This evening we had a very sad visit with one of our sisters who we have been visiting with from time-to-time over the past 8 or 9 months. Her husband decided he wanted to go back to Language school to learn a new language for his Navy career and then from there go on to Maryland and work all the while leaving his family here in Georgia. They would be separated for 5 years, only seeing each other on rare occasions. Both of us felt very uneasy about this decision of theirs; we worked with them last fall to help them prepare for such a separation, but neither of them took us very seriously. Now, 7 months after his departure, they are divorced. Obviously, there were troubles in the marriage before this, but why would not they do what was best for their family? Why put your family into such jeopardy? She and the children will now be moving back to live with mom and dad for a year while she gets her feet back on the ground. What a terrible thing, to put the world above the family.

The good news for the day is Brother Sanders has agreed to meet with the missionaries and begin taking the discussions to learn more about the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have been meeting with his wife and daughter over the period of his absence to help bring them back into activity. We love our mission!