Shopping at Brett's home

Sister Hatch, Bob, Sister Howes shopping at Brett's house

The beautiful gardens at Brett's home

Brett's home

Backyard of Brett's home

Sister Howes and Brett's wife in the yard

These are office cubicles outside our office

This is the driveway outside our office

This is the little garden across from our office driveway

Churches & Homes in Zimbabwe

New Chapel built in Guero

Making good use of the church property

Branch meeting house with baptismal font-Bindura

Chapel in Bindura

A lot of people live in these round huts 

Sometimes they live in homes and plant gardens in their yard

Home at last to our area offices.  What a contrast!

Trip to Zimbabwe

Shops at the airport in Joburg.

The terminal in Bulaweyo

Note the baby on the back.  All the women carry them this way.

They carry massive amounts on their heads

Downtown Harare, Zimbabwe

But this is the way townships look all over the country

More of South Africa. Our apartment and branch

Our bathroom--divided so toilet is one room beside the tub and basin

Our bedroom with desk and computer

Our Orange Farm Branch meets in the gradeschool

Connie playing keyboard in upper left corner

Meeting the branch members--mostly women and children

Dinner with the Andersons at the White House

Bob and I with Sue and Tom Anderson (former mission pres . in the Netherlands

Andersons, Connie and Pres. Cook in their yard.

Our mission to Johannesburg, South Africa

Our District and the 2 trainers at the MTC

This is outside the gate to our apt. door inside the hallway

The pathway from the temple to our office building

Looking through the fence to the temple gates

People coming from temple to patron housing

Gathering at the beautiful gardens.

I saw a BAM tie on this Elder at Zone Conference

Bob and I inside our office looking toward our balcony.

View from our balcony.

Another baby boy--Jonah

This is our number 33 grandchild--Jonah Van Cleave Rose.  We were able to visit him before we left for our mission to South Africa.  He was born in Chattanooga, Tn. on Sept 20 and weighed 9 lbs.

Fun things that happened this month of July

Tyson Davis McReynolds  born July 23, 2012.  That makes 4 boys.

The McReynolds boys before Tyson--Alex, Jackson and Andrew

Our missionary grandson, Mitchell Perkins returned home Tues, July 31 from Philly PA  His mother is shown greeting him   

Mitchell and Erin Perkins--Happy Reunion.

Another Mission call--this one to Southeast Africa area office in Johannesburg

We feel good about it and know where it is located this time.

We also had an awesome Pioneer Day parade this year. Our famous entry was Helaman and his 2060 Sons.  See it on youtube. com  search Bountiful Handcart Days sons of Helaman.

The march of 2060 Stripling Warriors left no one out.  These 2 young men carried their brother who has  spina bifida

They marched  behind Pres Cory Hanks of the Bountiful So Stake.

They began their march with prayer--just as those of old.

The crowd and the boys loved it!  It was awesome

Bob and I were chairmen.  Here we are with Rachel, our granddaughter 3rd from left.

We had the help of all our kids.  Erin and Mitch were videographers and clean-up

Bob and Eric were announcers at station #1 (there are 10 stations)