It is a custom for the Temple Presidency to hold a farewell for those missionaries who are leaving for home. Today, June 24th all the temple missionaries gathered at President Armstrong's residence for a good by breakfast and farewell. Expressions of gratitude were expressed by President Armstrong for those leaving followed by remarks from Sister Dicken who is returning to Durban after serving 18 months, Elder & Sister Mincks returning to Florida after 23 months and Jenee and I after serving 18 months.
The Temple will be closing down for another elongated shutdown on July 13th and we leave for home on Sunday July 14th.
After breakfast and saying our good by speeches we went for a walk about at a nearby game park.
Reservations had been previously made for all of us to have lunch after the walk about. We settled in for lunch at about 2:30 PM and afterward returned home exhausted.
