tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63556260338390082332024-03-05T07:12:41.741-07:00Roy & Anne's BlogLeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-56813783514171371102010-03-14T21:00:00.013-06:002010-03-15T21:33:19.259-06:00February Update - 14 March 2010<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I know that I am late this month but I wanted to let you know what we did in </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">February!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We flew to Arizona to see LeAnne and Dave's family and to celebrate Truman's 12 birthday!! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpWwvfZqUBuH3mKRfiCySR9pRPV-oWhA4y7oWl1CIYNbfBKWSPErsd-cWMVi-V7ZbMrnddpFRac4ig5X8GPG-NGcimmm_fKfDB2epdaR7Q_ITkr3jSC0VLi0wH9laVcdFmAfbY451k5v1/s1600-h/DSCN0799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpWwvfZqUBuH3mKRfiCySR9pRPV-oWhA4y7oWl1CIYNbfBKWSPErsd-cWMVi-V7ZbMrnddpFRac4ig5X8GPG-NGcimmm_fKfDB2epdaR7Q_ITkr3jSC0VLi0wH9laVcdFmAfbY451k5v1/s400/DSCN0799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448694613826606658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Truman loves to play his trombone and sounds really good!! We were impressed!!<br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmFwuOAq6LTcVBhbfUluQSHhr-UboO8xbKdF6bIz_IBwI_V3GbhKmjs9pMsEP2qIahsnoh41etu0AwRbUrlgAKqwEW_QJcVofMiaJ3V76FN3imT4qkhR4tAD7RrYHl4JdQeaELFO_WF27/s1600-h/DSCN0805.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmFwuOAq6LTcVBhbfUluQSHhr-UboO8xbKdF6bIz_IBwI_V3GbhKmjs9pMsEP2qIahsnoh41etu0AwRbUrlgAKqwEW_QJcVofMiaJ3V76FN3imT4qkhR4tAD7RrYHl4JdQeaELFO_WF27/s400/DSCN0805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448697529520853762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Saturday night, we went to "Organ Stop Pizza" to celebrate Truman's birthday! Dave's parents were also there with us! It is a really fun place where this guy plays anything that the audience wants on this big massive organ. We have been there several times and we really enjoy it!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIFtPqlfoj24RU3aX2nz8VeWp_E-UMpbHe0MLN_18_dBYbKf3nt3Kh0BXtBhWEPoCVP0JIhjhpGYas48DMlBXAlmVa0ViaQQu-7L1Ui-K4htyUzHMCY0V7kObXJaypAynlDH5TFW4X3CH/s1600-h/DSCN0811.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIFtPqlfoj24RU3aX2nz8VeWp_E-UMpbHe0MLN_18_dBYbKf3nt3Kh0BXtBhWEPoCVP0JIhjhpGYas48DMlBXAlmVa0ViaQQu-7L1Ui-K4htyUzHMCY0V7kObXJaypAynlDH5TFW4X3CH/s400/DSCN0811.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448697530215453298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Great Grandma Welling had a good time listening to th</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e music and enjoying the<br />food.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjrevodmyJOt0uxuOuE8yRD8-S4Wy-Tl-qnJd4xUuCvb-mXNWghwcnU9U95_l7U-kg2-eaOYvTZwadvm4Gy9isx9-ZVKnGbtWJud_8mRad4b3AfYcSQF68rM30Zd1JBOGc0jlYAkjse2p/s1600-h/DSCN0804.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjrevodmyJOt0uxuOuE8yRD8-S4Wy-Tl-qnJd4xUuCvb-mXNWghwcnU9U95_l7U-kg2-eaOYvTZwadvm4Gy9isx9-ZVKnGbtWJud_8mRad4b3AfYcSQF68rM30Zd1JBOGc0jlYAkjse2p/s400/DSCN0804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449037528494341122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Roy and his mom out for a walk around the block.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XkEOymtM-fjz8fR5-cgt3pchzA2NhAVTSj4mEMWNuZGHrIf4EeUJPoSZcGT46gKoj3SR6SCcxdRPh43vf-ssqfDJeDCq7PESLZ2QWrERrEu_QmHklMx-MBQ8k9h-nWBVCAI5JyGD-5ak/s1600-h/DSCN0820.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XkEOymtM-fjz8fR5-cgt3pchzA2NhAVTSj4mEMWNuZGHrIf4EeUJPoSZcGT46gKoj3SR6SCcxdRPh43vf-ssqfDJeDCq7PESLZ2QWrERrEu_QmHklMx-MBQ8k9h-nWBVCAI5JyGD-5ak/s400/DSCN0820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448697539518849906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sunday was a very special day, not only because it was Truman's birthday, but because he received the Aaronic priesthood and was ordained a deacon by his dad, Dave. </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBIIoaUKyBbYiMYekXFSYNPy80McbAqQw99NgUe-V7kc8e6xz2mmgS8pHxL3QY55UsYXbRk1On0aaJuA9KkP5DKlz9PHpdbL5OxELpSxFraV-mchmH7bk_jScQlk-wAc5jbtiDZjUpL7g/s1600-h/DSCN0824.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBIIoaUKyBbYiMYekXFSYNPy80McbAqQw99NgUe-V7kc8e6xz2mmgS8pHxL3QY55UsYXbRk1On0aaJuA9KkP5DKlz9PHpdbL5OxELpSxFraV-mchmH7bk_jScQlk-wAc5jbtiDZjUpL7g/s400/DSCN0824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448701711159331378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Woods Family: LeAnne & Dave, and Newell, Landon, Truman and Fielding </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rHjQXLq88HooV3WxOT4EgK9bX08bkez1twroIhA9-YnTapJTZhXVcMkn8vrl-H1F5vsFryEoiS21wnOu3t1Ej55huCHDoCN3bNHkAIH0Uy2iOL3Kiq_ilzCneapfe7JRvz10GFNQdZTj/s1600-h/DSCN0830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rHjQXLq88HooV3WxOT4EgK9bX08bkez1twroIhA9-YnTapJTZhXVcMkn8vrl-H1F5vsFryEoiS21wnOu3t1Ej55huCHDoCN3bNHkAIH0Uy2iOL3Kiq_ilzCneapfe7JRvz10GFNQdZTj/s400/DSCN0830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448701724951037282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The whole bunch of us: Newell, Landon, Grandma Welling, Truman, LeAnne and Anne. Back row: Fielding, Dave Zina and Ron Wods and Roy. </span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNVKjPm1VbVEAV4ML5CeVagHEQ-d1uiWtc_Bf-sXRM8dE9ovJFT-5nxHQWyFSkCL8fD7mlMoQzHFsaOb-R273m8O_CoxsR7oZrnprz1GsvqlLyKH-2YDyIEHXzJo4P2i38qpCVnPydcfo/s1600-h/DSCN0841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNVKjPm1VbVEAV4ML5CeVagHEQ-d1uiWtc_Bf-sXRM8dE9ovJFT-5nxHQWyFSkCL8fD7mlMoQzHFsaOb-R273m8O_CoxsR7oZrnprz1GsvqlLyKH-2YDyIEHXzJo4P2i38qpCVnPydcfo/s400/DSCN0841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448704377262500162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sunday night we had ice cream and cake after Truman blew out the candles and...</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk8-P88kphYgTRBcV8-H_9FagU1eILqVqSOHpvjaQHDhrs6bz-NkufEBIq-jiMLbXFJb9OSFdDCqX47nVSjaoCJWOBX-wFzaG7OlrPufcTjNNIud4Cw8JH7N1swtK7kWWf-c0g6UVWPbO/s1600-h/DSCN0840.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk8-P88kphYgTRBcV8-H_9FagU1eILqVqSOHpvjaQHDhrs6bz-NkufEBIq-jiMLbXFJb9OSFdDCqX47nVSjaoCJWOBX-wFzaG7OlrPufcTjNNIud4Cw8JH7N1swtK7kWWf-c0g6UVWPbO/s400/DSCN0840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449051003936328466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">opened presents. He especially liked the $20 from Grandpa and Grandma Welling!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeEHNXO9utbPTIdcNEoOcNVmX4fMRaVYsbZkhkLwydksmL3P6puVsD1riUFIb2ZAbj2ujUYLuDD_27-MA1LkX1JY4YY4HortXN945bJ0cEd9uDWGIMPdezm6Y0o22xGEo4SIsARvrMYHA/s1600-h/DSCN0797.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeEHNXO9utbPTIdcNEoOcNVmX4fMRaVYsbZkhkLwydksmL3P6puVsD1riUFIb2ZAbj2ujUYLuDD_27-MA1LkX1JY4YY4HortXN945bJ0cEd9uDWGIMPdezm6Y0o22xGEo4SIsARvrMYHA/s400/DSCN0797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448694611833712514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">While we were in Gilbert, Arizona, we visited Mike and Maradell Brown, who we served with in the East European Area. They were over all Humanitarian Directors and they came to Astana to train after we arrived in Kazakhstan. We have become good friends!!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBqQM62XAvLaouY7Jx0PgJz0DTDPCghp6qZVWRIPHtPvmV7ZiPR2whNohBjyz4IZfJkUFvyuqIjTzuvLM8QExzyCpaGuPqA09595F7x-20LxV0ejBp148xAiuPNGLH_sTcrPCo6Yz4ehh/s1600-h/DSCN0844.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBqQM62XAvLaouY7Jx0PgJz0DTDPCghp6qZVWRIPHtPvmV7ZiPR2whNohBjyz4IZfJkUFvyuqIjTzuvLM8QExzyCpaGuPqA09595F7x-20LxV0ejBp148xAiuPNGLH_sTcrPCo6Yz4ehh/s400/DSCN0844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448704391019372050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The end of February we attended the Scout Banquet where our Webelo's showed off their catapults which they had made!! They were pretty proud of them!!<br />That's about it for February!<br />Love,<br /> Anne and Roy<br /></span></span>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-33735006327250293302010-01-31T20:44:00.016-07:002010-01-31T22:32:37.172-07:00January Family Fun - 31 January 2010<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">It has been a wonderful January spending time with family and friends!! We had Ryan and Tiffanie and their family and Michele and Kenny and their family and</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Gavin and Kara with us to spend New Years Eve and Day with us!! </span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_phwPcY6Cm9PgwuglwTO-nEas-TFRcLmZZJy6XfDyC5XToiCp7xrFPToNyHPXzzb9T6JLHsLdFrSjAQLWzDg1tdtW1eq55BmIF2fIk1mUgZuQ-4M7OMz6txzDieXTaZL-i6BIoSOONSz/s1600-h/DSCN0737+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_phwPcY6Cm9PgwuglwTO-nEas-TFRcLmZZJy6XfDyC5XToiCp7xrFPToNyHPXzzb9T6JLHsLdFrSjAQLWzDg1tdtW1eq55BmIF2fIk1mUgZuQ-4M7OMz6txzDieXTaZL-i6BIoSOONSz/s400/DSCN0737+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433118188335459906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Kamron, Calista, Easton, Jaxon, Tiffanie and Ryan just relaxing! Ryan had a terrible staph infection and couldn't work so they were able to come and spend some time with us!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsferoyduQf4NPJ1HMszi8-nuSwb5wLeW6FrzKM0LcwczRB7vZr4VXFlckNBZir7Rq8a5-TJyV0vuJUtfdp3-8AgqI0pSwd6eRDEHRTigOrTs6K6DvpvBDUebJPTd_WQHeaVjxZHwprdw/s1600-h/DSCN0739+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsferoyduQf4NPJ1HMszi8-nuSwb5wLeW6FrzKM0LcwczRB7vZr4VXFlckNBZir7Rq8a5-TJyV0vuJUtfdp3-8AgqI0pSwd6eRDEHRTigOrTs6K6DvpvBDUebJPTd_WQHeaVjxZHwprdw/s400/DSCN0739+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433119688269997122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After ice skating most of the evening on New Years Eve, it was time to relax and play some games!! Bridget, Michaela, Michele, Taryn, Kenny, Kara, Gavin, Parker and Kamron.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We spent most of the month of January ice skating with family, friends and much of the ward!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJqOVT58nr8kX7wiZKeqRwIhdZis8tkjZlG04K6LjkKNpTGfY-CqXYXpsw7PXrCUon7jBz0WGSmCgOtKQMQtOa2VPOodBBFNaQlzcXpdxTTKnfx8Hhp06qtXIx-3qbk8l0OLki82U2VeO/s1600-h/DSCN0755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJqOVT58nr8kX7wiZKeqRwIhdZis8tkjZlG04K6LjkKNpTGfY-CqXYXpsw7PXrCUon7jBz0WGSmCgOtKQMQtOa2VPOodBBFNaQlzcXpdxTTKnfx8Hhp06qtXIx-3qbk8l0OLki82U2VeO/s400/DSCN0755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433123624413988386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is a picture of our ice sheet!! We think this was one of the best years for the ice. Roy really worked hard on it each night watering it down and it really paid off!</span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NIy4H34m9dFn6YzaaJqcBwx0q5VVgAecDLzLuXm3zo4uXMWsi602sdES30-gt-fb5nIRe3V4M5gUhUfz_Fvq8Ytl-orw0UXLI4HRdIww1JL04vHAB7RWxtBuN0qjP03rCRqN-eBlvkY5/s1600-h/DSCN0756.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NIy4H34m9dFn6YzaaJqcBwx0q5VVgAecDLzLuXm3zo4uXMWsi602sdES30-gt-fb5nIRe3V4M5gUhUfz_Fvq8Ytl-orw0UXLI4HRdIww1JL04vHAB7RWxtBuN0qjP03rCRqN-eBlvkY5/s400/DSCN0756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433124890065690978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We couldn't believe how good the weather was this year!! We were able to have cold weather for a month which made the ice really good for skating!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On Martin Luther King Day, Michele brought her family up to go skating one last time!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3NrobXDOo9rNK82euo2nOt3FY_inYYn1tF0Y_J1ArraRkam0YbXcxBF6BnK6HS7ztSAgwgW21n5cHPIlPLa1hztY9_XoWbN5AK8aQXXSwSl9SdM2XPlSythFeiAHbpB4qJyeHflYMsRx/s1600-h/DSCN0759.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3NrobXDOo9rNK82euo2nOt3FY_inYYn1tF0Y_J1ArraRkam0YbXcxBF6BnK6HS7ztSAgwgW21n5cHPIlPLa1hztY9_XoWbN5AK8aQXXSwSl9SdM2XPlSythFeiAHbpB4qJyeHflYMsRx/s400/DSCN0759.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433127143946907922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Gavin and Parker getting ready to play hockey!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI__eiz3Dj4WXyPtjSuOFxIKuJLNW7gCfv7h70WsHot34oQNtGBrx6xK3x7UIbPWuSPA4kR3RZW2Rl3GSnrW-d6ivGpvKPMbljZqtTrEEEOCXTnMqDZ6sPL46Oy7j6ck9-dV29JgBCguOu/s1600-h/DSCN0763.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI__eiz3Dj4WXyPtjSuOFxIKuJLNW7gCfv7h70WsHot34oQNtGBrx6xK3x7UIbPWuSPA4kR3RZW2Rl3GSnrW-d6ivGpvKPMbljZqtTrEEEOCXTnMqDZ6sPL46Oy7j6ck9-dV29JgBCguOu/s400/DSCN0763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433128529921804626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The hockey game is on and Parker is going for the puck!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNOf07GDYu88pa_p6pQC51P5Fp8CalCalJziAPH2QN5ACb-vsmIJloZS7Y3l3hBXNuMSHNhWrYFCVeG15Q8WZDSsRJtDbKTihA4riwNbMUjJrtvVEuxXQgvaIWwQWaIfAS9EIlihuYT1r/s1600-h/DSCN0778.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNOf07GDYu88pa_p6pQC51P5Fp8CalCalJziAPH2QN5ACb-vsmIJloZS7Y3l3hBXNuMSHNhWrYFCVeG15Q8WZDSsRJtDbKTihA4riwNbMUjJrtvVEuxXQgvaIWwQWaIfAS9EIlihuYT1r/s400/DSCN0778.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433129798837899394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Michele and Michaela out on the ice. Michaela became quite the hockey player!! </span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb2_1gsWUYTI8EqfhDK9iW40L44qdkXQZOcdh87XU3fq-wYZc5C7G_HEebwkBjZ4kKQOgoGxO0sB9p6BueflYEltPKhwaP8PPtPOPBiEQd7EewZZKxbXfeBRpB8r8nOYTShtxz0T-huNN/s1600-h/DSCN0780.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb2_1gsWUYTI8EqfhDK9iW40L44qdkXQZOcdh87XU3fq-wYZc5C7G_HEebwkBjZ4kKQOgoGxO0sB9p6BueflYEltPKhwaP8PPtPOPBiEQd7EewZZKxbXfeBRpB8r8nOYTShtxz0T-huNN/s400/DSCN0780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433131402435693186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Roy out playing his last game of hockey with the kids!</span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJRf8iTSM2jkQ1uB4KrgyIgWacW-_OSvjb3SzGLyDmSmcYK9WyB1ZPh8cYQ6DkOYY8IsI1bRv4Nq1byzSsdfFEcxxp8zGQw2xlMiftyC02BjnucI6wLQNUy2-_Jofy4PheS8AV7WM2rLU/s1600-h/DSCN0782.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJRf8iTSM2jkQ1uB4KrgyIgWacW-_OSvjb3SzGLyDmSmcYK9WyB1ZPh8cYQ6DkOYY8IsI1bRv4Nq1byzSsdfFEcxxp8zGQw2xlMiftyC02BjnucI6wLQNUy2-_Jofy4PheS8AV7WM2rLU/s400/DSCN0782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433132513306503874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Michele and Parker out on the ice.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrELPi3wXpgD7aBbr42HhyWxT4qtRQHJpZiL-Rn14NNHqAXiFq1j_Jj9Z4qKUMvKDT5mthjFEKZgEWYL3dX10shacssIi1bJiDWkfgM6hMvkYk1Ja_nqYeOQTBZBDEvG0DZxbIK1kBd3k1/s1600-h/DSCN0784.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrELPi3wXpgD7aBbr42HhyWxT4qtRQHJpZiL-Rn14NNHqAXiFq1j_Jj9Z4qKUMvKDT5mthjFEKZgEWYL3dX10shacssIi1bJiDWkfgM6hMvkYk1Ja_nqYeOQTBZBDEvG0DZxbIK1kBd3k1/s400/DSCN0784.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433133682360059586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ainsley was a real trooper out on the ice and got pretty good at skating!!<br /><br />Chris and Melissa and their kids and Nancy all came that same day to skate!! Everyone seemed to have a good time! WE sure have enjoyed the ice this year! And it turned out to be the last day for skating!!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWrkzyrqHwCEdTPMe5MRfMJ6nmEQMyhPOZ81YlLB9nLvYvlaaSElvQcxpZbZhxj-v0g8LoTC7pQ0PRITyBvJq3bCdtOc5kQNi_2K11J4s2x4o6SWbfh-EiunlSPHdqfipS_KPUeEd6PNB/s1600-h/DSCN0785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWrkzyrqHwCEdTPMe5MRfMJ6nmEQMyhPOZ81YlLB9nLvYvlaaSElvQcxpZbZhxj-v0g8LoTC7pQ0PRITyBvJq3bCdtOc5kQNi_2K11J4s2x4o6SWbfh-EiunlSPHdqfipS_KPUeEd6PNB/s400/DSCN0785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433134961568486162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We've had a bunch of snow this year and it still keeps snowing!! This was such a beautiful sight!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uc7FimB8bevwIHjjxZlOTkZgRsBPx2cpq_YRuuK9tfzYD4rz65y3rBpyDZNTmRDdwwsSYJW6GgV_fiH9f_RumJLUzvwwgAMi3_b1NlSKY-4I9vnljiPWFqvvxhu5r4tIFcDwfOqjE8Ht/s1600-h/DSCN0789.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uc7FimB8bevwIHjjxZlOTkZgRsBPx2cpq_YRuuK9tfzYD4rz65y3rBpyDZNTmRDdwwsSYJW6GgV_fiH9f_RumJLUzvwwgAMi3_b1NlSKY-4I9vnljiPWFqvvxhu5r4tIFcDwfOqjE8Ht/s400/DSCN0789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433137731304148258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here is another beautiful picture of our back yard taken from the kitchen window.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpdS2xLV0-3QHoNpDvAIVCKd3zd8Obx2pl_8a1X0T9kWNmQW2DDuxNjxM0UEmAaTWdXdryc3r0tb6gmD5FJxTgFFKB6YbHRMkOX_h56yo_T_-JfRshSEZIdGmUltEIGQA-FPeotOQOxJn/s1600-h/DSCN0791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpdS2xLV0-3QHoNpDvAIVCKd3zd8Obx2pl_8a1X0T9kWNmQW2DDuxNjxM0UEmAaTWdXdryc3r0tb6gmD5FJxTgFFKB6YbHRMkOX_h56yo_T_-JfRshSEZIdGmUltEIGQA-FPeotOQOxJn/s400/DSCN0791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433141445043494082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We've also had a lot of ice sickles on our house. The one right next to the front door was most interesting because it went clear to the ground!! It has been a wonderful January and it's been so fun to be home with our family!! We can hardly wait for February!!<br /><br />Anne and Roy<br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-22423749769916619792010-01-10T18:48:00.031-07:002010-01-13T16:05:43.561-07:00December Update - 10 January 2010<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We had a wonderful December!! We were surrounded with family and friends and it was great!!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The first weekend in December we spent in Salt Lake City seeing the lights on </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Temple Square. It was beautiful!! Gavin and Kara went down with us and Grandm</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a. We met Michele and Kenny and their family and Megan and her kids. We had a</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">gr</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">at time!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga31AI1Ttk6mwmUgFOSFTzbRUTK9wJC2aaRjC3vji3su9PR1c_7TCGQ1p4BHqEjXw_rlOTV999geaTR-oJfjkZ_866_lM65QjEswkKpA6EXuRzw1tJz0cqvb9gs342LmPukor0sashCx58/s1600-h/DSCN0574.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga31AI1Ttk6mwmUgFOSFTzbRUTK9wJC2aaRjC3vji3su9PR1c_7TCGQ1p4BHqEjXw_rlOTV999geaTR-oJfjkZ_866_lM65QjEswkKpA6EXuRzw1tJz0cqvb9gs342LmPukor0sashCx58/s400/DSCN0574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426084395834191746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here is some of the family: Grandma Welling, Parker, Gavin, Taryn, Michele, Anne, Drista and Roy. The lights were so beautiful!!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9szb6Gbp2uNUr1sG0rhKIQnpwptQ_51EHlob76Zt4839JlaUiiTMZFF-FFt8V3VaI0LqB1gpoD5xhZA-J7gOPOE3F7ftRSFDos6NSDL4GWi6TvsoaFj0xf7-sSueAsjJPeqaOEkCsM-p/s1600-h/DSCN0568.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9szb6Gbp2uNUr1sG0rhKIQnpwptQ_51EHlob76Zt4839JlaUiiTMZFF-FFt8V3VaI0LqB1gpoD5xhZA-J7gOPOE3F7ftRSFDos6NSDL4GWi6TvsoaFj0xf7-sSueAsjJPeqaOEkCsM-p/s400/DSCN0568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426076363362479922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anne and Roy with the temple in the background. It wasn't nearly as cold as Kazakhstan!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-aco-gTLldiOTDPtIYQNv7wCPHvdX7SVqJBZmOSBJ-K7qvHiASFRfYGDU-MdtaBSPK6MP8F3OB6iJnCUHifMrOmMw6etHV1DeIQ4oFnb9M_FLdUcKDFz7BEMBOmPLv6EGLGNPlCDrohF/s1600-h/DSCN0576.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-aco-gTLldiOTDPtIYQNv7wCPHvdX7SVqJBZmOSBJ-K7qvHiASFRfYGDU-MdtaBSPK6MP8F3OB6iJnCUHifMrOmMw6etHV1DeIQ4oFnb9M_FLdUcKDFz7BEMBOmPLv6EGLGNPlCDrohF/s400/DSCN0576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425571181549474962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Salt Lake Temple - taken from the plaza.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nViFq8VWr918D2IXGuU1N6lX-zQrfpc4oCQCpdPDpKue-CG1UFpvHzc-dKVTilKsanzFPKQeJ37o2XvbmuhdCuIb4NbVAlLMUarXAosW4Wo_RXGKNcME-S-OV-NOEaVDnlLsTDDs1R2l/s1600-h/DSCN0580.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nViFq8VWr918D2IXGuU1N6lX-zQrfpc4oCQCpdPDpKue-CG1UFpvHzc-dKVTilKsanzFPKQeJ37o2XvbmuhdCuIb4NbVAlLMUarXAosW4Wo_RXGKNcME-S-OV-NOEaVDnlLsTDDs1R2l/s400/DSCN0580.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425573704960624002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A much closer picture of the Salt Lake Temple. It was so beautiful!!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgw7Ko49SfA5JQ9avdHntEcj-QasYSGorN3sd74xQmALTXdxBx51q_g31mI954YfzofQx37Jzfhn6KAEe_0fvuv8SKhJnDt71BPs6gWvRraM2P2EYtka3fynIzgE-6ti_dlAeAVkBUPBY/s1600-h/DSCN0581.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgw7Ko49SfA5JQ9avdHntEcj-QasYSGorN3sd74xQmALTXdxBx51q_g31mI954YfzofQx37Jzfhn6KAEe_0fvuv8SKhJnDt71BPs6gWvRraM2P2EYtka3fynIzgE-6ti_dlAeAVkBUPBY/s400/DSCN0581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425599108295254066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We went to the top of the Joseph Smith Building and took this picture!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP23bhgrxOzgDJSWcqx5Lw2l-xUU686hOcTwsW9lMNzYkVeXbF2rrLX7qf6lnXaqGWCjsc5O_BH_-cN1zNAZ_rICTlRWQFkAtPjIUd_Zm2wa58t1l2o41qFyc0TeHsj2_lkb7YTg7xLenA/s1600-h/DSCN0586.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP23bhgrxOzgDJSWcqx5Lw2l-xUU686hOcTwsW9lMNzYkVeXbF2rrLX7qf6lnXaqGWCjsc5O_BH_-cN1zNAZ_rICTlRWQFkAtPjIUd_Zm2wa58t1l2o41qFyc0TeHsj2_lkb7YTg7xLenA/s400/DSCN0586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426081095322155570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are some of our family: Gavin, Michele, Michaela, Taryn, Kenny, Drista, Roy, Ainsley, Grandma and Parker.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotC_A898913SdNXUVV9UNVojvYa4pMJD1OgIHGGo10f65BJFmhGmjVY3y4WONF5qZU993HvtHZD8WEBQ8MXO5XMJppme3XiHdUGe6UaHmOIMRK7KkBH_nmdGfOpSN40x-_m1l-bBmm53g/s1600-h/DSCN0600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotC_A898913SdNXUVV9UNVojvYa4pMJD1OgIHGGo10f65BJFmhGmjVY3y4WONF5qZU993HvtHZD8WEBQ8MXO5XMJppme3XiHdUGe6UaHmOIMRK7KkBH_nmdGfOpSN40x-_m1l-bBmm53g/s400/DSCN0600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426052016629612562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was wonderful to be able to see the lights on Temple Square this year.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO75RU9R-aACgVz9ldX7bkogXMAvj-E7wAfV1ixZZkSVoYcwECblvjuJCpdvDy9BNyfBUnE5tV8ZqiWZ0eUV5ehmnKhw0rd9C5WH1Si_Uhn0mCIbb2FvrNuSYX99jFxfZrTIbvcU1L59d/s1600-h/DSCN0603+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO75RU9R-aACgVz9ldX7bkogXMAvj-E7wAfV1ixZZkSVoYcwECblvjuJCpdvDy9BNyfBUnE5tV8ZqiWZ0eUV5ehmnKhw0rd9C5WH1Si_Uhn0mCIbb2FvrNuSYX99jFxfZrTIbvcU1L59d/s400/DSCN0603+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426053034842919634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The next weekend we went to Gavin's graduating from Utah State University! We are so proud of you, Gavin!! Way to go!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRMS9BD8RAco4k_zxC6dP5GUubmjFk5FHpo48kGZc1WJ70eFMlq8WaA7xR_K7M5sY8QjfIhkGBCSd0Mj5zZ1yoEFUcIWGmM8C5O-VsAln7XTMSRU6JjoS5d43NvzNAhfvf5nlgZQaAJKX/s1600-h/DSCN0644.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRMS9BD8RAco4k_zxC6dP5GUubmjFk5FHpo48kGZc1WJ70eFMlq8WaA7xR_K7M5sY8QjfIhkGBCSd0Mj5zZ1yoEFUcIWGmM8C5O-VsAln7XTMSRU6JjoS5d43NvzNAhfvf5nlgZQaAJKX/s400/DSCN0644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426053943757944066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">After graduation, Roy, Kara, Gavin and Anne!! We were going to take pictures outside, but there was a snow storm out there!! We had a great time and Megan and her girls and Michele and her three youngest were able to come!!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUo-Rn9_GValpWX5XcRr5AM9MFF5-yzHMSLSYFVcUVLhBQqkeOV5UUeAIuWjKu5Q-deWrX0u7VplZenec0L4d7afRTxHap8iylPm_3Myj5rkji9bHYD9TrQFffQGei5dw_GQNSWRwWbsC/s1600-h/DSCN0654+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUo-Rn9_GValpWX5XcRr5AM9MFF5-yzHMSLSYFVcUVLhBQqkeOV5UUeAIuWjKu5Q-deWrX0u7VplZenec0L4d7afRTxHap8iylPm_3Myj5rkji9bHYD9TrQFffQGei5dw_GQNSWRwWbsC/s400/DSCN0654+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426057393383525106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Christmas was a little different this year. We called it a Senior Citizen's Christmas!! My parents were there, along with Grandma Welling!! We had a pretty low-key day but we had fun!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu08aRvS42yrxz09fgG5z31w-k2_o8-xgkiJIlH2vW96eXyBkGwwZvZHSyJNEvbv3YncEFGZaTZHo11H7MqGBHnjAEdZZSSeuMIB3H_VyWFdRY7WpEub4eX8goEeNu3dCkngS9zfnfl-W/s1600-h/IMGP5895+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu08aRvS42yrxz09fgG5z31w-k2_o8-xgkiJIlH2vW96eXyBkGwwZvZHSyJNEvbv3YncEFGZaTZHo11H7MqGBHnjAEdZZSSeuMIB3H_VyWFdRY7WpEub4eX8goEeNu3dCkngS9zfnfl-W/s400/IMGP5895+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426059887232785682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">On the 26th day of December, we had the Nicholas Christmas Party here in Fielding at the Town Hall. Grandma and Grandpa Nicholas are in the background visiting with family. Trevor Tustison is busily reading a book!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVIA9r4pVuRQpYu_Tc2x76Y-uvIj-tmvmQ61JmBPadC_Dg7WFDJVpWld4b63mIXIqHFc1wqvGDA3WjiEovuM-BSDuNyE2WFtWfvhRp1fDPBXr1ZSRUqRLz_6r2bpOzDHde38wpMIJOfGf/s1600-h/IMGP5896+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVIA9r4pVuRQpYu_Tc2x76Y-uvIj-tmvmQ61JmBPadC_Dg7WFDJVpWld4b63mIXIqHFc1wqvGDA3WjiEovuM-BSDuNyE2WFtWfvhRp1fDPBXr1ZSRUqRLz_6r2bpOzDHde38wpMIJOfGf/s400/IMGP5896+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426090505083849522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bridget, Drace and Michaela having fun at the party.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7Yznx2Zl6moqrw5fb6TKSvdmtoxNecH49JygRzjcRu9r0imBHrpeBp6YMaXkA4Xp0QvHLE6qQ7ic1sV-i0SNipQSWeetkPpD4D-kiqNIKlt8VUvXARtk2YRzYAYoesyH5ymEbqBCrqgX/s1600-h/IMGP5901+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7Yznx2Zl6moqrw5fb6TKSvdmtoxNecH49JygRzjcRu9r0imBHrpeBp6YMaXkA4Xp0QvHLE6qQ7ic1sV-i0SNipQSWeetkPpD4D-kiqNIKlt8VUvXARtk2YRzYAYoesyH5ymEbqBCrqgX/s400/IMGP5901+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426063960207105026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After the party, we invited everyone here to ice skate on our ice sheet! Ainsley Kingsford is trying out here new skates and Parker Kingsford is playing hockey. