Congratulations! and Time marches forward.

The most joyful part of our week was the marriage of our oldest grandchild, Ellie Jane. We extend our best "Congratulations" to Ellie Jane Harrison and Wilson Russell Lybbert, who were married and sealed in Idaho Falls Temple We are grateful to our daughter Nicole (and Google Meet) that we were able to join our family in celebration, as they came out of the temple. 

We believe that in the temple, a husband and wife can be sealed together eternally, that their marriage can last forever. Governmental authority can join a couple only "til death do us part". We believe that by priesthood authority and through covenants with God, loving family relationships will last beyond the grave. This is the sacred purpose of temples. We believe that families are eternal. 

It tugged at a Nana's heart not to be there in person, but we are so grateful for the technology that allowed us to join remotely.  (Please indulge me as a post a few the my favorite pics. )

The beautiful bride and her parents (our daughter and son-in-law) 

The bride's 3 brothers - being very handsome and helpful 😊

The new couple with the bride's cousins (19 of those amazing humans are our grandchildren). I love the cousins holding/helping cousins 🩷 🩷 🩷

We were in Podgorica all this week. On Tuesday it was transfer day for the young missionaries. We met early at the airport and said "Zbogom/Farewell" to Elder Koskialho and Sister Doman (who had been assigned to labor in another area of the mission). 

Elder Wright was companions with Elder Smith for the day and Sister Reese and I worked together until their new companions arrived later in the afternoon. The young missionaries go weekly to the "Dom Stari/Retirement Home" and do service. They visit with the residents or play game. That day, Sister Reese and I taught a few residents to play Uno. It was great fun! My Serbo-Croatian language skills are broad enough to know the 4 colors and the numerals, 0-9; so I did just fine - LOL. 

On Friday we traveled with Elder and Sister Allan's to the coast. The Allan's visited the hospital  where the church had donated medical equipment. We then drove to Herceg Novi to spend a little time one of our members. 

In the afternoon, we took some 'p-day time' and did some sight-seeing. Kotor has a "walled" old town, with a honest-to-goodness moat. Kotor has a deep water port and there was a large cruise ship, pulled right up to the city gate. We did a bay tour, stayed the night in the old walled city and had great time together. 

Elder and Sister Allan will finish their mission and return to their home in America this next week. On Sunday, we heard them share their love for their fellowman and their testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We will miss them. We are grateful for the friendships we have made with the other senior missionaries (but that is a topic for a different week).

(the same place where Lot and I were married near 45 year ago in October).