One Year Since Bryce Got Home

This is a fun picture because there was someone in it I didn't know until this week. That would be Steven ...the tallest elder in the back row. We had a great time learning more about Bryce from Steven. He just got home from SACTM in August. One of my favorite stories he told was about Bryce and Elder Fanambinantsoa Randrianirinaniarivo. Elder Ronny as we fondly nicknamed him is from Madagascar. He is the cute third missionary from the left over next to Bryce. Bryce was his trainer. Elder Ronny continues to email us each week from South Africa. His English is pretty good! He taught Bryce some French. Bryce would write it like "dairy-ere". Too fun. So Steven told us when Bryce couldn't work out for one reason or another, he would have Elder Ronny sit in a chair and he would get under it and lift them until he got his work out. Now we love Elder Ronny even more. It was so fun to hear all the things that Steven remembers about Bryce. Good things just keep coming. Thanks Steven!

Pulling Strings

Pres. Monson announced the construction of temples in Brigham City (hometown), Ft. Lauderdate (Tyler's mission), and Sapporo Japan (Dallin's mission). The one in Brigham will probably be a remodeling of the tabernacle into a mini temple, something we've expected for some time. Southern Florida has needed a temple for some time with over ten stakes in the area and a six hour drive to Orlando. I think Bryce has been busy putting forward the wishes of his family members. Thanks Bryce!