An Unlikely Couple

Xander's mission call came in a nice little packet. Near the beginning of the packet was a picture of his future mission president and wife, who reside in the mission home in Trinidad/Tobago. Brent's 1st comment when he saw the photo of this nice looking couple was, "Oh look it's Obama and Sarah Palin." I grabbed the packet wondering what in the world he was talking about. Sure enough, they kind of do resemble the unlikely couple...

Xander sounds great. In Monday's TRC, he had to teach a 35 minute lesson all in Dutch. He said it was very

scary, but went better than expected. He thinks it's pretty cool being able to express himself in another language. He's used to speaking Dutch enough that his throat doesn't hurt all the time, and he can make a good-sounding guttural. The missionaries listened to L. Tom Perry give a great talk about the Book of Mormon. Other than some foot/toe-nail problems and "super ugly" red splotches on his face (mysteriously appearing after doing handstand push-ups), he says "no complaints."

An Unlikely Sighting

Simon's school bus was stopped at a red light by the MTC last week. It was pouring down rain, and he saw Xander running up to the light to cross the street. Simon opened the bus window and shouted at Xander, and he shouted back. We sure miss that handsome fellow!