It's Hard To Say Goodbye~Hermana Barney

This last week  has been a different king of week. On Tuesday, Elder W. traveled to a Zone Conference with President Armstrong. He came home feeling like he was getting a sore throat...and he did. He did not go to the office or with the President on Wednesday but began taking some antibiotics. He sounded like he had swallowed a very large frog! He voice was so gruff and low, I had trouble hearing what he was saying.  

Thursday he again went with President to another Zone Conference. Thank heavens these zones are only about an hours distance. Friday and Saturday I finally got him to stay in bed all day. Sleep, lots of liquids and his medicine are working well. He is feeling much better. 

Each day, I continued to go to the office and work on the several projects we have going AT ALL times. With missionaries coming and going about every six weeks (this month it is 4 weeks), we are constantly in a state of flux. I always have something necessary to do. Also, while Sister Armstrong is away, I have taken over the distribution of birthday cards. So that is another small project to be done each month.

Since I don't have a great deal to post this week, I will share some photos of our travels. In this way I can share some of the beautiful countryside and interesting things particular to Uruguay.

This was our photo taken at Christmas Conference. We are at the very, very back! (You need a magnifying glass.) Each missionary (184) received a copy of the photo.

In October Elder W. and I traveled to an area of Uruguay called Treinta yTres or "33." Look at that beautiful blue sky. It is green as far as you can see in all directions. A very different sight than what we saw during our assignment in Lima, Peru!!!

This is the major form of transportation in many of these small towns as well as in Montevideo. The streets are narrow and sometimes made of bricks or as in this photo, cobblestones.

This is not seen in Montevideo, but when we get out of the large city we find these "photo-ops" quite often.

This is a form of "sanitation truck." The horse and driver stop at the dumpsters, he dives in and gathers whatever he feels he can sell or use himself. In this case, the driver is not anywhere around. They are seen all over Montevideo. Usually the cart is filled to the brim with plastic bags of "found treasures."

 Thus my title, it's hard to say goodbye! For the past two years, Hermana Barney has been the Mission Nurse for both the Montevideo (ours) and West Missions! She is being released this next Wednesday. I am so sad, we love her. She is a very capable nurse. She takes every opportunity to share the Gospel. A person can't help but love her bubbly personality and her positive attitude. I will miss her sweet smile.  

It is Sunday afternoon, yesterday was the most beautiful day. It was not too hot, a little breeze, just right. It is even beginning to get a little  chilly at night. Summer season goes until March, so we have a few more weeks. Today, sitting in our apartment, I hear thunder and the rain begins, just a little, for a short time. The skies are dark and maybe there will be more rain later in the evening.

It has been a good week and they seem to be flying by. We pray you are all doing well. Each day our prayers are filled with gratitude to the Lord for so many blessings. We know there are many who struggle with the issues of life, but we also know if we hold strong to our faith and determine to live our lives to the best of our ability and follow the counsel of the Prophets we will not fail.

My love to you all,

Until I write again,

xoxoxoxoxoxo