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTCMsXhEn0s-noNO4XMSv3lDVCvcwNnT4G9WEJomnafrZaJ6N_MxvJJvDUxwFH29_pOk9F1V1nO8rsYo0fz_c2NIt5sX2O30Mm_T0f_zWedaWkJmjhTZHoZXt_IGEO5hSD34AYRrxkm1a/s1600-h/IMGP5917+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTCMsXhEn0s-noNO4XMSv3lDVCvcwNnT4G9WEJomnafrZaJ6N_MxvJJvDUxwFH29_pOk9F1V1nO8rsYo0fz_c2NIt5sX2O30Mm_T0f_zWedaWkJmjhTZHoZXt_IGEO5hSD34AYRrxkm1a/s400/IMGP5917+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426068003752509778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Anne, Melissa, Kara and Nancy enjoying the cold and watching the ice skaters!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pcsce9Xtfjl9ubCDvJsDBXWpDvWMo5VAR-uAtUspESsHNGX5jTTzcEh-sGirEclc-XhflQ-e2EVJZKstk_WVCEy6tl35dqSrt-ym0jTPpfSSwFsqRr_yjVZzksUW7pPM8-B3DwjlaEXC/s1600-h/IMGP5907+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pcsce9Xtfjl9ubCDvJsDBXWpDvWMo5VAR-uAtUspESsHNGX5jTTzcEh-sGirEclc-XhflQ-e2EVJZKstk_WVCEy6tl35dqSrt-ym0jTPpfSSwFsqRr_yjVZzksUW7pPM8-B3DwjlaEXC/s400/IMGP5907+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426066078709095026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ainsley, Bridget and Taryn Kingsford enjoying the ice!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseYIOHE94-9tGaBcr8as017PflItbicnBeqYnQxCDXSkBWhfhdr8IhrlUQoJS6q6OSARqAn1hCjunvsQxcL3Z7zBBa0RAd35NfAJUmgpmLZEAmfzRIt6wmesbJxL1B_3rcCpr2vshlJrt/s1600-h/IMGP5923+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseYIOHE94-9tGaBcr8as017PflItbicnBeqYnQxCDXSkBWhfhdr8IhrlUQoJS6q6OSARqAn1hCjunvsQxcL3Z7zBBa0RAd35NfAJUmgpmLZEAmfzRIt6wmesbJxL1B_3rcCpr2vshlJrt/s400/IMGP5923+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426355022320777970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Drace and Megan Ricord out having fun on the ice!! We were so proud of all of the kids who stayed with the ice skating. Some of them got pretty good!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It has been a very enjoyable December! The thing we loved the most is being with family again. We missed that so much in Kazakhstan!! It was good to have family get-togethers in our home again!<br /><br />We hope your holidays were also wonderful!<br />Roy and Anne<br /></span></span>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-69287819808463569622009-12-13T20:18:00.012-07:002009-12-13T22:25:07.656-07:00November Update - 13 December 2009<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, it's half way through the month of December, so I had better fill all of you in on what happened in November.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We have had a very busy month, but it is a good kind of bu</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">sy because we have</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> been able to be with family. So it has been wonderful!!<br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First of all we decided that we needed a bigger room for all of our </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">family to </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">con</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">gregate in, so we decided to knock out a couple of walls in the basement.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBXT6mbdkjQGCkKxvHpMigbQNccQsu4ghhCRn1mG6Oa4iL0Vb91lO-ogkyRZqQiz9QmfOjycPOVx4_p63KEw5owC76ogMhMr3gYTnblqU-TEzPQPXP4BBpqEiSYzfNd9ra_3C0pckM2BT/s1600-h/DSCN0489.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBXT6mbdkjQGCkKxvHpMigbQNccQsu4ghhCRn1mG6Oa4iL0Vb91lO-ogkyRZqQiz9QmfOjycPOVx4_p63KEw5owC76ogMhMr3gYTnblqU-TEzPQPXP4BBpqEiSYzfNd9ra_3C0pckM2BT/s400/DSCN0489.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414928467076553842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This picture shows the absence of the two walls that we knocked out--from the post to the wall on the left and the post to the wall on the right. (The opening between the two rooms was between the two posts. </span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bROa1BvjHQA4m7N-hINTGa9wLQQnSznYbLHSU1rnGk9SzGdBr4vJk7oKVk2cGgRYVzEJEYoLovz4ih0fqQYsYIfG3CoCPwOYkVWxUiDtleMVjGwUV-RXsxByosqWPLARfAszn3hjR6qO/s1600-h/DSCN0490.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bROa1BvjHQA4m7N-hINTGa9wLQQnSznYbLHSU1rnGk9SzGdBr4vJk7oKVk2cGgRYVzEJEYoLovz4ih0fqQYsYIfG3CoCPwOYkVWxUiDtleMVjGwUV-RXsxByosqWPLARfAszn3hjR6qO/s400/DSCN0490.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414932204206403074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Because it is a bearing wall, we needed to put in a steel beam to hold up the house. Roy spent a lot of sleepless nights and talked to a few people before he decided it was good to go!! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMwdm0o7QS-1OSwR2QRnmDD1_zj7Z0JoPdUVsIR5_KATArwMr5YMWR_WdJCXvhforkBBdrzEZigkQ6aMNufXtVDoSX910QNbiGRXXiQKHIbjxOV6BUb1oOWZnO4YeuE8ad6-P_dJyw_7d/s1600-h/DSCN0491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMwdm0o7QS-1OSwR2QRnmDD1_zj7Z0JoPdUVsIR5_KATArwMr5YMWR_WdJCXvhforkBBdrzEZigkQ6aMNufXtVDoSX910QNbiGRXXiQKHIbjxOV6BUb1oOWZnO4YeuE8ad6-P_dJyw_7d/s400/DSCN0491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414934332674484594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Gavin was part of the crew that helped with the beam!! </span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXPp1tLVCxCRcu0LaWUEKjlecMYF0crdbpqSL-Xi8uurPT_4bYK-44QiBD_UndY7hqgyvTt1Feyx03YDq8gpfrX8wDLOGIEiGRjN1H60LBggEl4B-Er6e4PrU_c29khl0FZqWaq7_5tBb/s1600-h/DSCN0494.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXPp1tLVCxCRcu0LaWUEKjlecMYF0crdbpqSL-Xi8uurPT_4bYK-44QiBD_UndY7hqgyvTt1Feyx03YDq8gpfrX8wDLOGIEiGRjN1H60LBggEl4B-Er6e4PrU_c29khl0FZqWaq7_5tBb/s400/DSCN0494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414937757721950610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Roy and Gavin helping put the steel beam up on the two steel posts at each end!! It was a good job to have done!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8pEIu5HxHQTfcj0nK8ts1e29DdyaxBBqHgxgqSUPwd5ChJktQoDi8PWMm4cFokvdZg5RB0seOR-scRKtGrLFPSX6gX9wHjuRqPGpnxxe8ibaMIDTNv8b_gIYQGC5XkU0q0oKLz9niJ4t/s1600-h/DSCN0514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8pEIu5HxHQTfcj0nK8ts1e29DdyaxBBqHgxgqSUPwd5ChJktQoDi8PWMm4cFokvdZg5RB0seOR-scRKtGrLFPSX6gX9wHjuRqPGpnxxe8ibaMIDTNv8b_gIYQGC5XkU0q0oKLz9niJ4t/s400/DSCN0514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414940603682954130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now you can see how the steel beam overhead sits on the steel posts at each end. And look how big the room is!! Here they are putting in the new carpet! Roy built two cabinets on each side of the far room for toys and games and such! I</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t's great!!</span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YZnH8WDGg9M84XosRoBhYeMEZbFQGhyeRHAdYvO94eoDMN9ykJItEN36RyQV04ahfEx4iUz7qwl1higtoTIOigDKbsAYz5lWsmfIGxzJP5mG7AGUthirf2C4E7KzK3ETcPA7B6nWC0SF/s1600-h/DSCN0545.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YZnH8WDGg9M84XosRoBhYeMEZbFQGhyeRHAdYvO94eoDMN9ykJItEN36RyQV04ahfEx4iUz7qwl1higtoTIOigDKbsAYz5lWsmfIGxzJP5mG7AGUthirf2C4E7KzK3ETcPA7B6nWC0SF/s400/DSCN0545.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414943723329838578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is how the basement looks now! We have a family room now that we can all fit it. Roy has done a great job with the building of the cabinets and doing all the finish work. That's our Christmas for this year and we just love it!!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF1ct0FCdSb0YvQCFGVeS6zPHRCCl18ZQcAx4iOlr24LX4GWdBWzE57sR6SgSnk-UQqZ1g55vWKv-T-qvT9gJ5pqxObDkGnkwWhiTu3mBSrz73z4F7rCl1vMdrvr5ENoW52UpdP-KIvB2/s1600-h/DSCN0531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF1ct0FCdSb0YvQCFGVeS6zPHRCCl18ZQcAx4iOlr24LX4GWdBWzE57sR6SgSnk-UQqZ1g55vWKv-T-qvT9gJ5pqxObDkGnkwWhiTu3mBSrz73z4F7rCl1vMdrvr5ENoW52UpdP-KIvB2/s400/DSCN0531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414948808700195074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just before Thanksgiving we went to Zillah, Washington for the funeral of Uncle Judd. I was able to get a picture of the sisters that were there-- Aunt Shirley, Aunt Beth, Aunt Kathryn and Mother. Being at the funeral was such a spiritual experience for each of us and we were so glad that we were able to attend. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVTWQKncT-UUfNAGvNil_GsQzwTRDjKxw47dIQuiW-ji0B2CbekYuLIILLjZdtGB4guixMwEChoz6AkaoJfnoAMVtSrRnsQMkUjdseYErsxKEehpC7sm4chc8aQTBhdWbXm3J1fF-Kpx3/s1600-h/DSCN0518.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVTWQKncT-UUfNAGvNil_GsQzwTRDjKxw47dIQuiW-ji0B2CbekYuLIILLjZdtGB4guixMwEChoz6AkaoJfnoAMVtSrRnsQMkUjdseYErsxKEehpC7sm4chc8aQTBhdWbXm3J1fF-Kpx3/s400/DSCN0518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414952662597300162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After the funeral they had such a wonderful dinner for the family and we were able to visit with all of the Allsops. It was so good to see all of them again!! At the table is Aunt Kathryn, Mother and Dad. Standing are Uncle Ross and Aunt Jo and Sharon Day.<br /><br />We were so glad that we have been able to visit Uncle Judd and Aunt Kathryn on our way to visit Aaron and Kim. We will surely miss those wonderful times we had with them!!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha4AusPnF_vh2KRGPC6PWssAtikkqqZXDJag91-8MztNOei8UYxeETgFxYZ-_OQgtKr1NTPwMZAKobjtScXkDX0ZndMiQnJ5ytJ4VB0PhkwNCX-rXPuzj2uZhWD8GXkrswR-JmNKKxeuI/s1600-h/DSCN0547.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgha4AusPnF_vh2KRGPC6PWssAtikkqqZXDJag91-8MztNOei8UYxeETgFxYZ-_OQgtKr1NTPwMZAKobjtScXkDX0ZndMiQnJ5ytJ4VB0PhkwNCX-rXPuzj2uZhWD8GXkrswR-JmNKKxeuI/s400/DSCN0547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414946179478389474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of family here. Aaron and Kim and their family were able to make it down from Washington, along with Kenny and Michele and their family. Clint and Megan's family came too, and also Gavin and Kara. We had quite a group and we loved every minute of it. We missed the Wellings and the Woods!! Grandpa and Grandma Nicholas were also here along with Grandma Welling. We had about 18 pies for the group, which we ate all weekend!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdah9C9e-Zuv3Zzkd7NzpgTzk3NOfYIUaarg0lC_6UioTebRNAAxiTq8shnntUG4fJAhNw4jZ1l3SUphObfl-wrDHZyyrE3rSNWkJ1S5ZudDcmS2GwMdd1wAnSHywe8Y2M2PzA9U0JSAJ/s1600-h/DSCN0550.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdah9C9e-Zuv3Zzkd7NzpgTzk3NOfYIUaarg0lC_6UioTebRNAAxiTq8shnntUG4fJAhNw4jZ1l3SUphObfl-wrDHZyyrE3rSNWkJ1S5ZudDcmS2GwMdd1wAnSHywe8Y2M2PzA9U0JSAJ/s400/DSCN0550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414955330499088834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">After dinner we all sacked out on the couch!! Grandpa (asleep) and Grandma Nicholas, Anne (asleep) and Kara. It was a wonderful weekend!! We are so grateful for all of the wonderful blessings we have received this year!! It is good to have family around us again! </span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXPp1tLVCxCRcu0LaWUEKjlecMYF0crdbpqSL-Xi8uurPT_4bYK-44QiBD_UndY7hqgyvTt1Feyx03YDq8gpfrX8wDLOGIEiGRjN1H60LBggEl4B-Er6e4PrU_c29khl0FZqWaq7_5tBb/s1600-h/DSCN0494.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></a>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-20693009950521195392009-11-01T18:57:00.023-07:002009-11-03T17:44:45.425-07:00More Fall Fun and Frolics!! - 1 November 2009<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We have been so busy doing family things that I haven't had the time</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> to keep up the blog, but I'll try to do better!!</span></span><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In September we took a trip to Oregon and Washington. We left Grandma Welling with Debbie in Oregon while we traveled on up to Richland, Washington to see Aaron and Kim and their family.</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46WxgJSwFEYXNBf60PfZECWIWBdZQOs7LOE4FA_kzxKJJMsuHP0c_PEnOjN9BMr2WZVdHsKIdNAPiVkOwLLPKglPg0LTQjlxoTeXmUZwn6ZNLolV1RZEs4FSGa6PYMizCDFUtYOzQMXn0/s1600-h/DSCN0401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46WxgJSwFEYXNBf60PfZECWIWBdZQOs7LOE4FA_kzxKJJMsuHP0c_PEnOjN9BMr2WZVdHsKIdNAPiVkOwLLPKglPg0LTQjlxoTeXmUZwn6ZNLolV1RZEs4FSGa6PYMizCDFUtYOzQMXn0/s400/DSCN0401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399336507444486354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">They are all doing well! We had such a great time with the grandchildren, Gabriela, Everett, Daniel and Madeline!! We hope to see them at Thanksgiving!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gNV1KBh7ooaMaGtjbHBrTNSo1ymW4Npgb8z_BDBGnYHlQMyfbnXjVBIdaej10BaHMGPYgeqHYEkeFlpFzUAwJ0pjOKRX6KjQaZO5AU50gR84H5QUHF-TKUuE1CbqqBTqEOiSRpYy7d4W/s1600-h/DSCN0407.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gNV1KBh7ooaMaGtjbHBrTNSo1ymW4Npgb8z_BDBGnYHlQMyfbnXjVBIdaej10BaHMGPYgeqHYEkeFlpFzUAwJ0pjOKRX6KjQaZO5AU50gR84H5QUHF-TKUuE1CbqqBTqEOiSRpYy7d4W/s400/DSCN0407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399337930054836082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before we left Washington, we stopped in to see Aunt Kathryn and Uncle Judd!! They are as wonderful as ever and we had such a fun time with them. They gave us 3 and a half bushels of pears, some peaches and apples which we have really enjoyed!! We love our visits with them and look forward to seeing them each year.<br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPI1e8a_w3TkqXsYFQlJZjJE-e7ls-yHA3W3hrtfrSwBamrJSh6Lo4is74XmIbsvwGF49f37_aEC1ru10qzT0Ws9uXR-6R-wzA_bdhyphenhyphenxPQlx6-UszpVyfTu7mMl_9IFgH59J8aboExmvj/s1600-h/DSCN0415.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPI1e8a_w3TkqXsYFQlJZjJE-e7ls-yHA3W3hrtfrSwBamrJSh6Lo4is74XmIbsvwGF49f37_aEC1ru10qzT0Ws9uXR-6R-wzA_bdhyphenhyphenxPQlx6-UszpVyfTu7mMl_9IFgH59J8aboExmvj/s400/DSCN0415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399937343428663442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a wonderful visit with Bill and Debbie in Prineville, Oregon They always show us a good time when we come. Grandma had a break from us, too, which is always nice.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKhqGJpdDvZBvoMuR-WtvAX9Il4HKb1a5Kn71VwIHbQwQROihYJYDmzzJwSLD6EO2AbRqcQCRrdmaaOqgZI-pvMgQJG7c3RHD-ZRwlc3OZgIyqcyoGbYrFFsXr7qb2Sk8aWfLbzcRnyy6/s1600-h/DSCN0424.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKhqGJpdDvZBvoMuR-WtvAX9Il4HKb1a5Kn71VwIHbQwQROihYJYDmzzJwSLD6EO2AbRqcQCRrdmaaOqgZI-pvMgQJG7c3RHD-ZRwlc3OZgIyqcyoGbYrFFsXr7qb2Sk8aWfLbzcRnyy6/s400/DSCN0424.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399939756032450146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">On the way home we stopped in to see Ryan and Tiffanie in Meridian, Idaho. While we were there, we celebrated Calista's birthday. Here she is opening the quilt Grandma Welling made for her and Kamron is helping.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKWN2i1ouiURjWshjapumfTwJa_Ybi-uIWOx6wwAvCBNjhizyp1S1Fsmepg7O7ibh-KvWp35xzXQ6XT06VjaX2rRjIfQqvZC-Tnyakq6XZqjRc2akzyssH2e61JlqJuwF4sG5kAB9sd5X/s1600-h/DSCN0427.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKWN2i1ouiURjWshjapumfTwJa_Ybi-uIWOx6wwAvCBNjhizyp1S1Fsmepg7O7ibh-KvWp35xzXQ6XT06VjaX2rRjIfQqvZC-Tnyakq6XZqjRc2akzyssH2e61JlqJuwF4sG5kAB9sd5X/s400/DSCN0427.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399941507802730114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ryan, Tiffanie, Easton, Jaxon and Calista. (Kamron was somewhere else!)<br />Aren't they just the cutest family!!<br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTPSfl0GEvfbGzk72cVJrz41RoBtmdtRdrwq_bB6wW8DLIj_kII08J8VIsVrNuIFViU4syaZX083dKafpaLzn_KIkC5Zkf3myBB83By56pHpPUtQRcTK38770DXx-tucGIFhSBjlaLMgi/s1600-h/Adelaide's+first+Birthday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTPSfl0GEvfbGzk72cVJrz41RoBtmdtRdrwq_bB6wW8DLIj_kII08J8VIsVrNuIFViU4syaZX083dKafpaLzn_KIkC5Zkf3myBB83By56pHpPUtQRcTK38770DXx-tucGIFhSBjlaLMgi/s400/Adelaide's+first+Birthday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399943117146478274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In October, we were invited to Adelaide's 1st birthday.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzuzr10pBStrnNjvFb8D-8z4GM5GxK2s_aex49dKHm5fo5uSWbX1aQYiOEggRdIbcvl6H00YkD-z5Fo0xCcnZ-8uugqjP-bpTdy2J7oEPP56gr0DMYDzkZHv0FwILBp8SKO14oHkYUDgx/s1600-h/Adelaide's+first+Birthday+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzuzr10pBStrnNjvFb8D-8z4GM5GxK2s_aex49dKHm5fo5uSWbX1aQYiOEggRdIbcvl6H00YkD-z5Fo0xCcnZ-8uugqjP-bpTdy2J7oEPP56gr0DMYDzkZHv0FwILBp8SKO14oHkYUDgx/s400/Adelaide's+first+Birthday+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399945292859139922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">She had fun blowing out the candle on her Elmo cake.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrd6AQ2hyPWVoYIuRbyvkrSlSFcqRnpFxzwU2WVPffkXkFURNbLr3dTbev6OkN8d6VxbRHj-Bg9L5M5qFK-kpWnhMWecrwIJlRtOT3KahGaEJgX83FrbrfrAQ2rfkFNm0UcQrco77vFME/s1600-h/Adelaide's+first+Birthday+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrd6AQ2hyPWVoYIuRbyvkrSlSFcqRnpFxzwU2WVPffkXkFURNbLr3dTbev6OkN8d6VxbRHj-Bg9L5M5qFK-kpWnhMWecrwIJlRtOT3KahGaEJgX83FrbrfrAQ2rfkFNm0UcQrco77vFME/s400/Adelaide's+first+Birthday+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399946727718875090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Drace, Bridget</span></span>, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ainsley,Drista and Taryn having fun together at the party!<br /><br />We also were able to attend the Nicholas Halloween Party! Ellen and Boyd did a great job and everyone had a good time especially the kids!!</span></span><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoyV_0iqoBlNa63rMWVFIDi4r0khUh6mrvIRPqf4U6CTg8ABkLBuDAGgOROIFUBsFVNjkv9jJK5MCGVuNKmACaUldmXrvcqfTlebfomS8QzSN04BIhr9jYmT7-enEL1j3pSMkSeyhHD8l/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoyV_0iqoBlNa63rMWVFIDi4r0khUh6mrvIRPqf4U6CTg8ABkLBuDAGgOROIFUBsFVNjkv9jJK5MCGVuNKmACaUldmXrvcqfTlebfomS8QzSN04BIhr9jYmT7-enEL1j3pSMkSeyhHD8l/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399948384879147874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Samantha, Hazel and Oliver - Grandma Welling, Anne and Roy Welling in our "Crayola" costumes.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiceNQtGkq319cpUdETN-EJqaZEInaMtXSCU4P9lY5tcgEo5fuZxSyl8IRMsqjGlh0PMu8ZQ7cgkO_Sm7fNs5Bbv7y28JsN9Q2tv0U3SmoG1axBB91kOLoKg6XEYqznbDvkwR6Yk1iRE2h/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiceNQtGkq319cpUdETN-EJqaZEInaMtXSCU4P9lY5tcgEo5fuZxSyl8IRMsqjGlh0PMu8ZQ7cgkO_Sm7fNs5Bbv7y28JsN9Q2tv0U3SmoG1axBB91kOLoKg6XEYqznbDvkwR6Yk1iRE2h/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399950340941437314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Megan and her girls, Adelaide, Drista and Drace, are all dressed up for the Halloween Party!! Gavin (in the background) dressed as a BYU fan!!</span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGzVAHVHvHRUc8Cm6w2BHTRjhhoBhObwrg9XlPGpZtr3rHO78lJyH4QUlr1QnePWmibYP48DopIsQszULW_TTEiyA3zMqKZtY0iaOfkJKRigS4Nus9eTToostyj1t6U1Pd2PzCPJeQrva/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGzVAHVHvHRUc8Cm6w2BHTRjhhoBhObwrg9XlPGpZtr3rHO78lJyH4QUlr1QnePWmibYP48DopIsQszULW_TTEiyA3zMqKZtY0iaOfkJKRigS4Nus9eTToostyj1t6U1Pd2PzCPJeQrva/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399952396073732898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Michele (Mrs. Smartie Pants) and girls, Ainsley, Michaela, Taryn, and Bridget, are ready for some fun, too.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfuaBohbnMf3ONwXfuVMIwRniDnRNKdhQZbJFxCOdm4SQMMuHPF2W9Kq60YOoYKcqfIjNDrVjXy1VMReVLY-W-oOQgUBobJrHt7tTeXLOOfkQCPWQBbh4gLSmiWUkoVAIfXQav3DECHAA/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfuaBohbnMf3ONwXfuVMIwRniDnRNKdhQZbJFxCOdm4SQMMuHPF2W9Kq60YOoYKcqfIjNDrVjXy1VMReVLY-W-oOQgUBobJrHt7tTeXLOOfkQCPWQBbh4gLSmiWUkoVAIfXQav3DECHAA/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399954600624865010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason and son, Isaac, are ready for the rodeo!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRJ0p7ESfKTeQmT8T6MPsHmabx4kzruTOV-3MPz3K0Rs2IVX5NgdP9iWZABscjWECN9xgLuyGLWjGI0_0wnsfD_9l8hSIs7_m7Lf70tj39w3j80MWxmXL6RsiEoDlIsiTmo0YBCnWb9mF/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRJ0p7ESfKTeQmT8T6MPsHmabx4kzruTOV-3MPz3K0Rs2IVX5NgdP9iWZABscjWECN9xgLuyGLWjGI0_0wnsfD_9l8hSIs7_m7Lf70tj39w3j80MWxmXL6RsiEoDlIsiTmo0YBCnWb9mF/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399956482854952578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seth, dressed as Hagrid (doesn't he look amazing!!) and his mom, Elaine.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiNE3rVg5yro1pqjjCF4s5jgLVnP5_HoTlojYtvDJYepP0ZSu5f3cCSUGfwVspRowI1LfPgzbVaGsf6eXcIabZicLRIBl8yg7n4g7SudKt6NGB43CR8nWL2F1X2YrJ3HjhzM2mZOSR9CS/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%285%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiNE3rVg5yro1pqjjCF4s5jgLVnP5_HoTlojYtvDJYepP0ZSu5f3cCSUGfwVspRowI1LfPgzbVaGsf6eXcIabZicLRIBl8yg7n4g7SudKt6NGB43CR8nWL2F1X2YrJ3HjhzM2mZOSR9CS/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399959634992633522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Nancy came to the party as a "Killer Bee"!! </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou52Mxgo4Eop-fUknZuH0KXfH-hsxO14mFb7zYiiM7oFz3YRNlIbTxJpgG-osE4Sn2eneWV_xdFZQ165uw22TjqlrrzeHE_WxQadT1cGxPI_JLSjbNXrpBkFWVoezRtX2CQUQrJl3InuM/s1600-h/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%286%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou52Mxgo4Eop-fUknZuH0KXfH-hsxO14mFb7zYiiM7oFz3YRNlIbTxJpgG-osE4Sn2eneWV_xdFZQ165uw22TjqlrrzeHE_WxQadT1cGxPI_JLSjbNXrpBkFWVoezRtX2CQUQrJl3InuM/s400/Nicholas+Halloween+Party+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399962999361989010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And last, but not least, we have Kilun, Chaetun, Brekan, and Zadun dressed in adorable costumes.<br /><br />A good time was had by all!! Thanks again, Ellen and Boyd and family!!<br /><br />Well, that's been it for the last couple of months. Right now we are doing a remodeling job and we'll see how that goes. We hope to be done by Thanksgiving!!<br /><br />Anne and Roy<br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-63547379786109918172009-08-31T11:04:00.001-06:002009-08-31T13:46:35.580-06:00Lots of Fun Get-Togethers for August - 31 August 2009<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The first weekend in August, Grace and Jim invited us to their home for a barbecue!! We had a great time visiting with family!! We had brisket, ribs and chicken and wonderful salads, desserts and breads!! Thanks, Jim and Grace, for a fun evening!!</span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRi1oSvLKuELIo_LKX5Rx2OIAPvLPsPe4mWzfy9pI_a1GHeejJEarHk85qZp2PUfVXxKOstkwiKRgkF52-tuXwuSicLNCTQhAkEpjydBVq40k7cLusdooXYR2LDvcLUV-YycXLJ-4TBQP/s1600-h/DSCN0297(rev+1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376190030669291890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRi1oSvLKuELIo_LKX5Rx2OIAPvLPsPe4mWzfy9pI_a1GHeejJEarHk85qZp2PUfVXxKOstkwiKRgkF52-tuXwuSicLNCTQhAkEpjydBVq40k7cLusdooXYR2LDvcLUV-YycXLJ-4TBQP/s400/DSCN0297(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Jessica Nicholas, Grace, Mark and Tawnya having a good visit!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376194029851448418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2S6Y6xVMkbecPxz1ja94haS1-4-QiqhB_I4Wwl2b1dUEcwNfkBdQ8SU8wHtIaz7iubKqm8j86ucrtIEWldJWEHBVPNvFBjM6QCIhWD3UyXKT6KU_v1j2hE-u0jMRQNUfHDMOKY4RuY9A/s400/DSCN0288(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Enjoying the food!! Elaine Jensen, Bart Jensen, Grandma Welling and Dad and Mom. Thanks again to Jim and Grace for the great get-together!!</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The first weekend in August we went to Mount Pleasant for our Couples Reunion. We had a wonderful time!! Thanks, Ellen, for all the fun games and activities that we participated in! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376177277661337970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYS_-WSsKCHRSvD2NfgY83j6x1CBAlPGW2DwZTCXWW6v2yxwqOQchO3ECJlxzdunXKT4bJ6nhNEcSvga8gD2BD4GRRxxyu61A-e_UN-NZJfEQavmU_OjYRA6hl0fWEakfjIhIUJsxhbwY/s400/DSCN0323(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Floyd and Elaine Jensen, Dad and Mom, Anne, Grandma Welling (front row). In the back row we have, Ellen and Boyd Cook, Grace and Jim Tustison, Nancy Baker, Mark and Carole Nicholas and Roy! Our reunions are so much fun and we want to thank Kevin and Kathy Bell for the use of their cabin!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376179332026450322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUGjq6VTEMfle6LoIzH23ryMc2ZkMU2bRnOEaDQNPaSdKPbhJ5jVhjG2knGmcLG2hIGFYB88h6aJ01tGe5R9w5VP2NoKpDoQpdWDFI17ktLuG4a_xoZNBWNtgBei0C1hKumkjfiDH0Hhi/s400/DSCN0310(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Here we are seeing the sights in Mount Pleasant - Dad, Anne and Carole Nicholas!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376180887975083618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaO_8h8XAxEcr_CldrWXt6vElC8sILu772xvetaNG2OJYtYE3Y32TeYRA_kfmyb5M767B15jhLzHHSOZUbfU9cPufKR0hKlzdVoqvidMICWLgc67XhjOJyl_fF_ursuROHHH12uzUz0Lp/s400/DSCN0318(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We also were able to attend church in Mount Pleasant! One last picture before leaving!! Roy, Grace, Nancy, Grandma Welling, Mark, Dad and Mom, Floyd and Elaine, Anne, Jim, Boyd and Ellen. Thanks again, Ellen, for all of your hard work!! What a great family we have!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Towards the end of August (22nd) some of our family got together to do the project of freezing corn and what an undertaking it was!! Gavin and Kara, Kenny and Michele's family, Megan and Clint's family, Chris and Melissa and their boys, Nancy, Dad and Mom, Grandma Welling and us were all the participants!!</span></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376183313545445074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebiDZEkkQx5h-MgQh9lyJ2vold-plCJOAhDlKj6kI8Si_Uc3jOcEvKsZSwgrE1hhb8x4G2iJaxOj4ffRqyGVgMXqM1cSnVRU6UcbwIzeYTykR4qr1IOyYPz42Frnf6n3z0LXw7c1_VvMX/s400/DSCN0330(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We started at 6:30 a.m. to shuck the corn!! The crew did a great job!! It consisted of Gavin, Grandma Welling, Parker, Chaetun, Xadun, Melissa, Michaela, Drista and Ainsley. Bridget, Nancy, Kenny, and Dad are out workng there somewhere!!</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376187276537012850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaNMaN3t3uTN5b-RfK819AJfdUmkwLBDsCAwK4orGdT0s2J_Sp0w1moIMpZ1Eng1gDcdZGHRwrwg5nS7ywZaPop_R07DYcgTy7FamQ3LG9U7RopP5G8urSqDo3_T7Kq0aHA6bKmMO82Kh/s400/DSCN0335(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Dad did a great job shucking corn and we really appreciated all of his hard work!