time with family again, BUT we are sad to leave these dear people we love so much!  Elder Bell stated recently, "If you don't want to hurt, then don't care."  We  really  care, so it hurts! HOT!  The heat wave has been going on...