We completed our time in the MTC yesterday.  On our way home we stopped at Les (Reed's brother) and Carol's home in Cedar Hills, Utah.  They were kind enough to take us to breakfast.  Afterwards, we travelled to Bountiful, Utah where we attended an extended family reunion of Reed's great great grandfather's (Peter Anton Nielsen) descendants.  Les and Carol had come up and Patti (Reed's sister) and her husband David had come down from Garland.  It was great to be able to talk with them and to briefly meet with relatives with whom we have not had any contact.  We completed our trip to Rexburg without difficulty and will spend a week here getting ready to make the long trip to Belem.

Here are two fotos of the members of our senior mission district.  The first is with our morning instructor, Brother Hickmott and the second is with Brother Roberts.  Both are students at BYU and have returned within the past two years from their missions.

From left to right, Brother and Sister Denton, Reed and Donna Nielsen, Brother and Sister Hanson, Brother Hickmott, Brother and Sister Hanson and Brother and Sister Johnson

Brother Roberts is in the middle

Reed pointing to Rexburg and Donna pointing to Belem, Brasil

Thursday we also met our granddaughter, Roya at the MTC.  She is now teaching Croatian to missionaries going to that part of the world.

Roya with Donna and Reed