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376197167441138818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxaMpcrSQYc5b14fAJmW68GOfsvftDoTYymaBhoAYgdVHNEO6lXqR_p-XF0qNOwRMBKjetcFbL_bOqlaPfyDnBKdmI7PFgfFpFt5jugUr-WPwu7tWB5CAbJf5AN5kzE4d59Bl107cWBHe/s400/DSCN0338(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The crew in the kitchen consisted of Kara, Nancy (at the sink), Anne, and Michele bagging corn. Megan is in there somewhere keeping the correct time on all the pots of water!! We ended up doing 237 bags of corn out of 100 dozen!!! We were actually done by 2:00 p.m. which I thought was pretty good!!</span> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376199794220088930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-LkCD00E6pvuvzOX4hyphenhyphen33NP6933n3_h2xHr4p-fk7v3x7Y5wHoUfTWkntzhg8wUAeJYE1GxAe_PfXHR60ikTopJlJsNPtZLb_aWI6o3o-UzQkevuIe34pQ9_jZS7sVeCRPAgAk-uBDx4/s400/DSCN0346(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Feeding the cows the corn husks - Michaela, Brecken, Ainsley, Xadun, Chaetun, Drace, Drista, Kara (standing), and Megan. Taryn is in the front!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376205958102782562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbOYoIbGOJY285x6YeYbPAF5k-GRD5STtCbEZBEmugLYVt_rMQF2YeZvYarvIaanP8cGIOYYEWGJDMFXtBjePmmpQKBEoPoZi98GzlS-XL52upK-2Dp5t4yrJTHvzkGL7S9AbqDJdWmD6/s400/DSCN0347(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Roy is feeding the cattle as they follow behind the pickup! This was a real treat for all the kids to see!! It was a big job, but with all of the family helping out, we accomplished quite a bit in a short time!! It is a good job to have finished.</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">This last weekend my roommates from college got together at the Zaugg's cabin up in the Uintahs.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376208412655538770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ573k705Dj9FAVSCYzXBbSJACk95Mt2tsMj6OrHaNSbQwINqE-QixNothKtSniREaXQevoAxEdoonGpmgPg9Y-vp6aNB8T53T6bvjz3DQDFT5iuXY8exLXqARi-YX8or-JJ9QvKit_Lw/s400/DSCN0364(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Friends Forever!!!! Terry Fillmore, Carolyn Zaugg, Judy Angell, Glo Greenhagen and Anne Welling. (Mary Larsen lives in Indiana and wasn't able to make it!)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376211263522776946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3Itb2ePsID5LZsueDhbb9ccYyZiNx8Y19m5bM-LO4sMC_v7agHmpOUToOcbu9_Z0KJyJ7zdb_0Y6TZnWQ1-1mbIO1q1DJUsokABHGQ8CbQ1EkYb2W-FnGVwVCilXAz19W8wYL6IYjj4A/s400/DSCN0366(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The Guys!! Harold Fillmore, Roy Welling, Mark Zaugg and Jerry Greenhagen!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376212910584564194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpMGjO0VSM-SAhyphenhyphen_zsswavWEykYDtC_U174ZvMIJxrVJpKsBQ8c3rhSfMBV5qUgjweGFaRsiEmEeiM_Keb-Ij96FUKk3vphXZVpI5ui0k2A76v3BSy2c6ObmEyLrlizUwfp5CcdM0z3Wp/s400/DSCN0374(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Mark and Carolyn Zaugg, Judy Angell, Harold and Terry Fillmore, Roy and Anne Welling, and Jerry and Glo Greenhagen. What a wonderful time we had laughing, crying and eating and more of the same!! It was just great to reminisce about old times!! We are all such wonderful friends and decided not to wait 40 years until the next time we get together!!!! Thanks again to the Zauggs for the cabin and all of the wonderful food!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">It's been a great August! I also had the wonderful opportunity to take a couple of trips with some ladies in our ward to go to the Salt Lake, Draper and Manti Temples. We had such a great time and I hope to be able to do it again!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">It looks like September will be just as busy!!</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-9929115976947345142009-08-17T09:39:00.017-06:002009-08-19T14:22:18.619-06:00A Busy Last Two Months!!! - 17 August 2009<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I can't believe how busy we have been since we got back from Kazakhstan, but I'll try to catch you up on what is happening with us!!!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">We had our homecoming the end of June and had many of our friends and family with us!! It was so much fun to see everyone!! </span></div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">We also had a wonderful 4th of July Celebration with the Welling Family!</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370978204183040114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIsEzXo4Kg37CxVMAWp9lHv182qcKrF0WFFPxaxIUY0BEIb02OJMZV9Cu0Ktj27WlGMBfL2nicPDp4QBlCFcS8BEAwJEN2RKGo5eB6Fl9B8tpdTiTSFrcnA0E1Y_dDhsyo_l8NvjJNys/s400/P7050374(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">In the evening, all the adults and children looked forward to the fireworks! Parker, our oldest grandson and his Uncle Aaron, our oldest son, are trying to figure out which fireworks to light first!!</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979803553666034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx1rCenXSFWHXcig4JRm-q6kN8siWJLNuFn-4TCyAGG9s3k4e7Pq5IXyeQy9eSONDoiQ2QZ1ZeaH7C8YAYxmwgQJDfHdLIPOjUPdq5Y0tAnRLitKXzYRksEwOVX6qAEgrfLL1iJ0RPTI/s400/P7050378(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Gavin, our youngest son, lighting sparklers for Michaela, Bridget and Everett!! What a fun time we had that day celebrating our nations Birthday!!</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370966809665210514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaNlw6dpoxZlLYZhIz7xQquSjl9UK4I8BBO-zLE5vz3GT1t2C0CaKw1v7e9bY_Qkc9VzZMXlDihYQx3c6tQUSeXM3GbUIUbA-JJstTzGHh9yKQMx_EfW6o6mUP8J61OD7T6YIXi3BU-8/s400/DSCN0011(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Craig Vincent invited us to his home in Salt Lake to see Sister Ieera Kabdigaliev, from the Almaty Branch, and wish her well as she enters the MTC to serve in the Rostov Russia Mission. Craig Vincent (the tall one), Chuck and Karen Ball (the couple we replaced in Astana) and Grant and Ruth Radmall (who the Balls replaced in Almaty) and Sister Ieera Kabdigaliev. It was wonderful to see everyone again! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Craig Vincent and his wife served as the Leadership Couple in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We grew to love them so much!! They took care of us each time we flew to Almaty for business or Zone Conferences!! Our hearts go out to Craig because his wife, Pat, suddenly died of heart failure the first part of July. It was such a shock to all of us!! They had just been home 90 days from Kazakhstan when it happened. We will miss her very much!! </span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371392558791867970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6ki5gepQSnGhIhFni1AYX_SaY4PxNQeY4jVL0Dq3bIUkudU-j4uyAWTOHDhjR73sPRsagWSv60pmRft3_7k1zQJTjQyXDdkz-FGjLjjHyz2h0WLY7B3SOPPjkImZmUbDWI4eGSQ2vgpU/s400/P7070402(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We also had the opportunity to go to the Open House of the Oquirrah Hills Temple with our whole family! We were so impressed with the beauty of the temple and the grandchildren enjoyed it, too! Afterwards, we had family pictures taken at Wheeler Farms.</span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371395349073432018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJKtYAjOmxsNkqOzrM-SLevV5Kg2R9so0Sl2LjjGFXMkve_UEqoIoxUYRBIk2AdmN2VCKnKcSXLNsmj3KXyppSjmtwOFWPDHqc80rahELB9yEe2kobEbUPMAz18Ke6thYWOYE74RC25JG/s400/IMG_2576(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> The Roy Welling Family</span></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371396750411678018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZrS0G7dBbbklXZkvkZOJ82Q-FTOJYuzM3aIkMj3kSW448Z2IVGcDSMpCLC07JJbUfbsN36ir5kFIfeDgRjCh_r4vr55AemVmeA72EqyBQmMRwL3anGwQOuuOk0gV2BU-jldqpSuIs8gh/s400/IMG_2583(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Our Adorable Grandchildren</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371398091140864530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno3DaBwfKMAcVp4VkW0SQxa2x-Aiw64IN-shZWlFvUW1gKAMA7UcpnusPG6iQkSlNFYJ1sHJD8aMFXU3JrF9SVaaLaX4x3TE1LG86EFf-cbj56sCl5KLK0v8PnGhUtMsUaVU-Vk19dLnj/s400/IMG_2640(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Our Wonderful Children and Their Spouses</span><br /><div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371455781635739874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxB1G3gbgVfZmz4l95B6VeX-Fxt3CBW3bmLcjWKcw7hyphenhyphenSA_JMfvbQJvmrLBjFXGkUX1LBRSFuqDSrgDN7Ipx7EMfvNLlH01vqMTMJhbWp2v0G2ABz8xz-y9AxCvjsxTQKTHxqoeAxRXZv/s400/P7110491(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Also in July, we went to the Wight Family Reunion up at Beaver Mountain Ski Lodge for 4 days. We had a great time there playing games and visiting with family. Here Parker is playing the Frozen T-Shirt game!! What a blast!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370993125825296162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB6WTMu4gSD8MVrFDSEH7hx5K7WDZwbxQOJREvYyFwuE1q81h6TXo9qxXO9Y3N41AeYp8ShSbj41kv3d9su-ZyvIgeEXImronlNcLNnQUOmZ6Sr7D5d1R4Qiqd4MSb6ekd4WyHh_iA18/s400/DSCN0040(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">On the 19th of July we were invited to Ainsley's Birthday celebration! We even took all 3 grandparents with us. It was fun to see some of the grandchildren again!! It's always a treat to be with family and we love the get-togethers!! Bridget, Taryn, Drista and Drace are watching Ainsley blow out her candles!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Toward the end of July, we took a road trip to San Diego for our neice's wedding!!</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371458119799103618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAAVrZr5J38F-1gaz-VCGloobi9qbeE2fHdW0f5wnl-OR3_cYNoHxcxMMARXULf3RaitOEmre6LZpqUKAUiOh9aGaH00mIEAcZICdCLLZeVhhl8EZX9KQ8Lk_Jl9S4hZXONe7BWXwC_N2/s400/DSCN0097-1(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">After arriving in San Diego, we met up with LeAnne and Dave's family!! It was fun to be with them again. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Here we are on the pier watching the waves come in!! Truman, LeAnne, Newell, Dave, Fielding, Landon, Gavin, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Grandma Welling and Anne.</span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371700822602176546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1_mvbkYQ9VidOctw5NMfOaVpnNYyQWX6w_zxJsO0vs8_5rDBu0JshoE060slh8Qt2OPS1sV9Na2kjr6K80I5R6B6qmeU_xUZrdUg5fRazUD89Sy4bQp-mQMuVRRs7igUJjwij68cpFtd/s400/DSCN0120-1(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The day before the wedding, we spent the day sig</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">ht seeing! We went out on boat-like-vehicle to see the seals! Roy, Anne, Grandma Welling, Kara and Gavin. We had a great time!! Grandma loved it!</span> </div><div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371702146395962850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j6OabgjO8X0f6L3o4JdC8fnIrb81LmYzbixrDAO6x94Dt6_BNVBS94-opP_x8zEFo4RYRqEFEEs5STw1FnoAUp7iypUdABcuHfVvIoYGIx8s3AopKC0pWdSghj2NPPwSqv2BarwzAVKQ/s400/DSCN0143-1(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">It was fun to see all of the seals out sun bathing!! Being out on the water and seeing all of the security boats was really interesting too!!</span><br /><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371703555433552226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMUlf2Mjcpci-2OOgbmZx91q-rFTqiYdyhqgvgVcupiPiBzcHVvMlL6mBa0aFwFyxHim18jV94kwdKwZDmHtm6gEms-_PZlzLjrdmDAf4xK9Y1t7e_8hV-C-9wd6lZ6172zqUJH4_7bJb/s400/DSCN0249-1(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We attended Lacey and Brad's wedding in the San Diego Temple! It was a wonderful experience because we had never been there before and it is such a beautiful temple!!</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371705651679282914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZw40APTRXIXkA_PpNAQpRRfLa4c_EcamVpVjXkDimblUiYW8eg6ChRHQBthP7jxXJ0MriZ6-ZpJBTBACDaanlAnLjCoUQFukC8BU3HhBe_WfJbo-eqj0JXTtMXnJEaCZtDKS8GJxkUvu/s400/DSCN0255-1(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We took this picture on the temple grounds of the San Diego Temple!! It is so incredibly beautiful and white!! We are so glad that we took the time to go!! Thanks to Gavin and Kara for offering to go with us! It made for a wonderful road trip!!</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Well that's about it for the last two months! It has really been a busy one but enjoyable, never the less!! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-88194108974124425082009-06-17T10:07:00.015-06:002009-06-30T14:56:05.753-06:00Wrapping Up Our Mission Experience in Astana, Kazakhstan - 20 June 2009<div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Okay, I know I'm slow!! The jet-lag is finally waning and we wanted to finish up with the last three days of our mission!! We can't believe that it has come to an end!!<br /><br />First of all, we want you to know that the day before we left to come home, the NRT equipment was finally allowed through customs without any taxes!!!! Yeah!!! We wanted to do cartwheels, we were so excited!! We were sure we wouldn't find out until after we were home. It has taken 2 months to clear customs!! What wonderful news!</span></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348501959534534418" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHF_04sf0BgFJ3oli1v4UMXD19gRaTYoefEo1Xm7NT9kGjmuHCgLvVM_i8TraYOzkAbUD0XzOzVq2kZHC7aK7VwP8z8P43eSO4-n2iqi4TYXqbVeTXxPn-AvQVI4RMjZVJSFFOnAItbLU/s400/P6090335.jpg" border="0" />Tuesday we had Zhanna come over for dinner, Sunday School and English class. We were able to show the Shaws how we did everything so that they can continue on with Zhanna. She had a wonderful time and takes part quite a bit now! Her English is really improving and she is warming right up to the Shaws!! The transition is going really well!!<br /></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353196307089536290" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNn7JDxeK97Zn7y_cRX8NuRI-cjSTWQi6GoQQHhAJ02VMvFomxjWOWlpk0GMtzO0abr92n9uuRuAZk-r4YJlMO73aEt8XDOxp_0vLg3PxXy18tB9fTRl-IQexqmVXcafq1GroxFTtpK24/s400/P6100337(rev+1%29.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;">Wednesday we went to Kamka'a office and visited with her family and Kulnazira and other NGO's that were there! It was very tearful because we have learned to love them so much and they have become such wonderful friends to us!! They gave us some gifts to remember them by. We will certainly miss them!! In the picture are Roy and Anne, Kulnazira, Kamka and Ramazon and their grandchildren!!</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353202713151894306" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoUJS8yXqA3Yk_ng1qLXlwhWYHxbSCpsRfiFjpQBJOb57fszd03As0GndIDeFpnMY5reCB16xNbshboanHuPxiPD4pfUDLlNeRE5Y0CEF9TiXlc6SZNvWPq0JHP91YLDijSZCSgEdfvY/s400/P6100340(rev+1%29.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;">Wednesday afternoon we did some more training with the Shaws!! They are going to do a great job!! We are so glad that we were able to spend some time with them and get to know them. They are wonderful, dedicated people that will continue the work!</span></span></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353206243808444530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVMkgVOtkxfB80zvf-hyyq5zrEZV8hrG81OdJSbeZ8xIpXznUxLiCA4ioxdjtKbMG81FppgVgBGZMm-9amXhRPXIGFxJWtXYFDhWGo2hRBqSsQXxCF7qcHkBNrJNjFhPDGa5cXBD3dM4/s400/P6100339(rev+1%29.jpg" border="0" /><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >After we sent them home, we began to finish up packing and also to finish up the last minute reports! Anne finished cleaning up the house while Roy finished up some other things that had to be done. Roy was even working on the reports when Mira and Sergei, our taxi driver, came to pick us up at 2:30 a.m.!</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353208966084964274" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMjBA4otc6W999zABBSP0AeZthUe5P2fIv0CYsucCZI-w4G5tUaBMFu36ug9JP41ppawhET1FKVjNur9hXfblP0lldTu6ZHz2PD-h2t7w7YQ3rP6FpCnL-uE0vbU_w4WG60a7Lbn12YM/s400/P6110343(rev+1%29.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was terribly hard saying goodbye to Mira, our translator for the last 18 months!! We love her so much!! She has become like a daughter to us!! We will never forget her!! We have relied on her so much and we could have never done what she did without her help!! She has been invaluable to us in every way; especially with the NRT documents that she had to do. She worked so long and so hard, we just can't thank her enough!! "We love you, Mira!! We hope to see you next year when you come to the United States!!"</span></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">How does one say goodbye to people and places that they will never see again? It has been extremely difficult to leave a culture and a people that we have grown to love and really care for! We will never forget these people and their wonderful kindness to us while we have been here!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353214773953229922" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6GNYIr2neam3tiFQRoNFuyFCqxefMfa4bAP3tN7cX_ZCCwhjDvM6j3jJMBMMvjSntNIadT30wfzQ8cNtnCQJm96BJpwhJkhGKA-MDkLNUkvnayYJdHn_Sl3UGkxURR_oyVhEnfnbtCw/s400/P6110345(rev+0%29.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We boarded our Lufthansa plane at 4:30 a.m.;said goodbye to Kazakhstan and flew to Frankfurt. From there we flew to Denver and from there to Salt Lake City, Utah. After 36 hours in the air and in airports, we finally made it home to Utah.</span></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >Our family was there to welcome us at the airport!! It was so good to see all of them. We were excited to be there with them!!</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >Thanks so much to all of you who have followed our blog!! It has been fun to hear from you!! We appreciate your love and support for us!</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >We know that our life will not be nearly so exciting that we are home!! But we will try to keep our blog updated! </span></p><br /><br /><p><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >Our mission was wonderful! We would recommend it to anyone!! We have learned so much about people and customs and countries that we certainly hope we can go again!! The gospel is true, our Savior died for each of us that we may live again, our Heavenly Father knows and loves each of us, and we can live with Him again if we keep the commandments!</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >Love,</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;" >Elder and Sister Welling (for the last time!)</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-35921551729623026102009-06-07T09:35:00.011-06:002009-06-07T11:15:12.736-06:00Saying Hello and Goodbye in Astana, Kazakhstan - 7 June 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Wow!! What a mission!!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are down to the final few days and it has been very difficult but exciting to welcome Elder and Sister Shaw, who will replace us, and to say goodbye to some very dear friends!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">But before we get to that, we want to let you know that we are still waiting on customs. Surprise!! Surprise!! We were hoping to get the equipment through before we leave, but we're sure Elder and Sister Shaw can handle everything. All of the documents are in and it is still a waiting game. Hopefully, we will hear tomorrow!! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">The good news is that we said goodbye to the old computer and finally said hello to the new one after a six week wait!!</span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344614820243864210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdskE9_P6bvl7gBY5DJ44Pk3rDkPwa1Gu5fREFYtg8fljViB39BBLIM9DqiXaQ59UFrf2zq4YLCrhSO1bmHOfn6XYv2_1yEyLaJQmKzcZWKrVYHR3WoExTmVeY8xa8HSnTxQZ1McdUqc/s400/P6050323(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We had our computer tech, Mira's brother, Kazbek, come and set it up for us and put on all the programs. One of them happened to be in Russian so he had to get the English version and come again the next day!! We appreciate all the work he put in to get the computer up and going!! He is a fine young man and we will miss him!!</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344612599862020370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwKs2noGT-nOcl5Eza_fnpZt0j6nFTCWhgIq96i-QHaCJJAI7G58VqmlZFthn3YRHgZGbVijByJEhHyDEWBiggBHt08sObCkwhHOXIK8RcuZTUwZPAZQJbT3kWPFbHIFFcSDbvJB8bSQ/s400/KZ_202009_20844(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Frank Tetreault, our friend and Air Astana pilot, took us out to lunch at Astana Park. We had a wonderful time visiting about our plans for the future. He will be leaving to go back to the US a week after we leave!! We hope to keep in touch! He made our stay in Astana that much more enjoyable because of all of the cultural events that we attended with him. It was wonderful to get to know him and his wife!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344618889385757202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JHCdcpqBA__ElPHxdw0_OKoOces7rRP0wfSjdD74_7zzBWc_Mvf1rIGHJ1ke0B6Wrr5X1Eszx2uzNq1p44I2qqX1uHxSiXuoHwMK_258r60ypKtPqnZFMxaS0ME5LBC-x7EUcAD_o8g/s400/P6020316(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This little "babushka" cleans our entry way and stairs into our building plus the elevators. She does such a good job and is always pleasant and happy to see us. She is going through some difficult times, but we wish her the best. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We picked up Elder and Sister Shaw bright and early Saturday morning!! They are excited to be here and eager to learn everything they can about what we do. Their first responsibility, though, is to get over jet lag which they are trying to do!!</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344621131384018514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8BsAmklKut7FPQfdblbptedcAiDQyPOiOY96s0WHSqKqUPlLPZF9NOuKIcPdkom6NdCIGVjG-n4bBZQw1o9CrHpwbjkpqUXzKqC0kJujYAk9kOtUcDs6go9CTQrlBTHb_f9690kiEp0/s400/P6070328(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Our last Sacrament Meeting in Kazakhstan was pretty emotional for all of us!! The Spirit was very strong and many tears were shed. It was hard saying goodbye to Zhanna, who we love so much!! We will miss her terribly but we know that the Shaws will love her and she will learn to love them!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344623865496619826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxQPI5W2cfhy0IRqsBausZamJdCUD8qExsJsNhxK6Z05uJ9BHn5zBVcwCObGbcrT_R1agTjSqEIwurP1PRMlynwZlDOQmbfTe6F9_aDrImcPQyqoGhyphenhyphenr78hInLaRZyYkFC1Y_bBM53j4/s400/P6070329(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We will never forget Zhannagul Beckenbi and her testimony and sweet spirit that she has. She is the only native member in Astana and hopefully there will be a branch here someday!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344625697610877730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh526FtIj_Vh3lrpuE4QOqQ2hFmB1gxWwYg8pC7WbFfXVJbxxOsHI_8qQ7UPoO2iQ8c3eTr7q7pHTWR6nzJEPC75z0HRVa78KbEgbjGQl_9qE9VNwvUdS7V14bqtuTyAwNzlgYp6zH-ads/s400/P6070330(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">And now we turn the reins of this assignment over to Elder and Sister Shaw from Rexburg, Idaho!! They will do a wonderful job!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This mission has changed us in a lot of ways...</div></span><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344626655176687378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdzFzazW4DbAiVYrlPDc9TBZJfZ-JT9hbGJT5MmdQo71La4adHdch_xgekriV1U9ucJ30_w2M9C3LuSjPeEZAsUtYTkOBRVLL04X-Xj21F5HDXBHnXoZPX08z3RgC6_KM9PBtXiomM9o/s400/PC170057(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is how we looked when we came out into the mission field</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"> AND...</span></p><p></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344628822411376114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFqfVWCBUCASARALQgv3Uf0ENIhbTleKcXGAcM1fl0HY3qmLWShyNHKVOxOmu3lyIw8AiJlf5U1Qw4ZNI6opZHxkycQXtSwPibcYMx3LlwifR5AD_ldYl_jx15hjGSo-v97834Ga1tQ8/s400/P5090038(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">.. .this is how we look now!! But we think that a couple of weeks home and lots of rest and we will be back to normal!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Our time has come to an end here in Kazakhstan! This has been the greatest experience of our lives. We have grown in so many ways!! We are blessed for having had this experience and because of it we will never be the same. Our Heavenly Father has truly blessed us and our family!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We will see you all in three days!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-60945877678117721942009-05-31T21:58:00.018-06:002009-06-02T05:56:46.973-06:00Birthday Celebration, Children's Day Celebration and More of the Same (Custom Problems) in Astana, Kazakhstan - 1 June 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It's great to be busy here in Kazakhstan!!!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Besides celebrating Roy's birthday on Wednesday, we went to the closing ceremony of a project we did at the Tseleningrad Regional Hospital. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342210985591856322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAF6ODhpIlmwGLCHuqe5g1VYDmYmKyyPsCKlph0h7uBav7534WN8RAGCKEcjXOhaJJug6WgST6ayexp4AWgr_53HucSxr6CjId1eScgEqXLkxpWy-WUm5SWok63FZNdRmtbL84Be4Y0IQ/s400/P5270239(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The Church donated 6 new gurneys to the hospital. We were able to see them and meet with some of the nurses and doctors who use them. They are so grateful to have them!</span> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342215636049248210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pWmYQ3aF4UTGCvKMfT8Hn31PjTDBlGNAG5VNbl17DTeSLyPnElNehB-sAs1KYhfpgOoE_5tRTleptlpEM00VxMH4VgrN0NXHzSJBv_2dYq0e8l1uabjH94S28qw56g30TR6pB0UAw_w/s400/P5270246(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> One of the head doctors who took us around to look at the gurneys also took us to the operating area. They had us put on the hats and masks and everything!! We thought that we were just going to take a picture of a gurney, but the doctor motioned us right over to where they were operating!! (They actually thought Roy was a doctor and wanted to consult with him!!) We were really surprised that they even let us in there!