August 13th through August 19th

August 13^th through August 19^th:  Tuesday we went to our paint class.  Jill Saxton Smith, our teacher, has been in the US for the summer and this was the first class we have had in over 2 months.  We are so glad she is back.  It was fun to get back to work on Xela and Luke.  I want to at least finish their portraits before we leave.  Mom finished a landscape that she has been working on for awhile.  

You can't really see, but she got freckles this last week.

It is so nice that we have something we can do together.

We then hurried home, had a quick bite to eat and went to our shift at the temple.  Wednesday was a holiday here in Guatemala and the temple was really busy.  We went over and helped for part of the day.  Thursday and Friday we did our regular shifts in the temple.  Saturday we worked on printing a label for all the pillows we have made to give away.  We went to the internet to learn how to print on cloth.  It turns out you need freezer paper to make it work.  Jill brought us back a roll of freezer paper.  We had looked all over in Guatemala City and could not find it here.  So when we had our paint lesson on Tuesday she gave us the paper.  I got 10 pieces of cloth sized and ironed to the freezer paper.  Mom is working on the design of the label and we are about ready to get them all printed.  We want to add the label to identify where the huipil is from. Sunday I left early to go to a coordinating council meeting, which includes all the stake presidents of a certain area, the mission president, the temple president and the area Seventy.  Before the meeting started, we attended the sacrament meeting of the ward in the building. The area seventy, Elder Gonzalez, asked me to take a few minutes and bear my testimony. I got home in time to eat dinner with Chris and then left for another coordinating council meeting.  I got a little emotional saying good-bye to all the stake presidents that we have worked with for the past 3 years.  It was the last time I will be with them.  I gave them all a temple tie as a reminder of the importance of the temple. 

Here is just a sample of the ties I have been giving away.

The experiences I have had with these dedicated servants of our Savior has been very special.  Sorry I forgot to take a picture of all the stake presidents.  It was a good week and they continue to fly by.