. . . seven/seventeen . . .

{***true friends will read all the way to the end, please***}
. . . to celebrate the seven month mark of
elder romney's
missionary service in mexico city,
i was lucky enough to get together
with some new friends
in utah last weekend . . .
. . . i met the entire hunter family
{except, of course,
the one that's
out of the country} . . .
. . . sam & julie were so nice
to drop everything
saturday afternoon/evening,
and it was great fun
to visit with them
while sharing stories
about our missionary sons . . .
. . . then julie treated me to
dinner at brick oven ~
a well-loved provo landmark . . .
. . . the next morning,
i attended the "farewell"
{even though i know we don't call it that any more}
of our cute nephew
who is just about to embark
on an exciting missionary adventure
in the west indies . . .
{i need someone to remind me to take pictures, because i totally forgot}
. . . the third leg of my utah trifecta
was hearing elder verbica
report on his missionary experiences
in mexico . . .
. . . and i got to meet his whole family, too . . .
. . . it was wonderful to listen as
he recalled events which occurred
in the four different areas where he served
and as he spoke about the converts
in whose lives he was able
to help make a difference . . .
. . . he was obviously
a very effective instrument
in the lord's hands
and i'm so grateful
for the great start
he was able to provide
in mexico for drew . . .
. . . i was also invited
to the verbica home afterward
{thank you don & maile . . .
aka pedro's parents}
where we were all treated to
mexican cuisine authentic
to the very region in mexico
where elder verbica served . . .
. . . he's been diligently
scouting out mexican restaurants
in the salt lake area
since returning home . . .
{tip: come to arizona for all your real mexican food needs}
. . . ***okay now . . .
. . . here's me groveling/begging for
your questions for elder romney . . .
. . . pretty please won't you
leave yours in the comments? . . .
. . . or just email me*** . . .
. . . thanks . . .