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342223208359712210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe2-H925ijS1a_maBMT0t_TrGUH7b5WGCT0tmW0MB3QfRN9UE4cMDTXWk65fhlX7alunM6130W88tl8zb1K77CGzJs8JdJYkSHkGBViYZAipv6cKMd0seAU_ecgcEO8lX-K58WgjJZmk/s400/P5270257(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Dr. Galina, Head of Obstetrics, and Dr. Marat Dostygarinov, Administrator and Head Surgeon who we worked with on the project.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342655667645771234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPujhHGKafp5yXmfaPKX7xrvXkSsPKLJ_p5vncCQ0s9rc0BGKOCv0Ntb5va-ns3UUziHhDvA7smaeFO-CYgRkyDTE59lJYjwv5z6FzFgVYuU_IKvo9wQtRIRN2ke3_e2PWOkJwZw2Pno/s400/P5270261(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In the evening we took Mira, Kazbek, (Mira's brother and our unofficial computer tech) and Zhanna to "Ali Baba's" for Roy's birthday dinner! We had wonderful salads and "shashlek" (kabobs) and the company was great too!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342659630726058578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOhzZhnDxx18PCoipf3KUaGygADbJk_rFEz271pQeSRVJ0rnq4EIl4ydITocH9fH_I-9bERDs-IqH4T3DMkroCT268YiAj1JhBFgl2ltZAng7mflAIqx5hVABPVQSwYJvvzah9s_-oPw/s400/P5270272(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Kazbek, Mira, Roy and Zhanna outside of "Ali Baba's" after dinner and on the way home! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342660675432400082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnZaHl_9w0XSePHOsF_aVXpvdSyYJzcJ-jf6p5vlpTeqLxXnx-_t6DwQHSMCN02ReB1TMHsbQ5_aEuBGc5oi0IR0HW3V6V_a0t9Da-aP8upHahgXuf2019gCoqEVjWl2CpNtvmCjdqZY/s400/P5270277(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Each week on Zhanna's day off, we have her come to our home; we have dinner, our Sunday School lesson and at 7:00 we have our English lesson for her and Aliya. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We met Aliya Tulebaeva on our trip home from Armenia. We sat next to each other on the plane and she asked what we were doing in Astana. We told her that we were Humanitarian Missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She told us that she also believed in Jesus! Then she said, "This is a good day!" She asked if she could come and spend some time with us and help her with her English. We told her that we have a member that we are helping to learn English and that she can come when Zhanna comes. So each week we have conversational English with these two young ladies. It's great and it has definitely made a difference with Zhanna! They have become friends.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342665060390178594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIL3V_iHi-AZH8hHkcEfPZk7AiJszfCVP6_QNV6jYZUgR28kdRnw9q9J4ro0aFE1a5n-FmLEZRr19XsGvmBeEedhoj4P3q6vEs8IrKsddoOtYou39Gi-iMniXpcDFKgWR-VlN9_Pc8OOM/s400/P5280281(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Thursday we were invited to Aiman and Kamka's (two NGO's we work with) Children's Day Celebration at Astana Park. There we were given a "Thankful Letter" for the items that were purchased by the Church for their organizations.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342678987561317170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBX3zQxi7kJIuXx6eHVt8cmF0I0AQkp30CLnYE_fbdGxjNDzObNNZxckRkPG2l1bcGKw5sy3pf7Kx77hILB6xxGpdl_rXKpk_TS3ipbL2tcahf-hjT4qcJGsjOY-nyB5vvUARLRu6fRo/s400/P5280292(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the celebration, Aiman invited us to a dinner she was having to celebrate her birthday and also Roy's birthday because they are on the same day!! The meal was delightful, as always, and the company was even better!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342680774752240386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B7-UZ0o1_LkkojqS8bN563ItAz-B9VmKOC3cvCuitHZ8O3BlAI8SSLW28vRlpLEeR0FbtR_rMKjq1YnpCeAtbWK2ZPEMUgwLgywKeCXy0z80I9PmVHIYph8_KBTjb2I5NhBj_q9K0ks/s400/P5280295(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Kamka Medievna, Anne, Aiman Mausenbaeva and Roy showing off the letter we received from them! We love these ladies!! They and others gave toasts to us and wished us well as we leave to go home!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342684422183776338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dhIL4CIpBZOwy4XJ-Dqsb3jK5p1GT7Xmjxw5QbMmAegs0xo3Nd0EivixMbD-LxreHBUe1sGD6vmQZV3WFR-4k76uthQRtzDNhnbnPz4StzifhAyaIlcivcTx6kuvUaC1m41axPtVwoc/s400/P5250228(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This week school was officially out!! On the last day of school, the young ladies that are graduating have a tradition of wearing black dresses with these cute white aprons over them!! This is a Soviet tradition and one that they have kept! We took a picture of these young ladies out on the River Walk!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342686802897897778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-8A5Nx_1gXx-vIvYS9g-8XmRlErUu90vjnFu-RnqyQjd9lhaWCCcwZBzsLuK3gZzcUEXYFcqijnX1yUA-_t9SEuVrTi-fsjXjD2Qz5ncdhU8dXLgBUOl3kUzJI_RAm9EIEVQsvGMpDA/s400/P5300308(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Saturday we had our last English club with the handicapped children. We made peanut butter cookies with M&M's because it is an American treat! It was hard saying goodbye to all of them. We were able to visit with the parents too!! What a treat!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342688484578080578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXME_QQ7HQhx6bend8SkMdxay6QfB7n9IiMG6HNw5OhQR6T8DKr7VDZJ_xPuwTnvYIdbc_X4u2iZyvZqwuIOAMM7LIVSNwJJLIR3hBZ3Ilm3j-PTsnUXsKvQvVfMcZqCbhX6ZJqwVOrZw/s400/P5310314(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Sunday was a pretty special day because we had the Jones family, who are living in Sharbakti, visit us for the last time! Heather and the children are flying to New York Monday morning! Nathan will stay here for a month or two and finish up his research and then fly to the US and spend some time with them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are so grateful to have had them in our home this past 9 months. It has been good for us and we hope it has been good for them! We knew that they were going to try to come each month and we would look forward to it!! It helps when you have members of the Church that you can interact with!! One doesn't realize how much you miss that until you don't have it!! They made our stay here in Astana more enjoyable. Zhanna especially liked it when the Jones family came because Nathan speaks Russian fluently. The Lord is continually aware of what we need and provides for us!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">I'll bet you are all still wondering about the customs problems!! All of the documents are in to customs and the deadline is Tuesday. We are still waiting with baited breath!! If this doesn't teach us patience, nothing will!!!! Hopefully, by next week, we can let you know of the outcome!! We just have to remember that the Lord is in charge and everything will work out!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We have been blessed greatly and especially for the love of friends and family! It's wonderful to have such support in our lives!! The gospel is true!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-2595638380655287892009-05-24T06:40:00.013-06:002009-05-24T09:51:45.660-06:00Making Wonderful Friends in Astana, Kazakhstan - 24 May 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">This past year and a half we have spent time going to the Kazakh University of Humanities and Law to meet with the translators there and talk English with them. We have enjoyed the young ladies and have become very good friends to some of them. </span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Saturday we had a dinner for a few of the young ladies that we met in the first class when we first came to Kazakhstan. </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We wanted to get together with them and find out what they have been doing since they graduated. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339374557956381122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z9FzEyBkM877GWlKTeVhG2cNRBUroQkO_k73iH5T1mJappADzT3T1HeRF08U_ZFqngUBhGAfPkBJJogsb13pimOTZtHI0bzmym5H5LyojRRclPalMU7dU4sC-V_P9xiLZwqW4We0aaY/s400/P5230221(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Zarina, on the far left, has been our substitute translator. She has been wonderful to fill in when Mira has been gone. She is very special to us and we have grown to love her. Bilimzhan and Zhanara are two of her classmates and they are wonderful young ladies, too. They have all been to the United States on the Work and Travel program that is offered here. We enjoyed meeting with them the first winter we were here in Kazakhstan. Mira, our translator, actually helped us get into the university to meet with them each week.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339379105822938434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRtJC3x3pVzoFk7NUhXJ5r3JPd9SCKA4PmmXyfYjNIw1JJbYTFCPamgYH-1hXK9_C7vmDtzlMiwZEdS_gs00uY6-Zuz1YgwpSPAzt56hDWKDZ7eAf4aoXnKQFQ65MjwSblgLSHhY11UQ/s400/P5230222(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Mira, Bilimzhan, Anne, Zarina and Zhanara. Bilimzhan and Zarina are both trying to go to the United States to further their education. We had a wonderful time visiting over dinner. We told them that if they ever get west of the Mississippi, to let us know!! It was hard to say goodbye to them!! We will never forget what special young ladies they are!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339382267656490226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDAfzYy8kY_bbasvGEH_7gFrfDkBU3CZhAt9edklh2StKhf24Oh5GSNKcHHlLdPKOLsZd4WGv9tOgEZtDUHtKeLoACCTWDYRQhVfT-NxpDf2T01v53qDdhidHvudwhP4vWoWeFI-KsSQ/s400/P5060002(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the Russian group of translators that we have been spending time with. Back: Oksana, Anne, Allema, Lena and Azhar, teacher. Front: Dina, Kundous and Christina. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339395154141072722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EwBECfgHFg_b58UtkGq679mweehOJWi8hfPnF1nf0Hd2WMFbZUtXUIm3K63HSeX5h0gPyfYRnaKL72hwOwnQENH4LuvIlfGxYtKTVJV3jmOt4TX4_keB-dTAJIjIlOAgFK_YMgrbYdY/s400/P5060003(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Roy and Anne with the Russian group of translators. When we say Russian, we mean that they went to Russian speaking schools. We loved the young ladies and got to know them quite well!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339397334639555410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpKE8BTEg5XWrex23Pby7RCLY7-0dvrqMM0MolwLknHjisykilmqGmapNAou0sSzAc8VJ3K183E6F6eou6yo94UY5JYDBRDc1wlK-rxlfde1qXyGAvFrfXq4Lw-3oHgCt-xSn88k0aUo/s400/P5060001(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are the Kazak group of translators. Dinara, next to Roy, speaks very good English and dreams of going to the US. Sultanat is next to her and is one of the few practicing Muslims that we saw at the university. Bizhan, next to Anne, is from a family of 10 children. The other girls in the class are Gani, Nurgul, Zarina, Kama, Ulzhan, Bota, Aidana, and Kunnur.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (Some of the students were absent.) The last day we attended the class, they gave us these cute Kazakh caps!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339401037001983986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpJKjUPy_VBffNblOgfHo95hmsjTNqqTkSuzLLLcyK4cjp4cPMZco0uRdkJavLR9bRSwg-_z4jSLv7cprBAa3RAznWJkrZtlKTux25ibbOoKy9t4-TevVK9QyJlCeeJm7w8F1Hzn9qJk/s400/P5060006(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are the 4th year translators who are graduating this summer. These young ladies were a fun group to be with. They are Zamira, Diana, Zhuldys, Azel and Saina.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339402694525785746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji44VEHMTGXcbJCrRy8y5RlYQkcODj6TbXZQYwReOlOJrBYdpuxQl4TpQDve9EYVZVWe5jTCJH0hetW7RVuRns5Ek9atqj6TLXuJgEC1kWXbRrRj73UG0MM9DA1t-3_7u6TNvvqfeEMzs/s400/P5130087(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Markhabbat, Zhupar (teacher), Diana and Azel<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339404561913282562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6InYbPmm-vfTVX2qDpmQdMqYKuTpoOfuA_BY5hQqVP8PqmpvCFwv1Wmb7cX9wPSQo4dsN8yh8as5RZoj7Yip0Ly9zXT7Oc-bdiH-UhhSc-sA59PG0fbXHwNkpGWjoBgZYJfw9Ba27Ck/s400/P5060007(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Zhupar, the teacher of the 4th year students, became a real friend to us. She is a very dedicated teacher and appreciated us coming each week to her class.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">It was hard to say goodbye to all of the students that we have gotten to know. What a blessing it has been for us to learn about each of them and their culture here in Kazakhstan!! They are special to us and we will never forget them! </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339406759468604098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlw_WrJtiiRrey_xb-tlQSA4dqYM2UrAy4xgovV8b4YhFbDLin4V_XD4N9aNztNF8TC271oZlr1AHMtlr5L2W-rjhukBVIVAd2Fn5iBbejZ1bl83ntdBydvD4AGELC_yPHqLebnj3fKU/s400/P5150090(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We had Spring a couple of days this week and we were able to take a picture of all of the beautiful apple trees in bloom!! They are everywhere here in Kazakhstan! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">When we woke up this morning, we had snow on the roof tops!! This has been a very long winter!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are still working on getting the NRT equipment through customs. If we can't get the necessary documents this week, they may have to send the shipment back, which would be devastating to the training that we have set up for July!! We just need to have faith that it will happen!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Our time is getting close and we know that it will be hard to leave these wonderful people. We are working hard to get everything done!! We have truly loved this experience!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-45539267020279215542009-05-18T05:00:00.019-06:002009-05-18T09:07:39.665-06:00A Day Trip to Borovoya, Kazakhstan - 18 May 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">After catching up on a few things this week, we decided, with the help of our friend, Frank Tetreault, that we needed to take a day trip to Borovoya, which is about 2 and a half hours from Astana. </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Borovoya is the nearest mountain resort to Astana and many people go there for rest and relaxation during the summer. People always ask us if we have been to Borovoya yet. We decided that we can't go home without seeing this wonderful place, so we decided to hire a taxi and away we went!!</span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">When we got to Borovoya we found a small town, with lots of hotels and resorts and several sanatoriums. They all surround Lake Borovoya which is nestled in the trees among large rock formations.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Sergei, our driver, took us to a huge cropping of rocks and told us that we should climb to the top. When we got to the there, we took these beautiful pictures!!</span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337131235914644770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64IFJ9NCSbPnkAk41jYtSToJPsrmcLs5LXK5UKGmBdrrmrSumv5rteB5qIcrv2wQMwi5yrEUistM6Q0bz3Fzl2STnGlPQK92sKyHXLKSyU62k2c_cF4-xxuYtrNNj4_NuabXDz5sqfcc/s400/P5160101(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It was amazing to drive from the steppe into this mountain region and see all of this beauty which seems to be out in the middle of nowhere!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337134491404628402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbcXppLJrOPj7AUPo-VQ_xFCofgjkxcgbHIreZlxyMAHCwGt0o8Dy5dhvwgYTzGgUxb2ohdhD47uHEFVivGU0dIK0h41l_jrH8_q0scyU7S9Zmei2hFSyuqBPDBq3nd-Q4UYMHwNKRoQ/s400/P5160106(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The rock formations are just amazing!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337140236378659138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAa9EiAngvRoFYx4uFC-4NNoCYDCl_pIysrVWBgN1hOxFbJzqKIRONk_FsKPaJ5ocntMd55zqppwlZvL1jOe0bT5NWeEDLwbn00smETNA6Hm8MldGYexDBLRsNimNZM39pyGOPf-XMAbY/s400/P5160107(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is beautiful Lake Borovoya!! This was taken on the very top of the huge rocks. You can see the road down below.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337141807500795714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0ti-UvAezRI9sGj91XxlzVB8EOn0dFhcRlYT7TAH-PFjOiQB18fBfkXd2dt0PrfNw5E2VArVNTbeXKbEtU55wLE2ygODWpxr61gVFx8LL7qpAWzf5FQLzB4iYXJQVTbLiz7KFU78GEw/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_035(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This rock is one of many with a unique formation that was eroded away by the effects of nature. We saw this all over the area.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337144533881772050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EUAcNbVZyu_CbwvfNbxAHiTc5NzhuNU9ZKq2TjS19105BMegEsWFiymNFJhCll6vU9gOiJuK4D8i8d7LkaWlnK0yrdWetptS6T9lMS42EUm45kfdciPssyRX6r_SElZiMyD8d6rO_nM/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_036(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are the exhausted hikers (well maybe just two)!! Roy, Anne, Sergei and Mira. This is the trail up to the top of the rocks!! It's a good thing we did this first or we probably wouldn't have had the energy to do it later in the day!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337146508161972082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQzKnOYQ5S4gNpZgM5JnF9A4pjNMvXvPojvTToBXwjqWDMlOcraFZ8SgWIdQC0HB5THLiToqgPM1_9E7i6Fo82cM7hse4tgQGu4e62dA5NnEcyJiu_07-4nwIBCkY-MUhd16dOk48e-E/s400/P5160128(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Out in Lake Borovoya is a large cropping of rocks that look like a sphinx. Any picture that we have seen of Borovoya has this huge rock in it. The rock is called Zhumbaktas cliff or "Riddle-stone".<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337149039655898674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzokEWw8y2-GuofqUVdf75T859iYOpY9ljj5ZFl8xmHgfTKLcXtMPr4nJ-4O_-v9VdeDLOgMaNOI9hDLWJywkh6PTYGaoJhTed0pdzxofF70joJy-eHB33VjLaHzNyspUX1zt3ZlL8my4/s400/P5160179(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the "Riddle-stone" taken from the other side of the lake. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337150614958411394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwJCyC_cXIhhqhiQXoyMlgcOr5BsQYJn21LxoZe-qKbsf7xDDJyk47SqVqU4d-WqQjMxF08ihhXhV3RcEPKRec57C1VDCkZwhmyz6xHtXtqKNLqSfF4WJTh3YcDcjEdcHrJPRblvnQ0A/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_169(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Roy and Anne with the Zhumbaktas cliff in the background!! (We got caught in a couple of thunder showers; hence, the wind blown and rained-on look!!) As you can see in the background, the area surrounding the lake is covered in pine trees. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337152348757549586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZ_9GGOROiE8xnSUOYGvxc_w-LaTfu2AhhNhWSfD1_FzptN-NkAFhq3tPEXFt7SPUAXNw4qhMc1PMtKjED3GshCnjmOeabZdhEs9dqDP-KOTjxLIUf8eDv5_VUwAz8yajr4qHwTKvYc0/s400/P5160130(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Out in this clearing is a monument to Ablay-khan, one of the rulers during the 1700's. He is famous for uniting the early Kazakh people against the Djungars, which were from China and Mongolia. This is a very impressive monument!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337159078762118610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjwJbLK2as35Bz7biBSNoXF2ZFojrD1GsQjMA98Y3hcp07ga-qM0Z1bV3sVM5gAUyranoUh0J-zD3J5mAfpx9zUEnFYZ1XdVSQU49XbnNJA59EOGHRqOo7hYOhYs9W-S4kZiYESGMAFI/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_086(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This huge eagle is at the top of the monument! Of course, the eagle is one of the symbols of Kazakhstan. There are carvings and symbols of Kazakhstan on the monument as well.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337160934172826498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSs0dsXdIgWxw6DCyExrir7k2jZE6MMsCAmWA2ZD9vl0IBzmHZMFP87eecvyrLfG4PKvP4s0sOF3Kzq83i6K00I_Oc6JQvrgh0_VlzBH22kzpbHe3BpRNZA7x7dOPIRYoYc3q4Bh9tlA/s400/P5160144(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Sergei took us to another area in the forest where there is a waterfall. This rock formation is on the way to the waterfall and looks like camel. Of course Mira and Anne had to have their picture taken on it!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337163458578110162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw92Ga86c1qdiY8nIkL_WqFAhDEdgWigLZVoR1Tqg_zz32x_CIxlyqM5JExOU78ayaNEk5NugqiCI0SiFmyeU6pBaLRvYfHl_5PYDxOKqfCYDPsXqFIGtZ3XZzC5jfOvEvVRSsE-YQx4/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_112(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">When we got to the waterfall, this is what we found, a large layer of snow among the birch trees!! It was amazing! You can see how thick the snow in this area is. The waterfall is running underneath the snow!! Mira, Sergei and Roy<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337165303950533314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg-kFfnrY1mk5j-RqoFKLf7xZWMH95gyPsxP70_l_H8gn58GNdIQfE4-ZvOLkrHPjlF73JUBudOxdpPOe2Sdpa_0Bd1ZL4UO06Nv9Xv3KthOMfe0x-mPjR99oqn-iZWHROlcr2ep2uKs/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_120(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Mira, Frank Tetreault and Anne and Roy on the bridge over the stream where the waterfall is. You can see the snow in the background!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337168409705109122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T9Pm5EneJfOwi3i9kagmCQLXT4IJmCM8zxE4GDXeI_DFkLrySppYge7HdHBi3MljbGIwf1QGfWOhh8AtGVSk9tS2P-1jaOzKCjfShF3XUBES054xG6rfY7jpibgKM2kmv75xMDUE-Os/s400/P5160206(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Then Sergei took us to another area where there is a small lake called Bolshoe Chebachye. It has a lot of beach area with huge rocks everywhere. There is also a land mass that stretches out to the middle of the lake and has birch trees growing there and another sandy beach area. Roy is resting on one of the large rocks that are along the beach.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337170149313100546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlCY7AQsWC6LKfoJtLfi7cflZdGNoRKZ0Hj3SxcbaHEbM-J7qaHi3dAUGiIE27bZqJtKdgd0y2WF-9isCm8njqXDS96C-62oHbXeM0cPz2TkDcvT1q2q7AJEbrIemKFogvDFgq-HcHJk/s400/P5160213(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">On the way back from the beach, Roy took this picture of this rock formation which is called the Okzhetpes cliff ("Inaccessible by Arrow") and on the top of the cliff it looks like a baby elephant lying down on it's knees!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337172299215616498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEqUzI9BL092tY-9Rx4lvbyeLGpuOWHE508rG3DO2GcrqZR7fe6Fwtjb28Iz4fpYHmxp6uH_8eOfjtxIVDEBBPXS1_TwJo_kB17B_UtXZcSj4SrX7wK2qTcSk5pOnpHwPM5Wk68MAIrw/s400/Borovoye_16_May_2009_277(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is a closer picture of the elephant. Pretty cool, wouldn't you say!!</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We had a wonderful day and to top it off we ate at one of the cafes in town...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173633589139042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKlEIA2t7XRpfs9tSiOMWetIa00lloGmMRW_-jiVHDuMldfoHsxCTlQjfc4GapP3SiK4a71WMClZgG6c-VwI_U7Yo7_mjveyIrMsBtoFGDj_XqLhTbgap8xVUbVVXrHc2NJS8bpqG2MQ/s400/P5160216(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">and had "Shashlek" which is kabobs - chicken, pork and lamb. It was wonderful and very tasty!! Anne, Roy and Frank Tetreault.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We had a great day we had!! Sergei was a great guide and knew just where to go and we appreciate all he did for us. We are glad that we took the time to go. It would have been a shame to leave Kazakhstan and never have seen this beautiful area!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">As far as projects, we are still waiting for Moscow to give us the go-ahead on the new computer program. We are also still dealing with getting customs clearance that we thought we had for the NRT equipment. The fun never ends!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Thanks to all of you for your love and support!! We are so blessed and have felt the "tender mercies" of the Lord constantly on this mission! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-6331033239972369952009-05-10T05:39:00.018-06:002009-05-10T08:29:23.198-06:00Victory Day Celebration in Astana, Kazakhstan - 10 May 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Happy Mother's Day!!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We have become accustomed to dealing with customs here in Kazakhstan!! We found out that we haven't the right documents because the laws have changed, so we are trying to get the right ones supplied and a new letter written to the person in charge!! We (and Sveta and Mira) will be working on that this week! The shipment is in Almaty and we're trying to get all the documents in place so that we can get it through customs!! Wish us luck!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Friday, Frank Tetrault invited us to go to the opera, Figaro, with him!! We found out that he and all of the other Air Astana pilots that are 60 years of age and over, are now terminated as of June 15 because of new Kazakh aviation restrictions! He was disappointed over that; so now he will be flying home a week after us. We are grateful that we had the opportunity to get to know him and his wife.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334167732846086178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugFw09M4WRWuL_tdYEACLUWN7RD4Og3eIOR-0f3P7mjKO9oCyYSfV6lMWYFLVDFhOuDtfu1kg3tbwjrC15bGfBL6oSylu-svIYoPVoHS5TCwqxcGikWs1QVuDNkTaD7yA9Ql6tKLoNFs/s400/P5080014(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">"Figaro" was great! The singing, the set and the costumes were unbelievable, as usual!