Till we meet again...........

"I was able to see Elder Arévalo!!!!! (Gabo) He looked really good. He came to the offices to get set apart by Presidente Perez. It was good to see him, he is so so so skinny. I hope he gains some weight while on his mission, and I told him right before he left, "Work hard and I love you and I’ll see you when you get home." He is very excited and worthy to be out there, and I’m very excited for him."

*Gabo is going to Bahia Blanca, Argentina . The reason President Perez, the president of PLNM, "set apart" Gabo as a missionary, is because Tarapoto, where he lives, is not a "stake", and so there is no Stake President. But because Tarapoto is located in the Peru Lima North Mission area, Presidente Perez does the honors.

Goodbye for a little while.....

Jimmy, Landon's good friend from Tarapoto, left on his mission last week.

He is Welinton and Mamita Teresa's son. Mamita Teresa was Landon's "pension" in Tarapoto. He will be serving in the Colombia Barranquilla Mission.

We received pics from Mamita Teresa yesterday, and have posted them here.

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS Gabo !!

Josê Gabriel Arévalo Arévalo turns 19 today !! He was baptized a year ago, and will be leaving on his mission to Bahia Blanca, Argentina next month. He has been such a good friend and helper to Landon and all of the missionaries in the Tarapoto area. We have been able to become good friends also, over the internet with instant messaging. He speaks English, so that's a big help to me. My favorite thing to hear (read) is "Good Morning Sister Rich". It just brightens up my day. We sure love you Gabo, and hope you have a wonderful day. Love, The Rich's

Great News !!! - New Missionaries !!

Our good friend in Tarapoto, Josê Gabriel Arévalo also known as Gabo (see top picture), received his mission call !! He has been called to the Argentina, Bahia Blanca Mission. He turns 19 in October, and reports on Argentina MTC on November 14th. He will get to see snow "in person" for the first time in his life! He is very happy and excited.

Tambien!! Mamita Teresa's son, Jimmy (see bottom picture) received his call!! He will be going to Colombia, Barranquilla, and he reports on October 2nd. (I hope I got this information correct. Mamita Teresa and I were attempting to communicate, with neither of us knowing the other's language very well.) I said alot of "Bien Bien" and "Si Si's" - but the true spirit of happiness was evident as we spoke via instant message.

We are so happy for Gabo and Jimmy. They will be great missionaries.

Anniversaries

It's crazy.. I was looking back at all my anniversaries. It has been 1 year since I received my call.... This Saturday I will be 20, and have 1 year of endowment (Landon went to the temple for the first time on his birthday last year). I completed 3 years of having my (Patriarchal) blessing, and also this past week was the anniversary of, Joseph Smith's martyrdom. I would encourage you all to think back about the important dates in your life, and reflect on how you're doing since then, on keeping those covenants and just remembering the important things in life. Strive to find the little important things, for example; the family.. strive to have a happy family and to be eternal.... meaning.. GO to the temple and get sealed... It will be the best thing in your life. I love you all and wish you the best.... Love Landon

It's a RED LETTER Day !

Well, the call came at 7 am this morning, it's here ! We plan to open it tonight at 7pm. Check back for more details later tonight or tomorrow morning.