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Mission Complete!

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 It's next to impossible to believe, but we are home! This last week was a blur. On Monday we had a going away lunch at my favorite sushi buffet. It was at my favorite restaurant in Barcelona. Several of the couples traveled to join us. It was a sweet experience, but a little surreal. That afternoon we had to get serious about getting moved out of the piso so the Lamberts could move in. We got to bed late, then the next morning, we changed the sheets, and then finished moving everything to the Johnson's piso. The Lamberts came in late morning on Tuesday. We gave them a little time in the office to experience the mission call, and then took them to their new home to show them around. It was really weird to just hand the keys to our piso to someone else and realize that we would never return there. It had been our home for the last 23 months. So, it was a little emotional to feel the finality of that. It was also difficult to bear our testimonies on the mission call as part of th...

Tour de France!

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 Wow! It's really here! I can't believe it. Our time in Spain will end on Friday. Once again, there have been lots of "lasts" this past week. It all seems like a blur, but there were lots of sweet moments too. Many of the missionaries can't believe that we are actually going home. I guess they are just used to us being a part of the office. It's sweet to see the outpouring of love from them. We have also experienced a lot of that from the members as well. On Friday night, we attended our last institute class. They pulled us aside and had the kids sing "God be with you 'til we meet again. They gave us some turron and it was really sweet. One of the youth had a cheap little electronic drum set, and they had fun watching the old guy try to get his hands and feet to remember how to do something from their youth. Today at Church my sweet Brenda wanted to bear her testimony so we went up together. She did a wonderful job, and I was super proud of her. It ma...