The Taylor Family

The Taylor Family

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Mission Prep



 We are getting this young man ready to head to New Zealand.





He has his flag...









 He has his car...










He has had experience with missionaries...

 He has his photos...

 He has his suit...(See the new dress and grooming guidelines for Elders and you will see this identical suit)

 He has style!
 Just about 100 things left to do to get him ready!  Wish us luck!
Luckily, he has the most important things under control!
He has a testimony that the Gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives and he is ready to share that with the people of New Zealand!







South Mountain 7/13

 Last Saturday we took the kids way down to South Mountain...which used to be in our mission boundaries, but now belongs to Tempe Mission.  We will miss the hikes with missionaries, but can still go there ourselves.


You can see the great view of the downtown Phoenix area to the north.

We left a little late in the morning so we were so sweaty by the time we made it to the top.

Breanna was so happy, she jumped for joy!


 At the very top there is a stone pavilion that makes for some good photos.
 We have really loved having two kids back home this summer.  It is one of those last-time experiences that we are treasuring.  We know those days are short lived.

Some petroglyphs we found on the way down.

Loving our Phoenix hiking tradition!