When we got to the Baltic Mission and settled into Riga, Latvia, we were told the Area Presidency had made a rule that no one in the Eastern Europe Area could post pictures of members, missionaries or others that could … Continue reading
Category Archives: People & Places
Starting Out
When we arrived in Latvia, the weather was warm, not really warm but warmer here than in Provo, Utah or much of the rest of the United States as well, so we liked it immediately. We moved into the Mission … Continue reading
Getting Started Serving
Our travel to Latvia wasn’t as uneventful as I would have liked. Our first leg took us to Chicago where we boarded a Lufthansa 747 bound for Frankfurt. As we boarded, the kindly stewardess took our carry-on luggage promising it … Continue reading
Headed to the Baltic Mission
When we received our call to the Baltic Mission, I sent an email to President Boswell, giving him our contact information. His response included the line: “Our need for you is genuine and immediate, as we lost both of our … Continue reading
Things Change
We have just received word that our mission will be changed and that we will no longer be headed for the Michigan Lansing Mission, at least not for a December 2 departure. We will be sent a new mission call … Continue reading
Really sad news
Five days following our release from the Mission, we received word that our oldest son, Joseph Paul Tuck had died. In the midst of our happiness and joy from our mission completion, we had great sadness and mourning for losing … Continue reading
Almost a Guest of Honor
I should have known that buying a good camera would make me the official cameraman, just as if expensive equipment gives skill. Of course, since I have the best camera of all the Senior Couples and all the young missionaries … Continue reading
Adventures in the New Home
The home is beautiful and easy to live in since there is a master bedroom on the ground floor. We love it, mostly. One of the things we really like is the electric remote controlled gate. That is, we love … Continue reading
Vacation with the kids, the move, and more
While visiting the mission home, President Moon pulled us aside and asked us to replace Elder and Sister Rhyne as Family History Missionaries, but said we could start after our kid’s vacation. Our two youngest children, Kristi and Jorgen visited … Continue reading
We are Moving
The home we are in is beautiful and quite handy to the church building, which is diagonally across the street. But, it has several problems that have made us want to move. When we arrived in Cambodia, we were assigned … Continue reading