Phil and Kathy Koldewyn, Walt and Lynette Jensen came for a visit! What fun we had trying to see a few things in Arizona. We laughed, talked, played games, ate good food and saw the Easter Pageant. It was so good to be with them! They celebrated the halfway mark of our mission with us.
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| The Rose Garden and the Mesa Community College was impressive |
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| Phill, Kathy, Lynette and Walt, left to right |
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We had a 90-minute narration cruise on the Desert Belle around Saguaro Lake to view the Superstition Mountain range. We saw lots of birds and some
fish, and ducks. There are mountain goats but they were hiding. |
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| Very relaxing! |
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| They called this rock formation a teddy bear, but I think it looks like an Ewok. |
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| Loved the cactus growing right out of the mountain side |
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I love this shot. Trees, cactus, lake and mountains
all in one picture. |
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| Beautiful gardens at the Gilbert Temple |
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| This is a very large temple and so beautiful inside and out. The open house brought a lot of excitement and missionary opportunities to Arizona. Many come to the Mesa Visitors' Center because they went to the open house and want to know more. I visited with a lady from Minnesota (not a member) just the other day that said her husband commented that the Mormons know how to build buildings! |
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| They came into the Visitors' Center to see us at work, saw the exhibits and the temple grounds, watched some movies, and we all watched the Pageant together! |
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| Organ Stop Pizza - Amazing Organ. A must see in Mesa |
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| We enjoyed Tia Rosas |
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| Brian Johnson one of Richards past scouts was in Mesa. He is a pilot and he and his friend, also a pilot, brought a plane to Mesa. His friend is from Brazil and we played the Christus in portuguese for him. Brian is introducing him to the church. Elder Ballard got to bear his testimony of the Savior. Brian had his daughter and his wife along too. Always fun to see faces from home. I got a nice hug from him. |
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