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334168621535903138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM5EEkFFLQnaWhOdIUsNeDd8-wIX4PgaN9kThApDDTft2FobSeFLo15pNJ7ltoD7hDFUn_DzQDBGvyQFRkVlN2WFr9oxcSc0bk6lUkAhIbtKThFYk6tFcdS1nz1iz9t6bNb_Z6CVlI9Q/s400/P5080031(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The guy who played "Figaro" is on the left. The opera was all in Russian, but we read the synopsis of the play before we went so we could figure out what was happening!!</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On Saturday, May 9, was Victory Day which is celebrated as the end of the Great Patriotic War (World War II).<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171565901501842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIuI44aDZqlAuCiw4yJvemd_TAtb_YIH6NhO1VgGLoqMnJFeK0YNl9P6ktPqWXNXWF-tvr743ULmup7qxuvseL4DYpslc0elBTOnfiZaJACKReFiOqUSk32vZ3ngU_doGTwOdNiKmneE/s400/P5090036(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Raigul Dukenova, one of the NGO's that we have done a couple of projects for, invited us and she helped us get into the celebration. She is the lady behind the boy in front. Kulnazira and her granddaughter, Anne, Kamka and one of her office workers, Raigul and her two daughters, son and husband and Roy. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334174695992422642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpdyI6Z7TFDt8tBNmUlHh3kBPsrdZx3JOsx8t_6PorVRWaBhQ_9VmXXq5IGPcB8qkvp6ezMInaiHpXaro2WXih1KkoaWM_RyCKAUhsv6BvvzcMgSZjcDfP6eLN81gTvwczWifkij31So/s400/P5090037(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We asked if we could have our picture taken with this representative of the Russian Orthodox Church. They said yes and so we did!! He didn't ask who we were but we wished we could have told him!! </span></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334176832511051426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eHIAuz57O1PIBmhp3z1I5Im3Cr1086hmzedg1ZLjzFjigalbkv2GZ9oFBoPQLdRmgPLbeLTvMgtHOrT1zbR2OEsFWqRqNmyoLCKsCzP-G9MRfZZ5zSynpTIFx6G9pmHnhkcKiInrYzs/s400/P5090038(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These little ladies and gentlemen were waiting by the fence to get into the area closer to the monument. They are veterans of the war or their husbands were veterans of the war and many of the little "babushka's" wear their husbands medals. They were so sweet that we just had to have a picture taken with them.!!</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">While we were standing there they ushered these older people and the Russian Orthodox representative into the area closer to the monument. Because we were standing there, we walked in with them, even though we didn't look Kazakh at all!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334179265852627458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1_o7FCHL9thL1Dc9czVAotGYmSJiQ1tDrOV5MiIg7SGGAvG5FSd7Jvqtpuk5ng-YCL2PG3k2VEkmwAU2fVxn7gU3KXydy-jFAUqXL5pL74CSdyKG37BYhu4AJtlquM00eusWq1Rtb-U/s400/P5090043(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the monument where the celebration took place. There were thousands of people there. Soon there were black cars pulling up close to where we were standing.</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334180249431949490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_7QfxJpDMRHvTxl_OrhTGCSmS4RM2gcR6uDseGdmx41pJRJZ61QmFZKsUwou3ogbguAbT_MxnKleZJB-mdwFzAKZWXbLhekA0jBLMu2ZBsDgs9lBwj_NrHR5CnJGiv2UYPqXVMaVYrs/s400/P5090049(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">President Nursultan Nazarbayev, got out and walked in front of the crowd, which was about 50 yards away from us!! We couldn't believe how close we were to the President of Kazakhstan!! Here he is putting a large basket of flowers at the foot of the monument.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334182473758908642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTjEtF2qCAcgCBU9YOMM322xz3gZGblji13ibBLWmek956WeFllvGKIL7_SDAEEuldQOG7TVypt3JOjfNyhiFfJdB6ZXg_r66JKDmc9EpqnbDSKvlw6DrRZ6JNfrl5jM4l532WpSrv2E/s400/P5090051(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The military performed for the President.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334183466009857762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI-om8m2Z5IrToxMAWiTdawQVNbC83goeJQXD0NdSaxdpPAnXB_ciNaEdiKG9m1u7N-i8b490c81BvmmYL6ZuE9IGZFGJrsYvQxTkyBUn1o2zQRi3uHTARIj4XCDOvkkTAa-wMgX9Jvk/s400/P5090053(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Here is the President watching the military perform. We were so grateful that we ended up where we did because we got to see so much more that we did last year; we were behind the fence last year!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334184422986016290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUhrCkCy84jAR7v-zfOgLBBp_0CIIrfkGAgSnuwQMJ8WnG6RAWgsF7XJGdo9O1GAqw1f6PDo8XP3EdUuzJwDGw9cAcq1c8kLl-wqRBDHXGzY1RuCoMeFN4QVoo3vr_ers4g7IEDih9vA/s400/P5090068(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the President left and the crowd dispersed, we were in the area where we could have our picture taken at the foot of the memorial with the basket of roses. One of Kamka's voulenteers, Kulnazira and her granddaughter, Anne, Kamka and Mira. We decided that we can get anywhere if we have Kamka, Kulnazira and Raigul with us!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334186246068238434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5nwywbjPud_s0_4S4e5HhDUloAT6zNfkAwJi3b63eFdkAHiu4kwq0_xF8Ap2zgYHmIuU6Ylq7msOOpqhLp80WeiI1o0lTbb_JD6IqTEFPO6saJeud6q1eLieaPCEw9Wf5VdEAHBpRNY/s400/P5090073(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Another picture taken at the monument. This is such an impressive monument and the relief pictures on the side are incredible as well.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334195504201392178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AGC1yGU5ddMEU8FQucr5HIPxGxnJlDXgnH59cOtFnWJekHD4gvCodSh70U2D21ttLqXXmIXagUemb9j3agxIZdmrfotON2errz4c4vzuCQ9SsiqVk7yW88WXjhILVlcmuA66RJVLlZA/s400/P5090076(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">On the way home, we stopped at the Byterick Park and took a pictures of these camels. Camels are actually in Southern Kazakhstan and not up north where we are.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334197279365197938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbayorcQqT0Rq22_rok_dY5XZpQTATqsoUEP7A-phyD8tu8ujSluegvdQDMpIvWnaXhORE0oQiPMA49OuBExersmbYuLSOrt8V8cCXDQ637cQ8_xpfC_JGRkMWTFJSKZ4tFd4uQUECr6E/s400/P5090079(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In the afternoon, we took Frank with us to the Ballet and Opera Theater where they had a concert honoring the veterans. The lady in blue is playing a kobuz.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334198707583664578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBpwQ624muEE32sC5EfOPiR5LRVoAngtxHSXijSbZUQHgu4P5jK2SUqQas-LkyGbZYD8H5iCHDmn67qbpcQVwc_RCgK6I8yEv8JYQnMHt6KZo6yNE7WiMkLw6n8NxDxmMo9KOEsd8TFA/s400/P5090085(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the concert - Frank, Mira, Anne and Roy. We had a good time and it was nice to be out with friends!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We hope all have a Happy Mother's Day and are able to talk to your family!! The gospel is true and we are so grateful to be members of this wonderful church!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-9542270707242126212009-05-06T06:29:00.019-06:002009-05-06T09:12:32.027-06:00Weekend in Almaty, Kazakhstan for Zone Conference - 6 May 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We had a busy week getting invoices for our projects and working on other paperwork. We have a new program that was given to us at the Humanitarian Conference that is all done by computer and we have to become familiar with it before we can submit any new projects. So now we are trying to find the time to do that!! </span><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Friday was Unity Day in Kazakhstan. Actually, it was originated by the Russians to unify all of the countries in the USSR. Now the people just celebrate the unity of the people here in Kazakhstan.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332689419670684610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-povBaP546uB1vYl4Z_qmsxej9Fb-dsk6Xay1s74DSFpa_JyuPBoTQr__niHG-3T39HcoxZwGaaVGzT_onhvJLZ3A8p2yJtGZS3v2lcDVldN2hpXBS_curIMxhxnrT8VnXjKHjgiLs4/s400/P5010630(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These children are playing the dombra and kobuz, which are Kazakh instruments, in the "Lollipop Park". There were displays everywhere of art and handmade items from all of the different schools in Astana. There were also talent contests in the park.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332691100848874386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpxSDqUW0ZWvgSe9oQa2hGq-17giUItqtemQG2yIuCIsaS0M31S6jkVFsyp8RQKius_lb9hx573bpl2FcDs2LuPIs-bzANSxQWgnuEyInMsxKSFGms-CtGOynsjQP237f4MrH6UGKySo/s400/P5010629(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">They had games and competition of every kind!! Wrestling, judo, even arm and leg wrestling were some of the sports. There was something for everyone! We especially liked the way the judges were dressed!! It was such a nice day out and even quite warm!!</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">In the afternoon, we flew to Almaty for Zone Conference and stayed in the Vincent's apartment, because they haven't found a replacement couple for the Vincents yet. </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Despite the electricity going out three times and the water being turned off once, it was great place to stay!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On Saturday we went to the Elder's apartment where Zone Conference was held with President and Sister Collins.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332694535538280994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvrdXOCzsHAVKgJD8MuEPe2RmOZSl-V2gxQ1oHnFYrF7xoKZZkNfu9_ozwxUORm6uJ42CyuOloOFWdXWOhd3bN9DdyOpRk5sS0f8uw8-Lm3hXTQSW9ePDrwBv3oAR86TcztXmAnMjv2w/s400/P5020636(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">President Collins, Elder Harker from Calgary, Canada; Elder Brandenburg from Seattle, Washington; Elder Despain from Casper, Wyoming; Elder McKay from Huntsville and Elder Welling. Sister Jensen from Springville, Sister Smith from Nauvoo, Illinois, Sister Collins from Mesa, Arizona and Sister Welling.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">It was a wonderful conference and our last and we are so glad that we were able to go. It's been nice to be with the missionaries and feel of their spirit!</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On Sunday we were able to attend Church with the Branch for the last time and say goodbye to them. We took pictures of a few of the members and wanted to include a couple of them in this week's blog</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332698376168724882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6vjslAytaEoV1JhuGJ0kpMovgcGFrCk7Pc11m-CnnIYytT3iHrnss-4CcX-jYJWzW6Bdh5WSNh7Dei9hzVr1poVzR8vQTvl19bsbjClcTtN4FeN7EqCzKwlcxBYkw4kSOu5zkx_Mql0/s400/P5030639(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The Imangaziev Family- Sabina, Alma, Murat and Aruzhan. Murat was just released as the Branch President about 6 months ago. They have a son, Maxim, who is serving a mission in the Ukraine.</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332701800697880370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B_7qKkGrrjy0q45aZ1gmcyyIZAIzUMXylfV0WrELdPmWgyRHNZNPp3mns0yHc4ZJDQ_0DuEhJu2TRoFmha5pYDrYM3xoaRmqkXhpEC8MHCeLxC6ZkZDg0kgasonK1nrC6ryq2OQfU70/s400/P5030641(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The Dautove Family - Elmira, Sultan, Damir and Adelia. Sultan is now the Branch President.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332703632966536418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DX_kehAI_AVpzadBWRoiXCUgyPmRbUcKJfjoEDwYc18gsk_Y2VngAEOLiSILO34-MXI2ALOxIV_skF9gH3hy21KLKteKZX8li4l09XCxixGfiM2pX14LFedgKAKtfPyw3d8KMIBpTu0/s400/P5030642(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is Iira Kabdigaliev who is waiting for her mission call any day now!! We hope to see her in August at the SLC airport when she leaves for the mission field. What a wonderful young lady she is and has such a strong testimony of the gospel!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332705264755996402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dAw6J9m4ou_2PzlS4-mkm6YZZFBHieULj2JVBc-cjTnMUU5warGNh5vgWDsUD0x__cy8Ml8juEXcDAKwQCo3znHq1xk60IcbM2kM84x5T31QZPdBopo_asjkWm10wmHhrW5V_ebq4S4/s400/P5030645(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">President and Sister Collins will be leaving for home in July. We are so glad that we were able to get to know them and be a part of the Russia Moscow West Mission.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332706840001461490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6SqFsVNgKDYSD_V1Qp7QD78YLa1vBGwKMZolz7U1LQnILeYwr_nJa0xSupLmuyeaOYuZzbWcpdV8uGl_Kn-FHjCDA5xYE-9B55CO0IeK9EzDpFpGHRqBlF7UKoDMCqyxB26hryjOEfs/s400/P5030653(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Sunday evening, the Piepers invited us over for dinner. We had a wonderful visit with them. Chris, Evelyn and Sofie Pieper will be leaving for home to Washington D.C. in July. We are so glad that they were able to spend some time with us in Astana!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332708683119901026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXyxeFu1fUrhsaehVEoR4ECUqkY_BvJD79B_m27G8ByaN9lhjc0yUT-ts7SLwy5IgYzsy3MrDjgYtTzCokJCpTqD1dczNFHbDPq_Kh6sFJ_taRAA5imwrrViG-Xug32hhESnkWvAwzB0/s400/P5040657(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Monday, Sveta took us to meet with Tamara Chuvakova and her two assistants to ask some questions about the up coming NRT and for us to say goodbye to them! She is 70 years old and is still working!! This wonderful lady has been very instrumental in getting the NRT program up and going in Kazakhstan. She is over all perinatal training in Kazakhstan. We absolutely love her and her two assistants. Zarina's mother fixed us this wonderful meal of salads and horse meat and mushroom pie!! We loved it all! In fact it was the best horse meat we have tasted!! (I wanted to show pictures, but I can't get them all on the blog!!)</span></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332712352673584178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx85FDSMdJF-8pKChSoqmoTwQJ5-mGuOTmxt0zfTsbat8oSBNRMFmOJodrw3At4uHeq3Gf8ZnoOvuDHPpeDNgPCYRNsZUVH7li4yosvoQmHktzVxYUW6cwVhpCxpcD2Q6-CciMNu6QX-c/s400/P5040661(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">They were thrilled with the pictures we gave them. Anne, Dr. Aliya, Dr. Zarina, Dr. Tamara and Roy. We told them how much we loved them and that we would never forget them!! It was pretty hard saying goodbye!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332715096064634034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkGSIkFnwX5iLNoxe6j8JWs_h78BE44UXWlH9Ix8xcYojPUDveMuJp7GsigLND5JjjVvU4VbpiDZv5cZ4CPGdQjAgJw6vtg7gfIE4xd1mik_wWEnZA_rE3HpqJ35xy8yfm11wkG9q14w/s400/P5040677(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the meeting at the hospital, Sveta took us on a drive where both sides of the road are lined with tulips of every color and kind. Then we went to this park that is being built that will have every kind of flower and bush and tree from Kazakhstan. This is the entrance to the park. Aren't the tulips just beautiful!!!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332717288768878178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDluHTPEbqvKKdPN9oL0pH6oygXvRtmiEOsH5bNSk9y3ALp158HcamBTx0zQVDbVBFWchzSC4YHhVdq1aIPffu2XPwxZkbuyj-jkwj2CzNK2Zc2fwlSvD_3lTzdK7jcdN7clHW2reJOA/s400/P5040680(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is our favorite visa clerk, Svetlana Rahimzhanova. This young lady was the first missionary from the Almaty branch. She works for the church taking care of all of the missionary visas in Kazakhstan and all those that come from Russia for renewal. She has upwards of 20 missionaries at a time!! It's crazy for her and she is so busy! She also does all the work setting up the NRT with Marcia and George Bennett.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332721991822394082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wr_XHGNCh4YKuhyQJmr8Cn4lSqKOTdHLoOxbmY4Z9C6fBM3CPg323pb0n53tGEXVd4qfAnBEnWSYTAnbQPMw6RmJVGYKjYYGLZVTzGStX2EpbwEqrG6FmLE31yKZtSsQwjkm3P-g0lQ/s400/P5040682(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We absolutely could not function without her!! And sometimes we wonder if the Church could function in Kazakhstan without her!! She teaches Institute and English on the side. She also translates for us when we are in Almaty. We love her so much and will miss her terribly! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That's about it for this week! Sorry it is late, but we are getting down to crunch time and we are sooo busy!! We love you all for your support and prayers in our behalf! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-45280737696193033202009-04-26T07:13:00.026-06:002009-04-27T09:28:25.274-06:00Europe East Area Humanitarian Couples Conference in Yerevan, Armenia - 26 April 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We had a wonderful time this year at our Humanitarian Conference in Yerevan, Armenia! We can't believe that that we are going to places we would have never dreamed we would see!! The Lord continues to bless us.</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Wednesday morning at 6:30 we flew to Moscow and after a 4 hour wait, flew to Yerevan, Armenia. Yerevan is a beautiful place as well as the people. It was fun to meet some new couples and renew our acquaintances with couples that were there last year in Bulgaria. </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329003238679708866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP5oQ-qdBNfwGSahiu2JR82xHLTVFWEIoiLoXHgAGosgzaFIEK2ni2zkAsgFZJsmilxy9w9ULkcTnrCb-FGjPD4pYML5UMiJX4S3vVnqCEjl5VtmHz_3dP6_L1zPO2DWZ4GjoPujVosI/s400/P4230540(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is Vlad Nechiporov who is the Area Welfare Manager for all of the Europe East Area. He approves or rejects our projects along with the Area Presidency depending on the amount of money needed for the project. He has now been called as a Mission President and will be leaving his job on 2 May to serve in the Russia Rostov Mission beginning in July. What a wonderful opportunity we have had to work with him!!</span></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Our conference was very spiritual as well as informative. Elder Gibbons, from the Area Presidency spoke to us about being missionaries first and to remember that we are disciples of Christ. He also told us that there are 87 couples serving in the Europe East Area. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder David Stapley, Europe East Director of Temporal Affairs, spoke and quoted Bishop Edgley who said that half of all humanitarian couples serve in the Europe East Area. He told us of things we need to be doing in order to be more effective as humanitarian missionaries. The goals of the Area Presidency are to strengthen welfare principles, strengthen marriage and families, and extending good will to those in need. </span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">It was wonderful to hear the counsel of these brethren which helps us and strengthens us in our calling as humanitarian missionaries in this area of the world!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On Friday afternoon, we went sightseeing which was a real treat for all of us!!</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329025701733867858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIruL3EeIz2pElRK0-vMG2ANWyQp-gm_-geVtT29M27v9GNFdByfge-YKaajgNAB7hO6a4kkm6Sf2COx70YuoTdKiNabvmqeOHqyCreP2ZglNifeLT2ZCMd34wquAZqYwqk9IOLBH8pvI/s400/P4240546(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is Mount Ararat which is actually in Turkey now because the Turks took over that area. Armenia still claims it, though. It was a beautiful sight to see where it is believed the ark landed after the flood!! Because of the clouds, we were only able to see part of it. But we were grateful for what we did see!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329028608923323170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlWkgTFNvmNr-KDUhAuMWKdMufVq59D3hno3Jzxq2ZIQlrDAReaFM9e79FZG-li_4tlkutI-X6WsFv3JEwC-AZtMXGYZbLLbAq07mbNqnrY2GsgHcIrOpq642fJcTIPX-ClyuD49bGAg/s400/P4240549(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We first visited Khor Virap Monastery. It is a shrine to Armenian Christianity. Mount Ararat is in the background. The monastery is located on the hills where the ancient capital of Armenia, Artashat, was situated and served as a prison then. The capital was founded by King Artashes I around 180 B.C.</span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329354412503040658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSirmRWQGTeOw3155FDSvFGQSt7ZBwaCAaTGBzs8y52BIFxf5zJIde3qTeBKGs2zVGSSn7QQWG-S6j1YMIDqypbuNFK-Ip_9YIDWb5TlKftUILLMTo3LCQQdrvxRi6cQBnV30zxFkFVP4/s400/P4240552(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Here we are standing on the wall of the monastery with Mount Ararat in the background. What a majestic mountain it is!</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329031240341224594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8ngQ2M2WB3U3IsVpFi7lGBS-dTHnLDGiCss8QenUF38E1XvE-N_74FaIK6VxYIje6qgjeW4ST0PRg6-owuWK_WVWU_RmQ7WjarFlZzQVgPFTHWscqZZV4WU9jsfNQwUQFZ4V8uJIcvM/s400/P4240556(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The monastery was built atop the pit or dungeon where St. Gregory, the Illuminator, had been imprisoned for about 13 years over 1700 years ago, as he was preaching Christianity in Armenia which was a pagan country then. (This building is where the dungeon is located.) Access to the pit has been preserved. It is 23 ft. down in the ground. It is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Armenia.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329346140571826386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW9U2cQLkAE8PGGDPsEw3aR6D_uLDkpsf-7bAjtHkRiHW3v-OrOZqORBOrXQgT9nxAwpZKjwmcq9Lmmc9Tng5Fcx54k15mZNNz3TZJ291mLVmsAYZsN-HkmQcUyVL6dMhXX04UEiaPDs/s400/P4240553(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the chapel at the monastery. These are some of the missionary couples on the tour with us.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329351904668296658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3kxLaqFOkhfoT2xz-lHzyX4TW1harqdgvWnZmm44LogmUaKoWgTh4yAdXN6df_zpxmCaFwEWX49IOW7Y4o_BHkge8lXAQDDdAInIa6K2ktz1_ZgjoiLPZ3YeGyzYzfzkLTlPDJ-z3EE/s400/P4240555(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Inside the chapel are beautiful paintings. This is just an example. (Elder Welling wouldn't let me put them all on the blog!) After the adoption of Christianity in 301 A.D., this place has become one of the sacred places in Armenia and it forever distinguished Armenia as the world's first Christian nation. It happened during the reign of King Tiridat III.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329356781724144994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFrOJKJMTsKMUL3DKFsGTLQSVRu-YYEzacXXm-9MFRVAMiTI561lP92WKbajcpWmwNGO3F6-NnHHvZg8O2GId3uGkXkJc1YrU8nvpNaZKeZ_DKzDan6ptUSvrkYSGVBriLiZsyla0xbw/s400/P4240565(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This picture was taken as we walked down the hill from the monastery on our way to the next stop on our tour. These are the humanitarian couples from Turkey who we are especially fond of because we were in the MTC with the Looslis and the Fifields. Elder and Sister Loosli - Istanbul, Elder and Sister Keeler - Ankara, Elder and Sister Fifield - Izmir, and Elder and Sister Wellilng - Astana, Kazakhstan.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329361954645980258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbEqBXedXucqubf2_EAbxjdWug5Par7KNT2glHDrq0CP0O9sYKRCiRRDlIzzHnGfy5DRO8n3Kgkpub6pyhX9hA4mNRGVeq0GaqALUjbg6akdPMAL5cPQo0IvgdOzQmmtlVx412eFbUKM/s400/P4240576(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The next stop was at the 7th century Church of St. Hripsimeh which is a unique example of the Armenian classical architecture, built on the site of Virgins' Martyrdom for their faithfulness to Christianity. The tradition is that about forty Christian virgins fled from Byzantine to Armenia about the end of the 3rd century. Because they were Christians, King Tiridat III of Armenia ordered to have them imprisoned and then killed.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329364319915866290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2282aetamIHE4QKhNcp1TAe_vwFFv3qmrVczgnp7aOtN5v0TDl0zQ_PiPyPQ3T4PLerjPVP4lL2w2gVkuoQNu_sKJ_tvWK7gt6HKLg4J-tkbtpcM23y_ULsY6WNrddD9vxCBnx5Ih034/s400/P4240580(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the adoption of Christianity, this site was considered to be a sacred place and later in the 7th century (618 A.D.), this church was built bearing the name of Hripsimeh, who was one of the virgins. The bell tower was constructed in the 18th century.</span> </div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329368225438388594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjQYiioPPGw0ldA_HTnJ2ouZX0gxHjykkht0595TvNhWNI-GqqpPT-76cMvGU6mmsfJKiLwNbiS8jVDkbpHCZ3m9eOVHJi893AXns94mgUjrDJsQID-xFo7bzZ9RyiBwnoYnNEa6VRlU/s400/P4240587(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It was beautiful inside the chapel with paintings and ornate fixtures everywhere.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329370210732529634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKUqdR3cgurJa45GYLqtvI8sVB3HtHokyPDnnxX40B6QjO0gdBLfcSLe3OekULoso6LNbHqNO1UgTzWoE2tQkTMEFsmAU7yqtlHXS-TPq4vZPkYwsh23fNMKuFy6bpxMMT4LO0eWzoG8/s400/P4240589(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These two little Armenian "babushka's" were so sweet! We just had to take a picture of them when then asked me about my "detee" and "vanooke" in Russian!! I told them we had 6 and 20 in Russian!! They were so kind and helpful!! I gave them a big hug when we left!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329373384694175474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WGPalFQZQcm-447bbVyF51ymy5D3F_VRPEnqPMgGbKJqfAMlp0ih-kGww1o0KtjUCBxcPrjYxNeZbdnxXj8-ZrTOLjf5dakdD8v95LBMXaX6m3hcXEFIwaJ_2zK3e_teoTvSMt4HKWs/s400/P4240596(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Our last stop was at the Mother Cathedral of Echmiatsin which is the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the most important religious center in Armenia. Originally it was constructed in 301 A.D.