June 27th through July 3rd

June 27^th through July 3^rd:  Monday, after shopping, we
cooked Chinese food all afternoon for a dinner with the temple presidency and Brother and Sister Funes who have accepted the call to serve as my new second counselor and assistant to the matron.  President and Sister Rosado finish their mission in a week and the Funes will take their place.  I am so grateful for good counselors.  

L to R President and Sister Rosales, President Rosado, Brother and Sister Abadillo (Temple Recorder)

L to R Brother and Sister Funes, Sister Rosado, Mom

L to R Sister Rosales, Sister Abadillo, Sister Rosado, Sister Funes, and Mom.

Chef and sous chef.

Tuesday, we worked the afternoon shift so we could have Wednesday off.  Wednesday we had presidency meeting and took pictures in our whites to remember this presidency.  

L to R President and Sister Rosales, Mom and I, President and Sister Rosado.

My counselors.

Mom and her assistants.

We then spent the afternoon cooking another Chinese meal for 4 stake presidents and their wives.  With the recorder and his wife and President Rosales and his wife, we had 14 for dinner.  Of course, we had left-overs that we took to the secretaries the next day.  

Dinner with Stake Presidents.

Dinner with Stake Presidents.

Thursday, we worked the evening shift.  Friday we thought we would go over and do a session at 11:00am.  It was completely full and they had to have two more sessions to accommodate everyone that wanted a session.  It is nice to see the temple full and the Spirit was wonderful.  Saturday we were up early to start at 4:00am.  We had a busy morning and I sealed a young couple who had asked me to officiate their sealing when we were at their stake conference a few weeks ago.  Mom came to the sealing and there was a very powerful Spirit present.  After our shift, I had the opportunity to set the Funes apart for their new callings and to confer the sealing power upon President Funes.  It was the first time I have had the opportunity to do that and it was incredible.  I received a letter from President Monson delegating to me the authority to confer the sealing power.  We went home and had some lunch and then drove to Patzicia to speak to all the Young Single Adults in that stake.  We got home just after 10:00pm.  It made for a very long day, but one filled with special experiences.  Sunday we went to church and found out the husband of one of our temple workers had passed away.  He had lost both his legs to diabetes, but his death was very sudden.  The funeral was Sunday afternoon.  Mom and I took Sister Rosales and Brother Hurst to the funeral.  All of their children spoke and it was very nice.  He had been a mission president in Veracruz, Mexico and had served in many positions in the church.  

Brother Mijangos' funeral. 

We then came home and drove the temple missionaries to “Break the Fast” for all the North American missionaries who work in Guatemala City.  It was a nice to see everyone and to welcome some new senior missionaries to Guatemala.  The temple closed after the last session on Saturday for two weeks of maintenance. We are driving to Xela in the morning to visit the other temple in Guatemala.  We should have some interesting pictures in the coming weeks.  It was another great week.