WE BID A SAD FAREWELL TO THE

GREAT SAINTS FROM

SAMARA RUSSIA

WHAT a wonderful week it has been to have the great Saints of Samara Russia here this week! Some familiar faces, some new faces......all great people!!

Tonight, Friday, they had their farewell Testimony Meeting before leaving to go back to Samara Russia tomorrow morning.

This is the newly called Branch President and his wife. They are wonderful people. Watch this guy.....he will be a General Authority someday!! Can't say enough great things about both of them.

Chatting amongst the folks after the meeting.

Somewhat of a GROUP PICTURE for those who did not run off!!

AND..... meet the GORINA FAMILY......Mother and 3 daughters. One daughter got married this week (see an earlier post for a wedding picture of them), a 2nd daughter who will be getting married in the temple in July or August and a 3rd daughter (above) who is 13 and came to do baptisms!!

This is the daughter getting married in July or August. And guess what they all got!?

YUP....YOU GUESSED IT!!!

A cross stitch TEMPLE PICTURE!!!!

And 'mama' would not let me go without a little gift for me!! How sweet of her.

SO SWEET.....ALL of them!!