June 18-25, 2018 chicken, music, dump pickers, a stake conference, Flohr food



Monday day off
Chicken was on the menu. And music.

The Temple President loves to be creative and share his talents with others. To his home he invited the four women who work the Temple office. They prepared three different chicken dishes for themselves and the Holmans, who help in the office in the evenings. The Jensons were invited to the lunch. 

Horchata is a favorite Guatemalan drink and was on the table. Babette and I are not fans. The ingredients are listed on the label pictured above. 


Herman Morales, pictured below, is a talented guitar player and singer. He knew his shift coordinator at the Temple played the saxophone. He inquired and discovered that most of the full-time Temple workers had talent as well. So he organized a family home evening at his home across the city. It started slowly but eventually got into high gear. Most songs sung were Guatemalan, but they allowed us North Americans to suggest songs. We were surprised to discover that the Sixties songs we suggested were known by the Guatemalans. The Morales couple had large screen karaoke, which helped a lot. Some Sixties songs had Spanish lyrics. For example, “Hang on Sloopy” became “Es Lupe, Lupita mi amor.” All the Guatemalans knew all the Guatemalan songs by heart, and sang with great gusto. Although we Jensons contributed little talent we enjoyed the music and being with our Temple friends. There was no piano for Babette to play. I tried to sing “La Cucuracha” on Karaoke. 




We learned about Safe Passage
They pick human beings out of the garbage dump




We visited Safe Passage schools


Sew, what else are they doing?


She gave her life to poor Guatemalans

Typical case study







Temple President John Norman gives Guatemala Temple ties to stake presidencies that he meets. President Choy is second from left. 

And now... lunch... at the Flohr home ...

Guatemala Temple second counselor Oscar Flohr in front of his home. He is a member of the Mariscal Stake. 


Dinner at the Flohr home was with two of their three children and their families. It was outside in their garden. 




Comments

  1. Unknown25 June 2018 at 10:56

    What a beautiful blog entry. I felt such love and compassion for Hanley Denning and such sorrow to learn that she had passed away. Her legacy does and will live on. I had never heard of her - if I did, it went right over my head! Thanks so much for sharing that beautiful story.

    My goodness, you two look so happy and content. MIssions are wonderful, aren't they Babette? I'm anxious to see you two, at the same time sad that your mission will have come to an end. However, there can always be another!

    Our Spencer is certainly doing great, isn't he? I find it such a delight to read his emails, and to see some of his postings on FB.

    I find it hard to believe that Coral will be home in less that 4 weeks! Her mission has just flown by! Dallin (Kevin and Carol's youngest) leaves in September for the Tuscon Arizona Mission, and his brother Thomas returns home end of October from the Philippines. Those mission years go by so quickly --- and here I sit -- aging!!!

    Take care you guys.

    Love, Marlene

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  2. Unknown25 June 2018 at 20:18

    The kids and I call Horchata "churro milk" because it tastes like liquid churros. I like the look of that stake center. It looks very well kept.

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