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329375238410847298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqNGY8BFcP0iNaVPGM-0GootHKASFPjfaCcXgmmUw2WY9DW8FdZpxY07bfUv_mlV8YsMplhyphenhyphen3N6sg7BbTvmQ9Ksa4OZWFFcqKiXnpTptdxV48YgqlxDj7z9-OwN-4V1ffmZj1EFnHx8s/s400/P4240600(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the grave of one of the virgins that fled from Byzantine to Armenia and was killed. It is in the basement of the church.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329376714062888194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4N7ebEAC1zLIAFeE9WfstMmkbnJyPHSayAy3JKvHe-6GWlnf5Zm-EwHJBjZ6A6v4ahKlvpYS4vwXkdK_k_mcUZMOLbjjYnh_J93N4eCne5sdwbgr6Hd6AXNQk-m5w2tQ8bs9MpDx08g/s400/P4240604(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Elder Welling in front of the Echmiatsin Cathedral. In the course of history the cathedral has been reconstructed and renovated several times. The interior of the church is covered with beautiful frescoes.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379628356027666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCrod6lClhEgKk4_aofopz7b24dpQLx1AxcpdCwk4d1GtYlWGePd3vAFlWtjTG9btKWU1hEt5B4HY_Xgf1Y4m4ryaSSXL-zsRg4t8EBaTMS8CLNsBgIwGVm6GkaDb950dGNY4eBnwMY8/s400/P4240612(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the tour, the bus dropped us off at the Old Yerevan Restaurant where we were fed a wonderful meal of Armenian salads and barbequed beef, chicken, pork an lamb. It was so good! We loved it!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329381401456862418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCw3UUHqugf1ZPcTIO3DvwZJiGWVrCY0mEjXhxU99KN_zr-Ty4DcU9bfPZ0D1xDzwfwIXoWmDq4SEko8MnA1k_QSye0H8rlbjzGTR8Wf4cu9IEouHeeoFNxmKmyhrdRxZGMaKHxObKiI/s400/P4240615(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These guys were our waiters and they served us a delicious Armenian dessert of rice and squash with raisins, nuts and dried apricots! It was quite tasty!! </span><br /></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329384086511086642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81gDE5NnRuJEx9EADhpw3woKomqsZ0SpQft0FD8W1HXT3mAjyTrCQAXQRF3A-65BBBCBWMI1E8C-8Z2QrgWq39vLqfOilnH7cwpxzqRzS02Gqq7-Z9CJgi3HUZCnxWDGwY37iIAR87ao/s400/P4240618(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is Elder and Sister Ireland who have been our Area Welfare Specialists and will be leaving on Monday to go home to South Dakota. What wonderful friends they have become!! We will surely miss them!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">What a great time we had in Yerevan meeting wonderful people and renewing our friendship with others! Serving this mission continues to bless us with so many wonderful experiences!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">How blessed we are to be able to serve the Lord in our calling as humanitarian missionaries! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-22002787714884186302009-04-20T09:53:00.014-06:002009-04-21T06:36:16.612-06:00Another Closing Presentation, A Night at the Opera and Visitors from Almaty - 20 April 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We had a busy week this week and were able to get quite a bit done! </span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We went to the Children's Hospital #1 and visited with them about doing a project to help their handicapped children that they work with. A project was done for them a couple of years ago and they have used the equipment very effectively and so we want to help them again. Hopefully, they will get back with us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That same day, we attend a closing presentation of a project we did for the Children's Charity Fund of Astana City. The Church was able to donate computers, chairs, desks, bookshelves and sewing machines for the orphans and foster children that the organization works with.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326809185941904066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUfpAj7lIGwPadYzb-5exzGnOd6Kxk8BpZiid-qUapHLQCUZwoXBrd0r4e2UCLD4Z_bTY3ztiYpfzqo08BTYiko18R85SLKAyCW7CUVQW4QidtvxSTH-JRsteiFWHQd6v8FcaUOe5AJY/s400/P4140463(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This young lady is using one of the seven computers. Behind her you can see the bookshelves along with the chairs and desks.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326812185047108210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcBJgjrvGAsec2OUVwGFqeloJJgigrb8cJls7nIwQYoeu9S6r_fw5PzL8CC9fj3qhRXt7OFC1pESlugoiSPgXn41zp9M4u4bN9eLJjlH1LzmfsOC4iKnvln_eVLb7FCd-SSO4YJQxts0/s400/P4140472(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These are the three sewing machines that we donated to help the teens learn how to sew.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326813500387915202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUi6F9Xs0fsqnZlLZainS33fTlWt2vGQwmTGhH8Us3BMIY5RGwQXtNWMlX7O7e3L6iWOUpy8bQyM0KXDcdc5lhI2WsKeiIhDsorjqK_2iC_qAz9T3qFP0x2I-rSjugmztv3JkghBgVnc/s400/P4140467(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After seeing all of the equipment that the Church donated, we had our pictures taken with the director and the former director of the organization.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Anne, Aiman Mausenbaeva (director), Kali Mukataevich, (former director) and Roy.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327095719054440098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvwFinQjC2gZfO8ntD7BkqwNQ4ZIys0RgUntpA7bCww6GBA8UM92boB9Gnho-5pnFloL7f01H-0JX_hagR9DcKRUe4wLOCR7aLleCWVQb4CUFH3zpVds1oJO3cB0__3VEtqdYDfsdkJI/s400/P4140477(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Then we went into Aiman's office where they served us a lovely meal of salads, kolbasa, cheese, bread and fried bread with cabbage inside, and monties (steamed dough with a meat mixture inside) which we love and torte for dessert. We ate way to much and it was so good!! Most of the people gave a little speech and thanked us for all we had done for them. They told us that they have just gotten to know us and become good friends and now we are leaving!! It will be hard to leave such wonderful people because we feel the same about them!!</span><br /></p></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327100422362322930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8hEBJEmi7g1IcfYIv_EoV0jSg5VNubAAz9UBW6P7I27sLT0jzvmWNuyRIbIxaGzHL9A6uJNpoQ_rQ1C6xZWEgTPJ4v4kGeqFd16UkFg9IGky66QWZTXi0E4qPcebP2d4p37qhrXTyW0/s400/P4140482(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">When we were ready to leave, Aiman presented us with a picture that we had admired previously that was in the room where they were going to put the computers. It is a picture of a traditional Kazakh gentlemen playing the dombra and it's all inlaid wood!!! Roy was thrilled and Anne cried! Mira explained to everyone there that Roy does marquetry (inlaid wood). Roy told them all that this is his most prized possession from Kazakhstan!!</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We were grateful to be able to help this organization and know that they will make good use of the equipment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We also found out that the Shaws, our replacements, should be here the first weekend in June. That means that we will probably be home the second weekend in June!! So we have a lot to accomplish and we hope that we can get everything done because the time is going fast!</span><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327105030259989026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9inzGiFye9U_IlC8FxiuWlNlNLVrTA8tDRvfEqXnj82xfZEzEahz5nOSAxC1wrX6N9M1qM6HGWDuEMidH-EUS1b_oZnBThOwny4bdx9qa1ODsh-CkIE35-e8jmpNhIjrcZUuLKNy5xM/s400/P4170500(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Friday night we attended the opera, Rigoletto, with our favorite Air Astana pilot, Frank Tetreault, who had just arrived back from the US. It was great and the set and costumes were beautiful. It was a bargain for $3.33 and we had great seats down in front!! (We read the synopsis beforehand so we knew what the story line was!)</span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Saturday morning, Chris and Evelyn Pieper and their baby, Sofie, arrived here from a visit to Sharbakti on there way back home to Almaty. Chris is President Piper's son and is in Almaty on a Fulbright Scholarship and will be finished in July. They wanted to see the sights in Astana and we told them that we would love to show them around.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327111031932607170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLRTzExNIHdevZY4I0yS_sGKl32eu4eGlcNN1_E8qsTaYaBdohixvYOCkN0Uv0IQHAEGE3y1LwXjWK9DX_MxRxI_itetRtV8o0nT5eGuUph-62SKdgER56tnxUn_LBvUx2eU4imfpKfY/s400/P4180509(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We saw the President's Palace and then toured the government Mall. This is taken in the top of the Byterick. Roy, Anne, Evelyn and Sofie, and Chris Pieper.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327112785114379650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpBouxuuCyAij7N9ZlU9jBKPdeyHR210eK1xy02uwepc1IItWonLGW8JmfRu7g_Ws09AnwUC-CojkuUNuIL6kBt2tJaEM7-NPc0d1KcNoSxcNjEicNlG_GIMesYCvc1LHtc1d0P8uy-M/s400/P4180522(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We also visited the Mosque and the Pyramid of Peace. We had a great day seeing the sights! We enjoyed having them with us and getting to know them!<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327115155309778290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oh91kAjMFX1oPiQog6nF5e7he_P1TCzf7r0SrkhAA3enIahITzcuF13gvgvTtuxCRYQatr7JSYapi5XVnl-ieXJL1mZ7HmBZv9-UxnXzGZ_hWn_jEz-Zf4_QQE5v1mn5n9UZbGcDQBQ/s400/P4190528(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span> <p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It was great having the Pieper's with us for Church this week! Zhanna loved it because Chris was able to translate for her when she gave her talk in Sacrament Meeting. It's always wonderful when we can have members here to meet with us for our church services! We are so grateful that the Piepers were able to visit us for the weekend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Next week we will be attending a Humanitarian Conference in Yerevan, Armenia with all of the East Europe Area Humanitarian couples. Roy gets to speak about the NRT program. We are excited to be able to go and participate! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are grateful to be able to serve here and do this great work of the Lord.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-59297712796545160002009-04-12T01:12:00.013-06:002009-04-12T03:48:51.967-06:00A Case of "The Grip"--Hence, A Slow Week in Astana, Kazakhstan - 12 April 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Anne spent most of the week in bed with the flu, or what people call around her, "The Grip". It almost sounds worse than the flu, don't you think! But Mira and Zhanna both said that it definitely was "The Grip"! And it's pretty hard getting out doing things when one feels that lousy! We had to excuse ourselves from the English classes at the university and the English club on Wednesday. But with the help of the antibiotics and other medicine that we brought from home, Anne was able to start feeling better by the end of the week!!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">The week wasn't a total loss, because we were able to get the letter from the Ministry of Health stating that we would be able to do another Neonatal Resuscitation Training here in Kazakhstan!! Yeah!! It has taken two weeks to get the letter signed; now Sveta, in Almaty, can began to get pre-custom clearance, which will allow humanitarian equipment through without additional charges. As soon as we get clearance, the Church will ship the equipment by DHL and it should be here in Almaty within 10 days. But the problem is getting it through customs, which takes two months even though we have pre-customs clearance and the training is the first week in July. We are a month behind, compared to last year, on this project so we are a little nervous!! We just keep praying that everything will work out!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Friday, we visited another NGO about a possible project for some deaf young adults. They are remodeling a room, which we were able to look at, for this project to take place and we hope we will be able to help them with it. We will keep you informed of the progress.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Saturday, we went to the handicapped English Club. Afterwards, Elena Kolmogrova, the chairman of a handicapped children's group that we have done a project for, visited with us about doing another project for her. It is really a worthwhile project and we hope that we will be able to help her, also. We will keep you updated on this project as well.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On the way home, we realized we didn't have any pictures for the blog and we certainly CAN'T have a picture less blog!!!! So we walked to a park that we have been going to take pictures of, anyway, and shot these:</span><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323716432914685634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWFY4wpTvMROlJ_tOTT-K3zM4CceUbLxPMx0JnKaNbkuSER7dL2bWLKeRal5R-UIN62CRXdmfhv_V2rbUsvYjCtOcmqPzopNUON-mpgDrMzRVNUeN2hC-5rNEhXDSp-faSciamsnoEK8/s400/P4110453(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is a new monument that was put up last year for Astana's Birthday. </span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323719008079548306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vZcNb87hEY7thcQM2WUP3K2_S6LNuScWXkGYukHVWT6lP-RbM8fVu6YjPAjCwRTxBlwcbuPwV4sWYlqgj-6qmCFML3fN_fJ5oho5mCjBVD1OB3_7wvB0Ct89Pxu8mXFXHp-JLBa5JXE/s400/P4110450(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">At the top of the monument is the representation of the top of the yurta, which is a symbol of unity in Kazakhstan.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323721885170486066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfGKfQOq-OAWo9ZWIZMOB4n8-1Htjn_PUjwlHEtKvm99yc3FOlJy5RKxHiOdQ2hplNhw9ejloCOdNbliqeyMYWVAUCrMDVbbXEizrGfej7_AAp94lAiyHjj5B-6AA4WSMtfEYBYJBAGs/s400/P4110449(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We liked the inscription on the raised stone on the floor of the monument. We hope and pray that Astana will become a spiritual capital, too!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323723624537087138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64szVCzoisLrpJrECnfft4CRfYP3F4AoF4gU2PcfmLq8uAnEJyIZtd1g5eNpkJjymaCfx6F1FMxtxJZXwKUKAlnqj8xvUBhiwwUBdsZF1W-PM_J9I8fSruKLOiPUFh8204O6mWnx9Fmw/s400/P4110446(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Through the monument, you can see the Radisson Hotel, and to the right of it is our apartment building.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323725960709596690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8HYx2325XpXpJvkfhk0m-oUypugWi08GiGRD38AcB3pkk5RYj-7xxEN8heNp4n0W1fa-RkWwbkxSOz_E6MIWvD9E8Zgc5klGTeGCH74wxuvWF0kMPHXV58mAUNgzTl2FeC03pw3zoUE/s400/P4110447(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">There were other statues in the park also; this one of a little boy looking at swallows building a nest...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323726691463847154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCS9gul113CpQB7wWpPlZ7HWh_OibwTwcS0ossxmWayH0DOcacGdrBHv1etkdEggQ0URPdJowJP8uGFZRi3QiU9RPT2Fq1tIUY8v8i6MW5_6HRJ-MWY2nHFBokYKEHCAl08Qf3HChQjw/s400/P4110444(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">and a monument of the "Kubuz", one of Kazakhstan's national instruments</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323729664226042018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouTHiYT8EIEsW_oXlyVHxX20w1VXtzuG-wJU6Fl-iV4rRZ9DR-y8Qesj8YKT0DZuB6lNq3-wHdi42DllIzaqgpyfL1r7KEmyV8FGaZJ1FuWla309sevfESEniP8C6wrpZhJvfdD5G14s/s400/P4110458(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It was such a cold windy day and as we walked home we decided to take a couple of pictures of the Esil River (or Ishim).<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323731031100328370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PkbG_qa-g2HNnnbyB20r2UOBDdJaJoz6CQd30MN496o_35FbPs2NPGmfaw2YU8JAJpRMhCYI4Chnmt0yU-mQsZL0oydxeVNy1-vSjw9QJY3IFkFfZRX-l3_umTSMVykwAyUcJh-9Ghg/s400/P4110459(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">As you can see, the river is finally melting which is a month later that it did last year! Last week when we were out, there were still fisherman ice fishing! It looked a little scary then!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We hope this week will be a little more productive than last week, but we continually count our blessing because we haven't had many health issues and that has been great!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><em>We would like to wish everyone a "Happy Easter"!! That is the reason we are here doing what we are doing!</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Love to all,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-36083586737988629702009-04-05T07:53:00.009-06:002009-04-05T12:02:18.670-06:00Day Trip to Karaganda and Osakaravka, Kazakhstan - 4 April 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On Tuesday of last week, we left Astana early in the morning for a day trip. We traveled to Karaganda to visit a day care center for handicapped children. We met Tatyana Ivanovna Kravchenko who is the director of the center and a very caring person. She has received some wheelchairs from the Church in the past and we promised her that we would visit her again. </span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321211357174481810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxO-TjgdnjprGDhXs7_DlE5Tswd_vJ15mUAdPV10HueXQAjiI1lNEbghO2bLwa2B6CnXdqD9PsmhUWgGO63IOXwefm1AqIR7-DjY2a-JUJ53X9CSoDzoQ-OcT914nKbA9G_V7CUhEk7Q/s400/P3310429(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Tatyana gave us a tour of her facility that she and her husband are in the process of completely renovating. This is where the children get computer training. They also have a physical rehabilitation room where they work with the children to help them with their muscle development and motor skills. We were impressed with everything she and her staff are doing.</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">While we were there, we met Sally Kim, from San Francisco, who is with the Peace Corp and has been assigned to help Tatyana and her organization in writing grants to help procure money and to write and publish information to help the Kazakh people understand and accept the handicapped people in their society. </span></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We told her that we were from Utah and were here for 18 months in Kazakhstan. She said that she had relatives that live in Salt Lake City!! She asked us what organization we represented, we told her that she had probably heard of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and she said she had!! She was delightful and wants us and Mira to come back again before we leave Kazakhstan. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321210128086492114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal_BifCEPt9vJ1wiOlGI6TpWtCP9GxdBzw3f0g_EQZheB6svNqrtPr2k_bnUjREsEm4c-CFW6Dx-5CkWIsVVGhG-dEoxerH44SCG9QqEKzMjfV6uGKPeKPnx5EOoBGcQyl3YTQ_4dJBE/s400/P3310430(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Sally Kim, Anne and Roy Welling, Tatyana and Mira, our translator. We felt like the meeting went very well and we hope we can do a project for them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Afterwards, Tatyana took us to a Handicapped Children's Hospital where we met the director who we visted with about some rehabilitation equipment. They are funded by the government with medical equipment, but the government won't fund rehabilitation equipment. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321238171746858354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9hw-zZ77cQ1pK7KmvFQvworSLiyvrgOLDcY1H1pvyCJlb_uH0fJjLgVSI_uLZjejF_Xga8FKdHM7swtYo8-XujyornV-2B9xeTmvH6cA3ztMJvuxpgYOMxRs7qqd9pt6Yk74BXCgSeY/s400/P3310432(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Director of the Handicapped Children's Hospital, Amangeldi Artekov, Roy and Anne Welling and Tatyana Ivanovana. We had visited this hospital once before and they remembered us and were appreciative that we came back to see if we could help them in any way. We hope to be able to do a project for them.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On the way back from Karaganda, we stopped in Osakaravka to see Svetlana and Ludmilla, two people who we have worked with before. We are hopeful that we can do another project for them, also.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We got back to Astana in the evening but felt that the day went well and we accomplished all we had set out to do. We were glad to be able to visit with these wonderful people again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">All last week we were trying to get a letter signed by the Minister of Health giving us permission to hold the NRT. Without this letter we cannot get pre-custom clearance to ship the equipment here. We will be working on that this week as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321243833137846626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWl4rtmPZlImqed267UV3ZMOAXkqqRVHWkmmvaJf50VrhFTcdDbQyqUy1ppI8K9ZB96gOXKJqk1q1DvwCYePwYwzLeydtkmynrFiiSGzTLrNKMBeL5BAKa-WBaH-Rvne8_pDoKdmdw9I/s400/P4020439(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This little bus is called a "Marchuka" and they go all through the city streets. They cost a little more than the big buses but they go to more places.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321250978526451122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMAqle7dFmHGicUB4fLF3RvkRh-RwUyplvHh-Zm7r-GM1vglsZwIADCvLU96XRj4SOmBHoErtoj2gcLPNhC8prxEobpAXVV04VOEMcgVp-bi5THblXt2aSNV8W6o6zNzSxgWju32wVz8/s400/P4020440(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is our basic mode of transportation. We wait at the bus stop for a bus and then sometimes 4 or 5 show up at once!! There is no schedule; just show up and wait until the right one comes along!! But the buses come pretty regularly so we usually don't have to wait too long!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We were able to stay up Saturday night late and listen to the first session of General Conference. We were also able to stay up on Sunday night to listen to the first session on Sunday. What wonderful counsel we have received this weekend!! We were able to download the first session and have Zhanna listen to it in Mongolian on Sunday morning. She was thrilled!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We hope you were all uplifted by the messages of the General Authorities and that your testimonies have been strengthened as ours have been.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-48337458830544191722009-03-30T04:59:00.017-06:002009-03-31T08:29:41.692-06:00Another Presentation and Keeping in Touch With the Jones - 30 March 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It is starting to warm up with temperatures above freezing for the first time!! We are looking forward to the snow being gone and seeing a little bit of green here and there. Because of all the snow, there are rivers running everywhere but the city workers are trying to haul off the snow as fast as they can! When we go out, we literally "ford every stream"!! We have even shed our big winter coats and are down to our spring coats and our spring boots!! We're sure that we haven't seen the last of the snow storms but things do look promising!</span> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318955517004150450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTzt768GcZv_JZbK55NKmv8Br-BboJxNiIkei0wjZ63pZWbBU5OVe65R1P1mHnqWlSX4e1yjpUas2QrrzrCN9IedJKn0CzM815RsTvYBZuwIejFp2Nb-8c6Oh-uFv57ZpdvKX7QLy4uQ/s400/P3300428(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is right out in front of our apartment building where they are working!! The ice was so thick on the road that they had to bring in a big front end loader to break up the ice!! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Now, back to what we have been doing this week!! We have been pretty busy and it it feels good! Monday, was pretty much a holiday because of Nauryz (Kazakh New Year) on Sunday, they had Monday off. We worked on the computer and did paper work most of the day and then went out to see if there were any displays left over from Nauryz, but they were all gone!! Because of the economy, things were pretty low-key this year.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319009355537856722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmclP5FCU0lKyehpotqirWXWfnTCOEjpebTyDKO5b_KrAOiCPaSnOigtEsiVtRXw72HClimFIx999GprquKDHOzBBOAyouJwZ7CLqa9UuraLahgX04VL5oAVIAb3-RGKjVObsA_RrhRLg/s400/P3230374(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Monday night after the English Club, we went out and took some pictures of the new Spring decorations. This is in the Byterick Park.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319010983724902370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS8TaRZTDMMv-Mn0-HN9-xV6GX5vJSlOZfTWXdHKamhgqSnDBWQUdZaWQCF7JtKu8YCIxMDNKcPJ09OQlctiNHiRmF2banfVjaNHoDUph-o9MzfYhJvXaJS9Rmjlvp0_gkdRc1WNRCms/s400/P3230377(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the "Byterick" covered with fabric flowers. We actually met Frank Tetreault out taking pictures in the park also!!</span> </div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319012586205589810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUvhpyixewGcaV80XUXB2iLwwIuh2aRmT1iaCvuTOTuVCfyTtpmqGptsCWGHNj7vgW_VmSK0jyEuMwRRhBoPlVCtS91gFQqQ1JbJ7RjMSoa1zQvxF1qKa_H_4NMAgomWgNZm4QEP0ewY/s400/P3230378(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319343686010629250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Hb2aNTRx_-UnKVmlToy9bUTqLQsS_-AfhEtT4Ai_Xf-lr1qza7WBSCxaskw-Anl6E2mAy0qiPUsJtw7SFlpeD2kX4AGtm46z0qqwu7Vl86q79OSU8D3wfTZw7PHgl1Xo7oO2CcHpNko/s400/P3230379(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These two trees are located on the Central Plaza and were put up for Nauryz, which is also the beginning of Spring here in Kazakhstan. </span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319345896901775154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2y9B8EcvzCU7ulajrtzkRRQjaI-zf-qu9c8wAroahCB2D3yPOc3bdRT_OuHXPGcMQaaccrEMzIHSX7KGi_i7sQfgzHp4ZQ1JBG01BODIdYDSqauNcAlomqkYWkxRInH5sbGwoSSw0yJA/s400/P3230387(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This large fountain on the Central Plaza has been turned into a giant tulip!