Monday, November 8, 2010

Well done Elder LeCheminant

October 28th found us all waiting patiently
at the Salt Lake Airport for Peter's arrival

Here he comes . . .

As parents of missionaries this is one
of the best days of your life!!


A hug from a brother he hasn't seen for 3 1/2 years

Meeting his 2 neices Avrey and Olivia for the first time

So glad Grandma & Grandpa Chem and
Gram & Grandpa could be there.

First stop before heading home-----Cafe Rio!!

Welcome Home Elder!!


Thanks to all of our family members who have loved and
supported Peter the last 2 years. Will we miss the weekly
emails, the adventures and the joy that having a missionary
brings? Yup, but it sure is nice to have him home too.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

A Celebration

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Friday, October 15, 2010

2 Weeks and Counting


We are getting so excited for Peter's return home in
just 2 weeks!! Really the time has flown by these last
few months. We've got the rice cooker all geared up
and ready to go and his warm clothes are waiting. . .
Peter is pictured below with his companion, Brother and
Sister Tobias and then Elder Wong Yong Ko of the Area
Presidency and his wife who visited the mission recently.

Monday, August 23, 2010

On The Count Down


At church on Sunday one of my friends asked me
how many days until Peter gets home----yikes!!!
I guess we are down to counting days now . . .
. . . so 67 to be exact.
This is Peter looking happy and pain free.
Not at all like I'm sure he looked last week
when he passed a kidney stone!!
I hope he has a swinging good time these
last few weeks but I also hope he can
stay focused to the end
(Is that even possible?!)

Friday, June 25, 2010

A Long Overdue Update

Wow--the time is going by so fast and I am really overdue
in updating Peter's blog so here we go-----

Peter celebrated his 21st Birthday with quite the feast
including Hostess cupcakes from home!!!
The work continues to go well with these 2 recent baptisms.
Also the opening of the Cebu temple will be a great blessing
for the people in Peter's mission as it is just a short boat ride
away for them instead of a lengthy trip north to Manila.

Peter loves the people of the Philippines, when we talked
on Mother's Day it was clear that he will have a hard time
leaving in just a few short months.

The biggest news of all is that Peter will remain in the
Bacolod Mission on Negroes and will not be assigned
to the new mission on Panay. I think he was happy about
that as he loves President Tobias. In his email this week
he said that he has been assigned as a Zone leader so we
will be anxious to see where he was transferred to, most
likely this will be his last area. I hope he remembers. . .
"Trunkiness Never Was Happiness"!!!!!!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Transfer back to Negros

After almost a year of serving on the island of Panay, Peter
was recently transferred back to the island of Negros to
a place called Cadiz. It is near Victorias which was his first
area and so he has had fun reconnecting with people there.
Being 50 pounds thinner some didn't recognize him at first!!
The Iloilo Zone at the transfer meeting
A little sad on the boat ride back to Negros but happy to
serve where ever President Tobias sends him!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Fishers of Men


On a recent P-day these "Fishers of Men" took some
time off for an excursion to SEAFTEC also known as the
Southeast Asia Fish Technology Center where they do
research to help the fishing industry in the Philippines



Our "Star" Missionary. . .

Friday, February 12, 2010

A Happy Place To Be

Nothing makes missionary parents happier than to have
their son write home and say. . ."there is no other place
in the world I'd rather be right now!!"
Peter's District had the honor of being the top baptizing
district in the mission last week. Their hard work and
dedication is blessing many lives!! He said this in a recent
email, "While teaching an investigator I totally sat there
in the lesson and just kept smiling because it was such a
happy place to be." I'm reminded of a quote by Brother
Barrett in our ward who once served as a mission president,
he stated "Anyone can go on a mission but not everyone is a
missionary." I think Peter has caught the true spirit of
missionary work---keep it up Elder!!!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

My Brothers Didn't Do This



Peter is having alot of fun making sure his brothers
know that HE is doing things on his mission
that they didn't do while on their missions. . .

. . .Yep they didn't ride a tryke (above) or a bull (below)
Nope----they didn't have to take pills to prevent "intestinal problems"
Not one of them ever climbed a coconut tree or sliced
the coconut open with a really wicked looking knife
Not one of them lost 50 pounds or. . .
. . .tried preaching the Gospel to a monkey----- regardless
they ALL had their own adventures that they wouldn't
trade for anything!!