I love hearing of your missionary adventures in P.R.
I have been there 3 times to see our son and can identify with what you are experiencing.
I also love temple and family history work. I joined a genealogy class the Sunday after I was baptized on 19 February 1966. Back then, there were only 13 temples in the world. So grateful for my testimony of this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Gainell and Mark RogersDecember 15, 2023
It was great to hear about your early experiences in the mission. Keep up the good work. May you be blessed with good heath and strength.
Feliz Navidad!!
Andrea (Osinchak) BartleyDecember 14, 2023
I am loving your mission letters! I've read Meridian Magazine for years however there is really something special about your mission experiences to date. Perhaps its because I'm a professional family history consultant, and Director of our FSC, and love helping people, especially the new members. We have a similar process to get new members to the temple doing ancestral baptisms in our stake here in Columbia, SC. I give out FS.org pass along cards all the time and hope people are using it. As I'm reading your experiences I'm thinking about a high school friend who passed away and I'd need permission to do her ordinances but there are no parents, siblings, children or spouse to get permission from. Her sister was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico 19 Sep 1959 and died in the US in 2021. Her mother was born in Puerto Rico and her name was Laura Padro but I have no dates or place. She married Jack Kosharek probably around 1953. I believe Laura died in Puerto Rico as Laura Kosharek. If I could get this back just one more generation and come to know Laura's parents I could do some research and submit my high school friends family even though I can't submit her. Any chance you might have some ideas for me how to find something out about Laura Padro? Jack was born in 1927 in Penna but I don't know if they married in Puerto Rico. I just felt while reading your article I should at least write and ask. If there are no ideas that is just fine, but I just want to follow my prompting to ask. Heaven's blessings on your both! By the way we used to live in the same stake many years ago - Annandale, VA. What great memories there!
KathleenDecember 12, 2023
Thank you for including us in your daily experiences. May the Lord continue to bless you in this great work and wonderful opportunity of your lives.
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GailDecember 15, 2023
I love hearing of your missionary adventures in P.R. I have been there 3 times to see our son and can identify with what you are experiencing. I also love temple and family history work. I joined a genealogy class the Sunday after I was baptized on 19 February 1966. Back then, there were only 13 temples in the world. So grateful for my testimony of this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Gainell and Mark RogersDecember 15, 2023
It was great to hear about your early experiences in the mission. Keep up the good work. May you be blessed with good heath and strength. Feliz Navidad!!
Andrea (Osinchak) BartleyDecember 14, 2023
I am loving your mission letters! I've read Meridian Magazine for years however there is really something special about your mission experiences to date. Perhaps its because I'm a professional family history consultant, and Director of our FSC, and love helping people, especially the new members. We have a similar process to get new members to the temple doing ancestral baptisms in our stake here in Columbia, SC. I give out FS.org pass along cards all the time and hope people are using it. As I'm reading your experiences I'm thinking about a high school friend who passed away and I'd need permission to do her ordinances but there are no parents, siblings, children or spouse to get permission from. Her sister was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico 19 Sep 1959 and died in the US in 2021. Her mother was born in Puerto Rico and her name was Laura Padro but I have no dates or place. She married Jack Kosharek probably around 1953. I believe Laura died in Puerto Rico as Laura Kosharek. If I could get this back just one more generation and come to know Laura's parents I could do some research and submit my high school friends family even though I can't submit her. Any chance you might have some ideas for me how to find something out about Laura Padro? Jack was born in 1927 in Penna but I don't know if they married in Puerto Rico. I just felt while reading your article I should at least write and ask. If there are no ideas that is just fine, but I just want to follow my prompting to ask. Heaven's blessings on your both! By the way we used to live in the same stake many years ago - Annandale, VA. What great memories there!
KathleenDecember 12, 2023
Thank you for including us in your daily experiences. May the Lord continue to bless you in this great work and wonderful opportunity of your lives.
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