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Last Mission Blog and It's Very Long

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       I haven't posted a blog in over a month so this one is much longer. You can break it up in chapters if you want. I wanted to start with one last moose picture. This picture was from missionaries in Fairbanks. That is the prettiest moose picture I have seen. And yes, they said it is a real picture. The second picture is the last sunset in Anchorage on March 4. Alaska has such beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I will really miss taking pictures that look great even if I don't have very good photography skills and am using an old iPhone camera.         We were really busy the last week saying goodbye to some of the wonderful missionaries we served with and friends we have made.  We have so many happy memories of people and places here. I took a lot of pictures to try to remember it all.             We were so grateful to meet Mary and her children Makayla, Carly and Jaxdon. We were able to go with the missionaries for some visits and help teach and answer questions. They were
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Coming and Going

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 There have been a lot of changes the past 2 weeks. We are excited that several new senior missionary couples have come. Elder and Sister Schultz arrived this past week and they will be taking over for us in the mission office. They are from Springville and have 4 children. One of their daughters lives in Anchorage so they are living with their family while they serve their mission. That is really nice for them. Sister Schultz is a retired RN who will serve as Mission Health Advisor. Elder Schultz is a retired mortician and will be taking care of housing. They both have very calm, pleasant personalities and will be perfect for their jobs. We have spent the past week helping them get oriented. This coming week we will be packing and getting ready to leave so we will not be in the office as much, but will be available if they have questions. I am glad we will have some free time to get ready to come home.       Sister Dekay is a service missionary who has helped a lot in the office. She
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