Fond Farewell to Elder Pope

CLICK ON THIS LINE FOR ALL PHOTOS AND A VIDEO OF POEM HONORING ELDER POPE BY HIS NEIGHBOR...SO CUTE!

We were invited to a "Community BBQ" honoring Elder Pope before he leaves the small community of Yarnell where he has served for over a year. When a community of non-lds people invite you to celebrate, you better believe you are honored to attend! They kept asking us if we were going to leave Elder Kelley there...they do not want to lose him either!

The event was hosted by Don & MaryAnn Sharp the who are landlords of the apartment complex the elders live in over in Yarnell. They throw a mean BBQ and are the NICEST people you would ever meet! Check out the link on top to see a poem recited by Celia,

one of their neighbors.

This was standard all around...we met wonderful people whose lives have been enriched by knowing the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our missionaries love and serve them, and it is evident in how they are loved in return.

In this whole group, other than missionaries, there is one recent convert and one investigator and a whole lot more potential members of Christ's Church! We had a wonderful time!

After the BBQ, we had a tour of the hosts home and loved their natural stone chairs out front...how cute are those!!

Then a tour of Elder Kelley and Popes apartment along with a trial of their cowboy hats, apron and lasso! We are grateful for the example these elders are in this area. The work will progress here because of the groundwork they have laid.