Friday, August 21, 2026

2026 Mordecai to Canada Montreal Spanish-speaking Mission





 

Jordan River Temple, August 18, 2026

Kristilyn, Grant, Mordecai, Mike, Talisa, Kathryn, John 


Mike, Mordecai, Talisa, Kim, Keith 


Mike and Desi's home with new porch and sidewalks.  



With grandparents.  

Mordecai and Emily exploring under the house.  





Emily came from Rexburg and surprised us after our temple trip.  



Emily's surprise at Chipolte's Restaurant.   Kristilyn, John, Emily, Kathryn, and Mike 


The missionaries:  Emily, Mordecai, and Grant


Good-byes at an ice cream place.  


Mordecai's home in Colorado 

Mike took Mordecai to the Provo MTC at 1:30 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 for training prior to serving in the Canada Montreal Spanish-speaking Mission.  




2026 Talisa's Homecoming








 





Talisa gave an excellent missionary homecoming talk sharing two experiences and her testimony.  There was a very large congregation because there was also a missionary farewell.  

Kim had things organized beautiful for the brunch with a Texas theme--plates, cups, glasses, etc  



Jerry and Jan 



Jerry,  Jan, Aunt Edie, Uncle Roger, Grandpa Rogers 

All the guests signed the Texas flag.  Kim's bother Scott, Julie and family were there along with Keith's sister Kristilyn and her family and many friends and missionary companions.  

                                Kathie and Scott 

Mike, Mordecai doing Home MTC before going to Canada Montreal Spanish-speaking with Talisa, Kim, and Keith.  


Kristilyn, Grant, Mordecai, Mike, Talisa, Kathryn and John after endowment session at Jordan River Temple on August18, 2026,  Grant, Mordecai, and Talisa are all Spanish-speaking missionaries.  


2026 Back to School







Charlotte and Kate began Seventh Grade at ALA.  Penny stays home with Melody.  





Victoria attends school three days a week instead of being home schooled.  





    Sarah lost her first tooth in the afternoon and Spencer wiggled his first loose tooth enough so it came out before bedtime.  The tooth fairly had a double header that night!!





 

Anna will be a senior this year.  She will be able to continue to attend school until she is 21.  Katrina is working on maintaining guardianship after she turns 18 which means they have to certify that their home is safe and have regular inspections.