Our First Month In The Mission-July 2010

We spent July saying "Hello" & "Goodbye" to some amazing missionaries.

These three Elders finished strong, it was hard to see them go

Our newest Cambodian speaking Elder.

What a distinguished mission President! . . .

. . .but he still knows how to have fun :)

*Priceless*

Signal Hill:

Highest point in the mission-we take our missionaries here when they arrive

Arriving in the Long Beach California Mission-June 30,2010

We arrived in Long Beach to our beautiful new home for the next three years.

Farewell Open House-June 20th

Thanks to our thoughtful friends and family we enjoyed a great open house with good food and a chance to say goodbye to everyone.

Louisiana Trip- June 2010

We took a trip to Louisiana in June to say goodbye to our family, since we won't be able to visit for three years. We enjoyed the: sights, food, and especially

spending time with our family.

Just a few example of why we call Grandma Camille's place "Paradise".

Ben & Mari enjoyed Grandma's golf cart....

...and so did Grandma & Dad!

French Quarter

Us by the Mississippi River

Jackson Square

BEIGNETS

These are the worlds best food!!

This jazz singer sang to us the whole time we were there

Us after we ate... Yum!

We visited an Imax theater and it was playing a movie about

the World War II, it was an amazing movie!

Mari just had to get a picture with the "We Can Do It' poster.

Ben & Mari with an old fashioned war hat
We visited the cemetery, they have some pretty amazing ones there.

Papa Sam's SnowBalls(snow cones)

Dinner at the Donahues

Aunt Patty surprised Dad with the hose ;)

What a great trip! :)