</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319347173708272738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNqGN5PkEjRhbLLK4ea8h_IBRJ0yKQAhQso-WL0WVRiyg3rfzi6yk3ipCsolzLQDhvfXME_nPNOk05SBA_-PyHh0ZS-Rgc7D31UPmPvbIy5UpodGrmP2MInSGpLagfvUeTPXKZUwopXU/s400/P3230389(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This lighted tree is located at Congress Hall near the Central Plaza. It's fun to see all the lights up for Spring!</span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Tuesday we went to the Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs to take him the papers that show some of the projects that we have been doing. He had been replaced with someone new so we explained who we were and why we are here. He told us that he was aware of us and wanted to come to see the closing presentations of our projects so he could let the city officials know what we were doing. We assured him that we would be glad to invite him!!</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">And it just so happened that we had a closing presentation on Thursday for a project we did for the League of Women. The director, Clara Yerzhanova, had asked for 3 computers to help train abused or deserted women.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318997755804026578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnDa2kJIOh2s86gY9gcq9oCKiAZ3Gu-VMCgHySQxg2NVzZgnxTZJpaT47ZhwsNmFz-LDOR5OeyFb6b9ir-pRQjiahBz1kizEr3yQiFPi6T_n7J2OEPcZjuiF0Q4xdG_gbR5vVTWwHkpc/s400/P3260398(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are two of the three computers that the Church donated to this organization. The young man seated at the computer will be training the women.</span> </div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319001684828506930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjma7EtCGYokgjtYNsBDzitDYWQSzKT9b7mfNPBcg3VIJxNM1W2Dj-wgbHmcvNWf__sagY64BhKVhTMHTwopi4l9HbPnuovf-94wK4w8gpEIH8mi7VkM6ksVY0ZK9JGGrGfgPi4DCzG0/s400/P3260403(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Kulnazira, Roy, Anne, Clara and two gentlemen that were sent from the Deparment of Justice and Religious Affairs. At the presentation, Clara thanked us for the computers and told us that no one had ever helped her before. She was very kind and gracious. Kulnazira told the gentlemen what a wonderful organization that the Church was and that we truly cared about helping people. She is a wonderful PR person for us!! We just love her!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Afterwards, Clara and Kulnazira fed us all lunch and we were able to visit with one another. The gentlemen from the ministry thanked us for inviting them! We all felt that it went well.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319005454915727282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6Rmo0OoQ84cTpKlEosMJHtngIjTQQcNvsfn2LR1dLZvHwYxpDwArnvFguM00z8bFcRz7ffuVj5B4TWRrxaNMfidUladJWJj-C6DJk8Di86qVGBpl8j3gvTJy0oIQD9VaaYBMFhyNWF8/s400/P3260406(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Roy, Anne and Clara Yerzhanova after eating a delicious lunch! Clara is a wonderful compassionate person who cares about others. We are so glad that we were able to become acquainted with her. We meet the nicest people in our calling!! </span></p><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Saturday morning the Jones stopped in for a couple of nights with us on their way back to Sharbakti. They had been in Almaty for a few days while Nathan Jones presented a paper at a university there. We enjoy having them with us. Heather and the children will be leaving from Astana on June 1st to go back to New York to visit and then on to Utah to visit family. Nathan will be staying in Kazakhstan to finish up his Fulbright Scholarship work.<span></span></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319349026825599970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsqJLGkzuBe96lBROtxH9YOoow60pv134K8BDNCrELvYJEz3_jyav3ESkAlzMDMAn4mRpKU9S8zNboLK_yppt_-FdzwPIVkbNkg0c7MucZ4DJXhu9bylPxGYcGYrVbT8yjDMEPoC3V1s/s400/P3290423(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Anne, Heather and Nathan and Jones, and their children Desi and Zoe. It has been wonderful having them attend Church with us each time they come!! We will miss them!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319351668997353042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaPP-_-WA8x4zt7VHUEfGeAR4FDKnVZUxDGreRteuaYpMHX6sSn7vFXeqkJOjZNBHyjjql6nZ7kAqgbnICP4tIx-I0z4a5J17EqihFWMNsfE-kwtBbngbXJgWRoWZ7bIrQikYKF5gkDE/s400/P3290420(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The attendence at our Church meetings: Elder Welling and Nathan Jones - Zhanna Beckenbi, Sister Welling, Heather Jones and Desi and Zoe. (Even though it's 7:00 in the morning, we look pretty good!) We love it when we have more than 3 people at Church! It's wonderful how the gospel can bring us all together!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><em>We just want to congratulate Bridget Kingsford on her baptism on Saturday! We are so proud of you, Bridget! We hope you had a wonderful day and will remember how special it was for you! We love you very much!!</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">We are doing well and hoping to make a difference here in Kazakhstan! We appreciate all of your prayers in our behalf! We love and appreciate you all!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-66844544288101886372009-03-22T05:17:00.018-06:002009-03-22T08:02:45.112-06:00Visa Renewal, Closing Presentation and Ballet in Astana, Kazakhstan - 22 March 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This has been a busy week for us since Mira came back from Pavlodar. Our first assignment was to get all the papers to the Immigration Police so we could finish up our visa renewal. It took us until Wedenesday because some of the information on our papers was incorrect!! But by Wednesday night, we had our visas back and we are again legal for the last three months of our mission!! We always hold our breath, because we never know what additonal information they might ask for!!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Wednesday afternoon, we went to the closing presentation for a project that we did at the Specialized Correctional Boarding School. There are about 243 students at this school that are mentally or physically handicapped. Twenty-three of them are orphans who live there. Many others board there during the week because they live so far out of the city.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315976190537890738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYu1lkAl4Iky4Zix0QOOL_9k2GMUl767U_aoRVJT2dziJqYpVnwq0Xdtx4jOeWThAklYf-1XxBRwPAmOFLOWWvm2B-kw6Dx1_H3E3-7t_D8A5mlaEsnDv542Hl1Qg0yAjiJIrC2fKYRa0/s400/P1210112(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Earlier, we visited some homemaking classes where the students practiced their sewing skills.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315979159868770002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXpBrq1wtVfPdRx1oGb9TQ9rw-tm_X70RFAFsbkknvpU77TZyv1tZlZqA_cAe60865hQbFfZLbRQVRvNFjKlvx_-8DLhc1Dr7YF_MOP_-qAWfAl4Io-XinI5yMuwmhZ7pg4EcvNzFHB8/s400/P1210113(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are more of the items that the students made. We also saw the shop classes where the students were able to learn to work with wood. They even have cooking classes where the students help make the food for the meals each day. We were impressed with the school because they taught the students life skills which is so important for these handicapped children.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315981372110324898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRNr7UVZYC1f3PTn_NXL6XZXn7e1OjImg6Y0XHO7f3trqYOxPSoomn2C9sXnbjfTJ0RTKqhgKB0BE2XdcGc5olAsbJqeX6QENOlvM-XrBZTp2xA5ZlJC0hP0Ayl8wh0lwtk7cIkfSU1s/s400/P1210116(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In the gym, the students are getting the physical exercise they need to keep their muscles strong. We were so impressed with the school and the way that it was run that we wanted to do a project for them.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315983563431334450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbdRxsY0ywHAWfsBvMhUfQsoOtI6goneZiRrEccfFzpcrMnoGu-60f7CW24i4iU47Ju1IJsq_I_qIpBxbeqeoTU02aYa0df4KyEj0OFxTeFPESFeDqg39eV9p9b9G5ycE3D6gnnsYwac/s400/P3180329(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are the beds that the Church donated for those who live at the school. The beds that they had, were metal framed beds and were so rickety that they were dangerous to sleep on the top bunk. These beds have the built in drawers and a shelf inside the bed. We were thrilled with how nice they looked, and the students were so grateful for them, too.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315985943600240050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1ClZNmXNTadd7D9nDZvFSAFQWoKJu6cIW1RR4HRpWdjgG0uLsROQ3r-C3ccIYno-S08fr1w9GPOKltOyJNeXexO_MiLbNjIlRIOCeDK7GYmCSm33oyuYmShyphenhyphenPVHX7wCoxKO7wSipYeg/s400/P3180332(rev+1).jpg" border="0" />The director of the school is Kusain Katkenov and we found him a wonderful and caring individual. We would definitely like to work with him again!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315988074391156530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fqYQ9kceAQUQovsaISWcnIhcFadDIq_2QmiIvFoutzdIbZjdE0B6oLAji4q-VB3DJPESo84WMc3DCVBM1XBCX6QEWqD4GzsoFQZOxhYAozAg45xCgJ4zDcefoYc3-rtFEJDhvQMLw_Q/s400/P3180334(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After seeing the beds, the director took us into the gym where the students were gathered and applauded as we walked in. He told them that our organization had provided the new beds for them. It was fun being there with them. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315990029311557698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFIV_LHEXm2soPuORuHIUdnGCqDqzhnbr7JednodP6cuNASilw4r_zzeDArBSwcglP_ReTjPJSEBwLGteeJf3nIu75cxVhJRhkhw8JbpI_cukdU-YmTpoB1R2XrXM9bFkCU777WhF03Q/s400/P3180337(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">They presented a short little skit about a rich man and a poor man. The streamers coming down represent the yurt.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315992656715314850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAppaAjvJRJ3Jp5QbsgF_le8sxZlC20fV9e9TJLlR1fL-MkeLogjkEQ3k6W__oFZFiSA2EvulRfWzotNkdEiOB3Bpb8iU0etnRNycnDaaZX-nLY29qdcFo_jk7t0u7aYuHhs7Na5WCYQ/s400/P3180339(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The students did a wonderful job and we enjoyed it all very much!! It's gratifying to be able to help out a good organization like this one!!</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We spent Thursday out and about picking up invoices for the next project that has been approved.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315994600052481282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0UCnvNCvAJDO1rkZxo3RJsU87U3R825s4uiamLr6TsQ-oX-taNeu_Mro0XWt2cI1mx60KYBjsh_0Noq1txpmQKDY8QdxDqbIRaToDpif_ns5D3qARGLA-t1spQXn5AIH6b7IiKkfR64/s400/P3190342(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is a picture of the new suspension bridge which was just finished and crosses the Yesil River. The thing that is unique about this bridge is that the arch suspending the bridge crosses from one side of the road to the other as it crosses the river. It is pretty cool!!</span></p></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315998257946568850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAehUGNDaE8aYsMXXdX2ICgVCmEcwjo1_1R9p-32XhySdVw6d-acwyIUHsqrqj9B3QwBZaWbGrWIJfFA1koimtPR0bKTdy32M1TnPi6J-pfD38CNTOOK7nTCLbCeFpUXt2fi1xP4xDLk/s400/P3210344(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Friday night, Frank invited us to go to the Ballet with him and two other pilots. This is Jean-Pierre Simon, from France, Rosalind Heinemann, from Virginia, and Frank Tetreault, from Virginia, and Anne and Roy from Fielding, Utah. We saw three one act ballets-- classical, comical and traditional Kazakh.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316001851333810738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7An__vto8oi_lVLzyNxHBEdFZXgL3nkgxyWsdVN3cW7sfg21RZQD9Fv9MbzYpgx6_pI0QLwVkUFGKdwH_OxDdV4HxPkrVrZ71-hfBysY-YYXgji1ZfMJwIL0K1sfwzmkZMm3nO9USog/s400/P3210345(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the classical ballet,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316002825950316626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6u9hrINampp7oXH6JQX_bU0wQCC3MhhhEtAarf6neyOHR1hlkHAxSiUa0le7GIEkNHuc72iyfITKu0ZM71bny_IYtKohyphenhyphen7Qa53T_ctifmTp9OBydQ88lBQoB9Im2eSN2nrRQuUqO4Qc/s400/P3210350(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316003613272804274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkD_kxf7cYAGkecDNhh-dQyhTX24l7PjG9fveYUalhITMRZUiIzGCzO5ukm6WFnwA6IFxCDXG3Qn3ngv_NksRr-D6FeBvORPWdju6qxAMX1-n23BrpvHUotAdjAZ71t_4h8gYTWatSck/s400/P3210352(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the comical ballet,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316004785460140626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBVRxlAmfU56cns3z3ucAhhPIC5kjHMVyp575OnJ20UeCiYJB5AZ1ZpT0f1Gr4nVQHr7UFj2jrq5f3Lo5qMqfaaAcQnLYruRRUGewaSFrvzzOUeTeBCILKXpMtvzskDr_hunviVtSnCI/s400/P3210355(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316005472313454146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTPwNPLhX4kSzMAOVLL9hhQIzsCwIOWTvmSlBy7bTB8TxLSUpSn3qlOHEfxUmORJ-v1UrI7t4_wpthU5GavDNoMATvA4ps4g94VoaeVmupTB3opB4BP6801K3BKO2q0VWI0EIGy444f4/s400/P3210359(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">and the is the traditional Kazakh ballet. It was all wonderful and we were glad that we went.!! Going to the ballet here is a bargain! It cost all of $3.33 a ticket!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Today is Nauryz, which is the Kazakh New Year!! So Happy Nauryz to everyone!!Tomorrow is the rest of the Nauryz celebration, so it is also a holiday, so we will probably go out, if the weather is good</span>. </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">We had our usual Church meetings with just the three of us and we are so grateful that we can meet together each week!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">May the Lord bless each of you!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling<br /></p></span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;"> </p></span>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-43095879789442378782009-03-15T04:08:00.009-06:002009-03-15T05:21:44.180-06:00Tulips Are Up!! in Astana, Kazakhstan<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This week has been pretty uneventful with Mira, our translator, in Pavlodar. She will be returning on Sunday night and we expect to be really busy this coming week!</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">The good news is that we have heard from the couple that are replacing us and hopefully, they will be here sometime in June. We have a lot to do to get ready for them!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We also found out this week that the project for the "Children's Charity Fund" has been approved and we are very happy about that!. We will be out most of this coming week getting invoices and prices for the computers, chairs and sewing machines for them.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Mira called us and told us that we have two closing presentations this week on projects that we have done!! That is always good news and we will let you know more about that in our next blog.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Now about the tulips...........<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313359735587784722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8kqhBkRbnNrAsavRBJ5oCXHm-QhOf0o30ozmIEURbKS5CueJN8Wrwq-i4_IQcc9mg_Rtwps18R-POD8sLKfEzKYlKMAWhZXDrJl5oTGYkd-3azObesbJsgyqyt5fLyhSxzcyxRe6mH4/s400/P3100324(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">They are not up from the ground, but wired up on every lamp post, bridge and some buildings throughout the city!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313360921721525650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqTyVaBLVAvME1Xg0XA2jxKG8-mQZ_A70gLEJqjA-OOC0tByJVeCcSGS27efModl9mjGNwAcalQ3aQcArV_U6Nz1c2HZtyyuqu7lZJ_b0gXeqiAGJEcekf3e-abCDAvULuBwpRqqzfNw/s400/P3100326(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After getting a hair cut, we took these pictures as we strolled through the "Lollipop Park" on the way to the grocery store.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We had our favorite Air Astana pilot here in Astana, Frank Tetreault, over for dinner this week and he shared some of his pictures with us.</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313362183057575106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz3gMc4oRbBFqeTFhdaxoD70prr0zvH7DW5HA-tVaOetiJuEG6EfasQWoV4SFgFBj5JhTHgwowfC8cbf2ndXm7diZtOlqFGScxXqG_WaT-gE3EjlCFuUJgHYKWdstZz5ePOEMK9fksg4/s400/KZ_202009_20300(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the walking bridge behind our apartment building that spans the Esil River. The tulips are a real stand out!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313364363080410562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uE8TF2MDYUslKOYmtUya6cqER4yF3slnwvda9i2GSfZk0x1OmYrolNtoxSo99bBzaYc-lgGZYi4ick0YdTIIgPUiwlXhQzsrkw7TB9azh0DXXgBkOkWJDW0o88zaO8L6waXUvIAVGBE/s400/KZ_202009_20301(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">As you can see, they have wired them to every lamp post across the bridge!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313365555569990994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY646kFSx1Dxnete67j_OTJGq8w584EEUXYwYNGGgxmvj1Q-uiVqUJn2OlLeBwZYsbjyGD3XsQY_vRcfBrYHF2qapu49OqKai1y13wxkctOJnI2EYbG2hg-HSGjG-YmWzYNC0puHbdV5c/s400/KZ_202009_20303(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">And, they are especially beautiful at night!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313366086127315778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEKfOVo753Wcs7W01YhFIuTAFlkgAi-J0nfGRmzlADjxTHSjD3Bjjw-xJJ1AGwlK-pnawvd3whTLBgtZp-HZ7ON-T960qV4Z-dIvi1o7yM0gZI_AQVdEQv180rG_ugeYVlKcBmrEPWs0/s400/KZ_202009_20305(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are the lights across the walking bridge into Astana Park!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313366523493895794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVD9rgVCSbk3iPfWYhlCyZ91cPQfQyHXVbnUbbEai2bZdTIzcd7KWSudJi_nPI2msefolT8IzU3H5zgF1-4jXM9-qmMklMkO10tKUq9-j0UC7mIYCBBNnukulsYY8LQB6Fhiw2sG61Hg/s400/KZ_202009_20322(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These decorations are on the building next to the Radisson Hotel! They go all out with decorations here!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">So, this has been a good sign that Spring is coming! But as I write this blog, alas, it is snowing outside!! Everyone here is looking forward to Spring, because winter lasts sooo looong here in Astana, Kazakhstan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We did go to a couple of English Clubs this week as well as visiting with the student translators at the University. It's nice to have things that keep us busy when we are not so busy with Humanitarian work!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">The first thing we will do Monday, is to take our papers from the Akimat (Mayor's office) to the Immigration Police to see if they will renew our visas. We'll keep our fingers crossed!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em>We want to congratulate Gabriela Welling on her baptism on Saturday!! We hope it was a special day for you, Gabriela, and one that you will never forget!!</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">How grateful we are to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! What would we do without the Church in our lives! What a blessing it is to have the Holy Ghost as a guide and a direction in our lives. We are truly blessed!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-8387080928694513052009-03-08T06:15:00.017-06:002009-03-08T09:43:30.022-06:00Things Are Looking Up in Astana, Kazakhstan!! - 8 March 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We feel like Spring is finally coming to Astana because it hasn't been below zero all week!! We have also been able to go out and do more with the better weather. </span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">And that is not the only good news; we were able to get our computer up and going again with the help of Mira's<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> younger brother, Kazbik, who spent several hours working on it.!!</span> He found out that we had 34 viruses which was causing all the problems for us!!! So now we're back in business again!! Al<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">so, we hope to get a new computer from Moscow, because we found out that ours is not Church approved. We'll see what happens!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310797937616098274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsNJh-Hvc-vM8A_ZdDUZ-aaD2Z-60QQeE9WofRu5E3BlR8Za4o_rH7zpi6B2xpvPZjUHxFzu7ktovBb35-A9LAFfmILHE3_6Q9EosQcPhUbQcM-fm3hinoagmqSPhgUqfrGRMmt9Dc0M/s400/P3050278(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Thursday we went to a closing presentation of a project we did for a handicapped organization who were given sports and exercise equipment. This little boy is playing ping pong on table that was provided by the Church.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310801975533912914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP0U__rAn2QKbcuEqWpwRLS6wBXOfq9CMk-CsxOIOrk7-ew_ELC-hJD1Lbav-PviZQmLyxymD8l2B2lR0nf2oiVVfH9Qb-AfRxqJ_sPJwRijxrwaFopQnSNwfkRQmzWr4LQkYTFHeYjU/s400/P3050280(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Veronica, who has some physical disabilities, is trying out some of the exercise equipment. Her mother is looking on and Elena, the director of the organization is helping her.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310804923683733426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr8oFVtVyIC_hMUwU5nJTswCzMYNjZ9RTudK7RxCbUAMODlwp1d36gwuyYoH3jBIydU_ERPI6noMWICLD1y6ucfd9epAgm-PW-ylVRZwVVCxypP5QfmNXqbJTBvOvW211_qhmFTHyc-8/s400/P3050284(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This young man has some extreme physical disabilities but was enjoying using the exercise equipment. This equipment will be used by these youth to help strengthen their muscles.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310806759927911362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ55Fs5Qu64pc6PwVsp75kbP6RKWOFNFu-HNACGTEFfaKEwOAMst_KrdXWaFcAi_5fvNHqSlz97zZE5L_MElnnP1Wy9HA_g-uIXuQEZ1jGpfbhMkyD708GRfSaMI3tGHS-LBu7EV2sts/s400/P3050286(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This young mother has two mentally handicapped little boys, one year apart. They were having such fun with their mom on the exercise equipment.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310808340725467490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YWONbfSQVTw9IyNx3krdaszWBQZKlXxpcqW4ato2NJK_gXygpYK88TO8hDI8J2YW8uevFhSyymbvVPuwhuRLYiyMO_rxPNYyLJ1-1Z8TIE2mrkElWzs81o7aO8nYD3emP35LmkXuuRw/s400/P3050293(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Elena, the director of "Social Adaptation of Children", does a wonderful job helping the handicapped youth in Astana. She is a very kind and loving person and we enjoy working with her so much. We were glad that we were able to do this project for her organization. (She is standing next to Anne and Roy.)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310810293121768418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmlRup8MOukNCO6AhBeIneoMOw4lKHOeVaRiR_7NLr3KNxBOHXjVvJncZ0xnsh_4Incc32UwObafEiwvUjAUowsB9gsbDa7Nw24YXbjvYkIqJ68AJU_h2MdQU4N0pUeG-A9o0NOCvrhQ/s400/P3060305(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Friday we were invited to a program at the University where we visit and speak English to two classes of translators. They wanted us to come and see the program that they were preforming in. When we got there, we found out that this program was to help recruit high school seniors to come to this University. And the professsor, over English translators, (in the middle) wanted us to speak about the importance of English. We tried to get out of it, but he insisted!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310815402856099666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6plqD5R6Km6jXlv0Z3tCp13UkmLgeVPOmuwd2bEIRCSddkvzVfLLov6h5ZbEjPytuPz8GdQJ3lYYTj0v6REVuiZfcl71FTbv-69PCWVFEaAbYrP2k-zjVPnygS23xfjyusKG84azktZ0/s400/P3060302(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">At the end of the program, this professor gave Anne her bouquet of flowers that were given to her for International Women's Day, which is celebrated on Sunday. She told us she gave them because we were foreign guests in their country. We thought that was so kind of her!! Aizhan, on the left, is the teacher of the students whose class we visit each week.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310818400716772642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrpbs3zDGt_m36KtEQuWz6hOyf6rG6p0MjN8AF4fn1butWbG2Vm5avukpPnYAvy1PKSl_NUMG9zSdX5tD8uwX2O7Wb9brntU8jZqPqJ6tMRThFcigjMX6C2vM5Y-s4szJmMNNH7rQ3B8/s400/P3070323(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Friday we were invited to a program by Ludmilla, who is the director over a day care center that we just finished a project for. Anne, Ludmilla and Roy<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310822499817238946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacbZwm3uMHJw7bZKGdLN1DnAJWUePxguXPfJatGFuQGVw6nhD_9c3V4EWiBH2-cLjiVI-YXHCwYvaLnxbp9B_dL2rATuo68Ob6IQol92i0KMxKWbxLnaIzDfnsiDohEYb3VHTYzSf5oQ/s400/P3070313(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are some of the children that preformed on the program.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310824849195426994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jEHZRcnIfrnfpZkOOLWmpePzgZJ81JYLwgtY-myPLfbLP1CKb7AG_PTo2jxMAnR0VsZazHxsNuP0iUSI8iJEsgYAsqO7dOSquVwziJTYqkVECdW4PX004yDO58gkvMdnC8SEmrSvLE8/s400/P3070321(rev+0).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Ludmilla, her assistants and some of the participants dressed like little chicks. The program was to honor mothers for International Women's Day.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310835299325397570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwC0-YllFzXJUnYIETRa85C6WTJT727dR266Af4nNZmJWuFIwI4VTdMkJs6G3XxgnAZMuZK2EQlw6e2bQDg5Fd6KeogVRL8-deoClHKYOTcCuEde9_NG8GNyqbPtN7YQ43bji4W5jsJ8/s400/P3070322(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Because Mira has gone home to Pavlodar for a week, we had Zarina come and translate for us. She is such a sweetheart and we dearly love her! She has been so willing to help us out when we need her! