Announced at the annual meeting of Temple workers Larry painted and gifted portraits  of the old Presidency  Watercolors I told the couples that I was a beginner watercolorist and that they  could throw away the painting if they didn’t like it. The Flohrs said  they liked my watercolor of them and would frame and hang it in  their home. I haven’t heard anything from the Funes. My portraits  of the Normans were gifted a month ago so they could ship it home  with their own paintings. Photos and details are in an earlier blog.  Temple Missionaries say Farewell to the Temple Presidency Temple worker shifts say Farewell  to Presidency Whew! This blog took a long time. Zzzzz. 

But ... There was entertainment There were speeches There was soccer There were lots of children There was a place to bed down at a kind of trade school for Kekchi young people There was food there under a thatched roof There was also food at the Maas family communal dining room   Cooked over an open fire were the following delicacies... Kakik (turkey drumstick spicy soup) Fish It was good. I ate it all, even though I normally don’t eat fish.  I had never heard of tilapia before. I would try it again. 

Temple made busy by visit  of Maya folks from Chulac  Larry and Babette will visit Chulac next weekend,  with  the Normans who will speak and be thanked for their contribution to the growth of The Church there.  Guatemalans not afraid to show belief in God This is the pickup that brings fresh produce to our door each Monday.  Religious stickers on cars, buses, and trucks are a common sight in  Guatemala. Have you seen re ligious stickers on vehicles in Canada  and the U.S.? Not very many.  Quiddler! We again invited the Kerksieks over to our apartment after church. We ate taco soup. They too play Quiddler and Five Crowns! Dale graduated from Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah, in 1967, as did I. 

Another historic Conference Two hours of meetings, no more “Mormon Church” What else Larry found interesting More getting-to-know Guatemala