We have bid a very sad farewell to the beautiful land of the Long White Cloud.
Another chapter of our life ends and we look forward to new beginnings!
Our harbor was brooding the other day as a storm came in and seemed to reflect the feelings that we are currently experiencing...the glory of it however, is that the bright and glorious sun always follows the storm, and all in all we are feeling very blessed!
The "fire in the sky" two nights ago also felt like a very personal display as we began packing up our apartment. We will miss this spectacular view!
Some of our dear friends from the Chinese Branch got wind of our hasty departure and came bearing gifts of faith and love in our behalf. How we love them all! Not shown are our many Chinese speaking missionaries who we love dearly and will miss the association with such remarkable and faithful young people!!
The Area Presidency called the Senior Missionaries together right before our departure and blessed us all with their inspiring words. Some of our beloved English students aslo came to say good-bye and that too was a heart-warming treat!
With President Pearson and his sweet wife June and Elder Nielsen with his angel Wendy!
Now, you may be wondering why we are home in February instead of June as originally planned.
Doyle has cancer and we are headed for the Huntsman Institute this next Tuesday. Our release at 14 months was of course a medical release and Doyle found it very humorous that he was able to enter the medical note that released him from service. We are cautiously hopeful and would appreciate your faith and prayers in our behalf. The Lord has been watching over us and we expect to see many more miracles!
So at the end of this blog we bid you a joyous farewell and are beginning a new chapter of our lives.
Stay tuned to "Gray But Not Dead" for further updates!
With love to all of our amazing family and friends!!!
