Elder David y Hna. Pam Johnson

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Finally we were able to spend a full day in the office. However it wasn’t until 2:00pm that the Larsen’s and the office Elders, Bates & Ovillas, came to continue teaching us. We were able to work from 2 to 7:30 straight so that was a good training session although it will be the last with the Larsen’s.

The President and his wife invited us all over t o his home for a departing devotional & Almuerso (late dinner) for the Larsen’s at 8:00pm. The office Elders, the AP & his 2 companions, Larsen’s, Almonte’s & Johnson’s were there. It was a very good meeting. The spirit was very strong as everyone shared their fervent testimonies and their goodbyes to the Larsen’s. The office elders and the Almonte’s had gifts for them too. Of course the food was wonderful as usual. Sister Almonte served very large platters of cheeses, cold cuts, rolls, and sliced fruits.

It was a late night. We didn’t leave until after 10:30. The Larsen’s have to wake up at 3:00am to be at the airport at 4:30! I guess they will have to catch up on sleep on the plane. We will really miss them and their wisdom, insight and office skills. Brother Larsen was a really good driving instructor too. When another car would do some crazy/dangerous thing, I would say, did you see that?! He would calmly say, “Welcome to the Dominican Republic”. I will miss him a lot. We will be hard-pressed to fill their shoes.