Message from Mom June 7th 2015

Message from Mom:
Dear Ones, Just a note to catch you up on our status. We have finished our third week in Spain. The temple is beautiful. Not always packed but the work is constant. A typical day will require us to communicate with saints who are speaking Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and English. They are coming through the front doors of the temple to remember the eternal covenants they have made with the Lord. They come at great sacrifice. They give up their vacations and stay for a week going to the temple all day long. Some are housed at temple housing but not all. Some stay at more expensive hotels in the city. We had two young women come the other day to receive their own endowments. The one's mother just passed away and so her escort was a neighbor lady--no family. They other came with a good friend as her escort, but no family. They have a testimony of these saving ordinances and come even though they have no loved ones to be with them. I am struggling to learn the language---So hard. Your Grandpa and I say every night before we go to bed, "We can do hard things." The work is difficult and we work hard every day, but we love it. We love being a part of the gospel in this country. Tomorrow we leave for our two week break while they clean the temple and make adjustments in our apartments. We will be going north and east. We will see some small villages along the coast of Spain. I bought two beach towels so we can sit and watch the waves roll in. We will go up to Bilbao to see the Gugenheim museum, and then up into Bordeaux, France. We have rented a car and expect to have some beautiful drives. We post some pictures. We love you all. The gospel is true.