“There are friends, and there is family,
and then there are friends that become like family.” (Unknown)
We like this sculpture at the San Diego airport,
but the sisters we see depart and the new ones arriving
are much more than the ordinary crowd of people.
Before the end of our first four days, we learned to say, “Hello” and “Goodbye” to five great, young missionaries: Sisters, Wieland, Smedley, Trembly, Tsou and Wood. And the following week, Sisters Sapon and Lozano. Scheduled early morning flights to their various proselyting missions requires some sacrificing of sleep get to the airport on time. Everyone’s heart strings are stretched as sisters leave this place and friends they have come to love. And for some it is their very first time of flying alone.
One of the many things our STL’s do for us is help with the departures and arrivals at the airport. The arriving sisters usually come all as one group in the late afternoon. Our STL’s Sister Hernandez and Sister Logo-Vaelua know how everything all works so they are our extra brains, hands, and feet. (They also enjoy showing their unity by sometimes dressing a like.) We greeted the new Sisters; Sister Allen, Sister Anderson, Sister Azpeitia, Sister Ballstaedt, and Sister Hancock on February 22, 2024.
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