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">On top of everything else this week, Mira started working on getting our visas renewed. By Thursday, we were able to get our papers into the <em>Akimat</em> (Mayor's Office) for approval. If they allow us to stay, we will then take our papers to the Immigration Police who will issue our visas for 3 months, which will allow us to stay until June 23. When Mira gets back next week, we will start that procedure. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We had a wonderful sacrament and sunday school meeting with Zhanna today. We are so glad that she continues to come early each Sunday morning! We don't know what we would do without her!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Today is International Women's Day in Kazakhstan which honors all women, from little daughters to grandmothers! We have never seen so many people with bouquets of flowers and candy as we have this week. It is a wonderful celebration!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love to each of you!! The gospel is true and we are so blessed because of it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-36735054052393825842009-03-01T03:27:00.017-07:002009-03-01T07:08:26.594-07:00Paperwork, Projects and Presentations in Astana, Kazakhstan - 1 March 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Can you believe it's March already?!! Time is really going fast here. We were able to get some things done this week despite the cold. </span><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We spent the first part of the week doing historical reports and final reports on projects that we have completed and then sent them to Moscow. Roy also got the information he needs to do a wheelchair project in Pavlodar. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Our biggest problem right now is our computer!! It is too old, or too slow, or has a virus; but just isn't working!! Roy has threatened to throw it off the balcony!! We are waiting for a call from Salt Lake for the tech people to tell us what to do about it. We are pretty frustrated at this point!! Hopefully they will call this week.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We were able to go to visit the Children's Charity Fun, who work with disadvantaged children and teenagers. They help nearly 3,000 people a year. We are hoping to do a project for them. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">While we were out and about this week, we took some pictures of the fire trucks over here.</span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308175255662395090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThUpk2q_1Erve9F1jQd4GZTloTZeh5slF0pvTuCyxbY688ITDX0JNhiIK6gUTnnPPz1Wr7m9g2GaCVdcAsUwKnubFS2swnsTsQCOrwVnlRcJDWoNItZc3GjFhFbYjfOewvFg5J5HuUGg/s400/P2260246(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is what a fire truck looks like in Astana, Kazakhstan. They were having a fire drill at the correctional school while we were there dropping off some papers.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308176308552931074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPhY4xwLO0CljDwgxLeaAMn0gRzeBFB26RmSZumOt-IwWSKLSNRitR1iU8brqCgSiSPIKalDlEXKsOYVxCM1lpnaCfQBsz5Lg2tkuScMHTBZ1A4UtpI6L1xxFa8tfqu9VCu77SSL2y9U/s400/P2260249(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Fire trucks are orange and white and look nothing like the ones in the US! It's hard to believe that anything could burn around here because everything is made out of cement or brick!!</span></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Friday we were invited to go to a "Living Stones" presentation held at the First Presidential Museum where they honored handicapped children for their participation in art. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308179192928745650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyePmnPaDvb6RwsU0KqJACaRfK3B40EcxVGWK1Q3KV8FqlgwKIvfqkIFmRLMQZkMgybNiFIAJ-dnh5nZPB6iB0A_vjpehQogL1jFjLU_TjBQhOGIzzCZEiYEEQ7T0F-BkF2jZC3Qfw3Q/s400/P2270257(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Kamka Medievna, an NGO that we work with, was honored for setting up the program for the handicapped children and teenagers.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308181252025513586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZb9zz9_ezlhcL61gEHvMW8VWqrmqL3mzrNnvuRPrw1VKYjleK9_jjVqzKNgyX-1u00vdK8h-Pu_jNcz-vgveNdmLHdSNRxudAG5sBF_BTeb_v939KVuGgww3PVub8-jYY2ixyuVLe3k/s400/P2270260(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The guest artist, from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with one of the students that participated in the project. This is one of the Church's wheelchairs.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308186335457926354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdCqRwOIv4COCQbkmhkHgzk7ee-5sjv_z03EYO17V8FZtjjSFVgZpIW4NGykITnU3D9HCiiNfpjzRn9ZyP75qzOheTMVk_S250eV06tIu8odZpZAKJ0Yfq3c7UxREc_rO4GWJz394khE/s400/P2270253(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The artist teaches them how to paint on rocks to make them "come alive". This is some of her art work.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308183843727180818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5KHsuI2DsH341XW8sMzHhijeLWgbGgf3C4XTwZ2XvJfA7fQ-LlZ9AQDutFHnEzl9tH5ZNMh2U2IOp0C91REubrLMm5AmQsYCy0WyrqFIHTDsRQ0_BH73gOLvWa1fLrNpRidSLWEMd2Q/s400/P2270261(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The artist shows them how to create what they want on paper first and then on the rocks. These are two of the students that participated. The young lady, Masha, is in our handicapped English Club that we go to on Saturday.</span></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308200468972324370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbQzqRLjd_3r5Y5nhiP0KgdJMJlKbwlCb2gakeGGQWV7oBHuvFcrsn9_bALyqZeSRjJ4mJa4S-7RO7PdUi8WK7ROJfW6ZS7YbQgqjaWfPoYajZKBc0iusCY6NyZEE0p3JAiV4sxi3i2g/s400/P2270256(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is some of the rock painting done by the children and teenagers. (It actually looked better in person. The camera doesn't do it justice, so use your imagination!)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308202054833275666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY49qkf0Wt4pUxBg9BH-3o2z1WBXl_hxoNKmd5s3CPG-GJgz0zSFwqNSQ_otcFGVwMiGDSKDWenidtfYPnfJKARdXSkF_ECPDcm9qFYDtdT1mU_5IcCZM9fYN9kvYi56ODOrbsmyke7c/s400/P2270262(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The students were grateful for the chance they had to show some creativity and we were grateful for the opportunity we had to attend to see some of the handicapped students that we have helped through different projects we have done.</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We were able to do a project a few weeks ago which was a Montessori room for an orphanage here in the city. They asked for items that would help the children with their manipulative skills, which consists of lacing, buckling, things for sizing and shape, sight and touch, ect.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308206529213317266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6CbuAff5dB7TlpmAuXms6tMP6tBSslXcingzdOYISCByd1UqUDfN8JjW2CV1P6MD0mIME9JKG37_plsp5smUp5rVGCG75Wbt5DJZq2h_VfcXAKPHVAC190hkQaEk8RNYBze3fEtrIzM/s400/PC250559(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The director of the orphanage along with Mira and Anne looking at the different items that were donated by the Church for the room.</span></p></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308209184506925266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZeuxxRIhP8l7FYKiJ_SB385OAx5KVOaLAANvND5gwo-S7sTI24kDw9cL_FQ6dBPyEBr4bz7NMSOCFock9jGWDanov1iy8Rxo418smGI4ZvrXIHKh3AERvuUEhtVDq54QvWFaj3CvtCg/s400/PC250561(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The director along with Mira showing off manipulatives to learn to lace, tie, zipping, ect. These items were very well made and we were impressed with them.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308210019908840178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KVkXSNFMnGM8kDeIutgXD4CVYE9lKYNdwC5QUFJSLHcHTouI0MM_Um6a9Z9QlzMhgUuPxgL5ObIPQ0LD68nPjZ_yxuZlWiRHVxmiWPYEIetiWfjUr55x7IhLBwF6E2akSCSGBWwr-JE/s400/PC250566(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Roy and Zhanna looking at more of the items for the Montessori room.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308210956591657858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOLIh5NMKmqhDilutlo7zlOlRiUrVp2E3s1hNlPao7BLI6XfkTJBzWkALv3zsx4z2rqtsYWElsNV-LYpdCFezdecnlGNsTAGZB3J9YlNDSZP1Em3l-ElHCB9Whkqr4MvPx6HLpAsvwCQ/s400/PC250570(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is Zhanna, who we worked with on this project. She has an organization that helps individuals and groups. She was wonderful to work with and we enjoyed getting to know her.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are still busy with our English clubs and visiting English classes at the university. It sure has helped to keep us busy and we have made some wonderful friends that we will never forget!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are so grateful for the gospel in our lives and that we have a chance to spread the gospel through humanitarian work. May the Lords bless each of you!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-67893444170001767032009-02-22T05:06:00.010-07:002009-02-22T07:07:16.893-07:00Cold Weather and Handicapped Day Care to Warm Our Hearts - 22 February 2009<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Did you know that Astana is the second coldest capital in the world?? The first is Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It was cold this week. "How cold?", you might ask. This morning it was -41 degrees F. with the wind chill factor!! All this week it has been -30 degrees to -40 degrees F. so we didn't get out as much as we would have liked to. Spring cannot come too soon!!</span> <br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We did get out this week to a closing presentation on Tuesday for a project we did for Ludmilla Yeger Georgiyevna who runs a handicapped day care center for children. </span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305597170315081314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJKLtg34yge60BjWZ2338oLLxrBSSJ8RLD-1LqS5mKFpOzyYEmLAs60fWu3_wZi4DDqUF6zLLtqdUr_Hyn-ALKQVKoaKiyVtKFOC_fvlKPrbxT9q8F2Hhu7mNchNBAZAp1hLgxVbyBVs/s400/P2160228(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">These are some of the children at the day care center.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305599873377760642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV95b7hEWXSa-lXRyLeKu8MKN3KxX9pVUcTsnPh2dVls4TyqpLR_M29Zgf60EiGef8_gxqC88JFvXroy17CA-fW9_BoTxVNOGL2vmCZIWoB8oAxhwZM-0hrw9sKESTYShTtT7K8FoLzE/s400/P2160231(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The children did a program for us which was fun to see. They are so cute!! Ludmilla does a great job with them!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305601220177550946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWgTsNOo9zN1EUDaAUuVejehTaqH9MvfAIaM97JlDCIVU91N45HcTuXqjWi2TxJCruT3bKLFsTmQc_Te2kW6bzNiVM_hAoqZR87A7ODoQLzhF_4hr8sVeb8rXmtumLgSNkMeJCxsgD7Q/s400/P2160232(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We donated some items for the day care center. These balls, that the children are playing with, were part of the project.<br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305602662868009202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C7SLnscptWc5hd0xi3BAYeVdcV0cQSOPcd4aEmzVCng9gxagg_Qv3BvQhTJxdx85biOwoFKTPhQDbSUQvdbAtiFTbz3YEypTxi_SF14PQwymUs6_QPw73dYhV4yXKqaGCC91d7NOtzA/s400/P2160237(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Ludmilla uses performances to teach the children language skills and socialization. This wardrobe, for the costumes, was also part of the project so she could save them from year to year to cut down on her expenses.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Before we left for Almaty, the pump went out on the washer, so we knew we were facing that this week. On Wednesday, Mira called a repairman who came and was able to fix it, which was a relief because we didn't want to buy a new one! The Lord blesses us in so many ways!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305608685446662786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlN0hhyphenhyphenaczrOcRfrJQ6U7kzLzeb6Jx42H5U1iepBg-xTfUAK33VGtEk0Yh9CwGdSz7Qcot_0OHkFParMual9LQ_anEdN0wPYEkpPcwYHn35Zs8ubRab5s4GIOH5KSYT5wJtb20q13RjI/s400/P2200240(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">On Saturday, Ludmilla had a sewing class for some of her students and teachers and we wanted to see the sewing machines that were also part of the project. Aigul, one of the teachers, is working at one of the machines.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305610132108831298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXI62Y4ig3jj6T-ytjL5itxuwjJTDxTCri5BvM5Jge0TLBDnRjieeM8cnMQv5XKMSmOmrhv_JLkj5SvbP_rKoLyLMy-G0wceon8N0OiT6nRbc5OcevtKI7yh5F0DExjDEhE_NqZ7gFRE/s400/P2200242(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lela is another teacher who works with the children. She is showing us another sewing machine that the Church donated to the organization. She is working on some costumes for a presentation on March 7th (which we are invited to) for Women's Day.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305611882218915506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cQ5VUv1IM11mN4SMv2LFWWw5J3mkXyEcydXHlIk4qZRKuCs1Jxa8FMzRw9HrzUkqJOizjwZjjHyDcTyr5DS9NOwobhLqSPBDWmaGk_xMW8qn4iRJIknbch7snPOmezbwuPeGVvZhhhw/s400/P2200245(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> Anne, Aigul, Ludmilla, Roy and Lela. We were glad that we could do a project for this organization.</span></p></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305614674042108610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIK2uwRflQOflZe_rTbBJOJbrFxPXDaYcFHCiLu6XoTcf93wZyk3xy_NIvZMYCMA6CgeFYiW97XIFJea1GhUZB2uNH2qlaFInzQRBeWs9zA2236w8a9vOLtR9YEDzT733FOpvl81kunI/s400/P2200239(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">While we were out and about on Saturday we met one of Mira's friends and we asked if we could take her picture. She was nice to let us do so! (We have wanted to show you some of the gorgeous fur coats over here along with their beautiful hats, but we don't always have time to ask complete strangers if we can take their picture. Besides, we're</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> afraid they will look at us funny! Generally, it's so cold that we don't want to get out the camera!!) </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We had Church 7:00 a.m with Zhanna today and it was wonderful! What would we do without her?!! Despite the language barrier, the Spirit helps us understand! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Hope it warms up so we can have a more interesting blog next week!! What can we say, we are trying to stay in and keep warm!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We are grateful that Ryan and Tiffanie's baby is over the RSV and is home from the hospital. The Lord continues to bless us! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p><p> </p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355626033839008233.post-71568689856261154292009-02-18T03:32:00.019-07:002009-02-19T00:06:02.174-07:00Weekend in Almaty for Zone Conference - 18 February 2009<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We hope all of you had a "Happy Valentine's Day"! </span><br /><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">It's been a week of pretty cold weather but we realize this is the last winter that we have to go through, so we will make it!! It's been in the -20 degrees F. all week! </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We can hardly wait 'til Spring!!</span><br /></div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We wanted to make Sugar Cookies for the English Club. We spent the first part of the week looking for a Valentine Cookie Cutter, red food coloring and red candies. No such luck! We ended up making round sugar cookies, using strawberry jello to color the frosting and bought 2 packages of M & M's and picked out the red ones to decorate the cookies with. They made a hit at the English Club!! As Mira told us, we could survive anywhere!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We had another project approved this week for the Woman's League who needed computers for training. We are grateful for that! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Friday morning we flew to Almaty for Missionary Zone Conference on Saturday. Friday night we were invited to go to see the ballet, "Gizelle", with Sister Pat Vincent.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304093455009115298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt7BSjcaNgm2uIbGDx0Jeb0ItnyrpmdJVoDsJL7j2EUOfA1gegTuRIn7xz6NpRmFjzEaEk_wZD1eq6VrigmOGd8zc72nymwfBThy0wGwEiuCwfuAstrEHraReCd4UZZFlhcb3Omwi_Eg/s400/P2120188(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the ballet and opera theater in Almaty. It is a beautiful building on the inside as well as the outside and we were so glad that we were able to go to the ballet!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304095030213370882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYC4Nn88_O12vWFoJbxTMdNbbUYpUwPrtlq9Z7bUJB2IUGp5hI8Xyj5knpBuIy-Cwm3pQGNLnQJ8Q5BWZLivEaFnEY8lT7wX7AEaS6uxt27VvnLcM-6cwGZOuClLziLtq2lQ-q5CbxLA/s400/P2120189(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The ballet, "Gizelle", was wonderful and the scenery was beautiful! We have seen more opera and ballet in Kazakhstan than we had in our entire life!! We think it's great!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304097500974391922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5GW_QiretwXV6TxgwJjPvRIhBhDrTxh7E2klFgR9K8kyJkBGrkxPMXgJz-GP3mKhkrvs3KflissPcqB4g5-zyP1FfR60wxkutMi0eE-XgxgoYUR8mThipVA6NYqnFecqcedj2TvnECI/s400/P2120195(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After the ballet, we saw Olga, one of the nurses from Kostani that we met while doing the NRT. We were so glad to see her!! She is attending school in Almaty to receive more training.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304102283920116242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0GmJyX4gTq3efXuIHoTriE02LoSg-o7CJMf5cAWP4ZYr_y8N5Y85EbXMBeolRStDdFut194ekM0JnaOhT3Jhd5oI5C-ukW3sMYgsLv1opQ1O2LDDVsKcsbkiZpp1vH-7RREAbGXVa7k/s400/P2120196(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Olga, Anne, Pat Vincent, Nadezhda and Roy. Pat invited Nadezhda to meet us at the ballet. She is not a member, but her son and husband are. Her son, Dema, is on a mission in Russia now. She is a wonderful lady and we hope that she will eventually join the Church. We feel very blessed to have met her. We also got to visit with her in Church on Sunday!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">On Saturday, we were able to attend Zone Conference and to meet President Collins and his wife, our new mission president. Kazakhstan is now in the Russia Moscow West Mission. President Pieper, a member of the Quorum of the Seventy and our Area President, was also their with his wife. What a treat that was!! We also got to meet the new Elders and Sisters that are now serving in Almaty.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It was wonderful to listen to President and Sister Pieper and President and Sister Collins and hear what we can do to be better missionaries!! President Pieper has such a love for Kazakhstan and the people here and you can feel it!! </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304111895126318130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNCyIB-8qkhPR1BoAObS1Wjh5fMMRGu-I4oqpX3gyAHQqgyuJIu_Bf2pMrA2u3mbniFLOnZCNsnBxXT5iOHHB9VSiC0XIaNU95HRRhgW2N66owMEXJ5DcWv-xIjuQOB-7I7SPSvBVuy0/s400/P2130212(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">After our meeting, President Pieper took us to a wonderful Uzbek restaurant with wonderful food and the ambiance was great!!</span> </span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304105480137700498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF-AtIHewdDgjhg_C8182ovkcFBLW6xZxdBa3MaH63ZXJVHI2lWU-AgZmT2MkHNW_HRJKQ0g6M1g5mDUnrj5ebbT87O6a-zmcT7fztQS6r2bdeZmeJ0dF_mrIoql-Z4_aodsJosuoOfI/s400/P2130197(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Sister Collins, President Collins, Pat Vincent, Craig Vincent, Anne and Roy, Sister Pieper and President Pieper ready to enjoy dinner.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304113662405287922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEmSGZPJCDRZvyzKRr19nqUKSboG-GgW2pTBCL-o5_3DGTC9rnuCJLnaXqoyxvbQH7L1Qdqo8sMcrfRaaQWjoKrsZ1nvM0-8z9Dgn8XVfeaem9VwPKEpFc1VOnBzsJtZO9wqjVGZIpIE/s400/P2130207(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">President and Sister Pieper, Roy, Pat and Craig Vincent, Anne and Sister and President Collins. We had a enjoyable time visiting and talking about Kazakhstan and what a wonderful place it is. President Pieper told us that they are working towards getting missionaries into Astana, but some events have to take place first and that we are on the Lord's timetable. We just have to be patient!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We were able to attend the Branch on Sunday and that is always a treat for us. President and Sister Collins spoke to us about how people can influence our lives and how trials give us the opportunity to see how we will react to things that happen to us. President Pieper bore his testimony about the 3 missionaries from the Branch, Maxem, Dema, and Rasheed, that are in Russia and the Ukraine doing such a great job and that their testimonies are so strong. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">He also told us about the hard times that we are living in and that we need to pay our tithing, get out of debt and keep up on our food storage. He also told us that we need to have faith and that we need to rely on truth. He told the Saints that there will be a Central Asian Mission someday centered in Almaty with wards and stakes everywhere. He told us that God sees us in Kazakhstan and sees what we can become. All of our problems can be solved through faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ! It was such a wonderful meeting and the Spirit was so strong. We felt very privileged to be there and hear him!!</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304155536275721314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 457px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFZuG4waC0yfk5cOYqv3T9_hvhiypxxHuD3Pu6iS_QbxWQAA6wu5aAUVND4xcv-fLf-C2tCNOfFg0r4TUZWvJDawY6AaqKGPygr4D0XTcTNo4Q0__SnL0oWJs3GFBwLbI_9K5IykvrVI/s400/P2140223(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is our accountant, Olga Berkaliyava, who pays for all of our projects when they are approved. She has to keep a record of all 9 documents and invoices so that we can stay legal. She belongs to the Branch in Almaty and has a 12 year son, Sasha. We love her so much and enjoy working with her!!</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304159180391308162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHkRIgohFh3CBRot4F-pygnPIkcTfDnmJ_pqNl2axWiaM4Gihn_u5IxN7eLKiMJrTu93e7c3MGk7Gtdnl7t88DSXBhlsTqx-NG9czBvB5e0suc8QUOl1YLtmIMKf_c87gb_o_D2u4yVE/s400/P2140224(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Sister Pieper is holding her granddaughter, Sophie, and President Pieper is holding the other baby, who are"stars" of the Branch!! These two babies are spoiled by everyone!! President and Sister Pieper's son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Evelyn, are living in the Branch while doing research for his Fulbright Scholarship. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304371624316244722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxC0dWzYjqPU8NTu2Ct6L0420q_IeL0FVbQVjDpTKpGCVkQzSwirwRYtWFT586KpvWJw-8KuygvUfRHl35-I-3T0_8nJqGhxeP7X58gqfvvPiRXag7wwpPNhxtRbKPxpoh9SIhRf5Uuw/s400/P2140225(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The two young ladies in the center are sisters. The sister on the right is Erra and she is getting to ready to go on a mission. Her mother is the Relief Society President. Erra is such a dynamic person and will make a wonderful missionary. Sister Zonova is from Ufa, Russia (on the left) and Sister Jensen (on the right) is from Springville, Utah. They both are great missionaries!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304374400005995058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVuzQAaAWrssK7mlcv2EPfUbvyMN93p58d9D9IAxFyoVDHpj_diFvYhwoZv52BPczM9O43oqN7YOUWKJEs1MqbqbNxsr-JFkAquuKepAgbpATt-87SMEnUAzxmwsALVxVVzK0Hvecrcc/s400/P2140226(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">After Church on Sunday, President and Sister Collins and us were invited to the Vincents for Sunday dinner. We had an wonderful time and enjoyed getting to know one another better. President and Sister Collins will be going home from their mission in July but hope to see us at another zone conference before we leave.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304384019027150482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZjPviOfR8vTHkV94bL27h29CRcqjHggAaZbaWyJPLCxLjsf7zG1MAjeuN8hOfboiKBuSPwE-pzB0oxFDRj_NUrdcxvUR5Jxul9gVP4_gfz_kO7lWBWZzqJVdY5IBrTw1hj6XOA5YOQQ/s400/P2140227(copy+1)(rev+1).jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">President and Sister Collins and and Elder and Sister Vincent. What can we say about the Vincents!! They have been wonderful to us while we have been in Almaty. They plan fun activities when we are there and always are inviting us over for meals. They are the Leadership couple but do humanitarian projects on the side while also taking care of the young missionaries in Kazakhstan. Elder Vincent is a lawyer and a former member of the Seventy and has been working hard to get the Church registered in Kyrgyzstan. They do humanitarian projects in that country, also. They will be leaving to go home the 1st of April and we will miss them very much! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">It has been a wonderful and uplifting weekend for us and we are so glad that we had the chance to go and be there with everyone. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">It was hard to come back to the really cold weather in Astana, but we know that it won't last forever!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We love you all and miss you too. The gospel is true and is the most wonderful thing that we have in our life!! We are so blessed! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Love,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Elder and Sister Welling</span></p>LeRoy & Anne Wellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924688107065553736noreply@blogger.com0