GOD BE WITH YOU TIL WE MEET AGAIN

President and sister Dance are now home in Washington, beginning a new and exciting future and we're getting to know a new mission president. It's difficult feeling sorrow and excitement at the same time.

We didn't have a full 4 months with the Dances and yet I feel that I've lost a brother and a sister -- lifelong friends -- precious and wonderful Saints. I wept at their departing. They are pure in heart and full of light from the Holy Ghost. I will miss them greatly. I'm now trying to get my spiritual head around the reason that Heavenly Father wanted me to know them. It is not happenstance that we were sent here and were able to work with them.

The following are just a few of the pictures that I have taken of them over the last 4 months, most of them lately -- and without commentary.

MOMMA! HELP!

Yesterday morning, Tues. the 28th, we passed a parking impound of tour buses and I thought I saw the biggest "junk yard dogs" in my life. When we got up close, instead of dogs, we discovered two moose calves wandering around. We stopped and I jumped out with the camera and tried to get pictures of the scene. The both of them were just disappearing around the back of a bus when I took the picture below.

Goodbye!

A few seconds later, they came around where I could see them again.

They both headed for the south fence again. That's when

I looked outside the fence and WHAM!

Momma was standing there looking at her babies.

You just can't imagine how tall she was. She stood higher

than any horse I've ever seen. It's a good thing the calves were...

inside the compound and not out. She'd have probably

pounded me into the ground. Thank heavens, they were

gone this morning. Someone must have come to the rescue.

HELLO, HELLO! I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU SAY GOODBYE. I SAY HELLO!

SOME PARTING SHOT OF THE OLD OFFICE WHILE WE WERE PACKING TO MOVE TO THE NEW ONE.

Sister Campbell's work area.

President Dance's office.

Boxes in the conference room.

Couches in the conference room.

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Some of the construction at the Strawberry
Chapel on the old "Bush District Offices"

A hole in the ground

An extended wall

to which a door space was created.

Down the hall toward the entrance.

President Dance inspecting the new digs with us office staff.

Elder Wolverton, Sister Parker, Sister Campbell, and Sister Dance

President Dance and Elder Wolverton.

The exterior during construction.

My apartment board against the wall in my new work area.

Sister Campbell for comparison.

Looking toward the area where Elder Parker will soon be.

The new store room.

The AP's room

President Dance's Office

An imposter in the "chair".

Mary Poppins on a mission in Anchorage?!

Holding up, er, open the door.

The exterior -- the new mission office.

The Young Womens/Seminary room which we can
use for zone conferences, etc.

The construction is now "done" and the move begins

Where's my stuff?

Right here, Dear!

?????

I'll find it someday...

Before situating my desk.

Piled higher and deeper.

Messy!

President's office

Burn it!

Sister Parker and Sister Campbell

Boxes pile up while I unload.

Elder Parker hiding in his lair.

Sister Campbell's dump.

Mid move

Sister Parker

Elder Richmond sneaking an E-mail home on Friday.

Elder Starkie contemplating what to move next.

My work area. A shot after the move - but still not done.

Sister Campbell's new area.

Sister Campbell's new desk.

The Assistants' new area.

Elder Richmond unpacking.

Junk! Junk! Junk!

Time out for Sister Parker's Birthday on June 22.