Welcome Home Tyler!!

Tyler Boyle, son of Joe and Risa
has just returned from his mission to Brazil.
He is the grandson of Inez
Welcome home Tyler!!

THREE NEW MISSIONARIES IN THE FAMILY

Devin Dillard, grandson of

Don and Betsy, and son of Nancy and Al.
He is serving in the Minnesota-Minneapolis Mission,

(the same place his grandpa Don served)

His family lives in Sumner, Washington

Matt Westover, son of Holly and Troy,

and grandson of Delbert and Ginny.

He is serving in the

Argentine-Rosario Mission

His family live in Henderson, Nevada

Jordan Yukish, grandson of
Don and Betsy, and son of Joanne and Tod
He is serving in the Ohio-Cleveland Mission

His family live in Gilbert, AZ

Returning Home

Elder Ryan Dytrt has completed his mission in Texas and returned home to Arizona on Wednesday. Ryan is the only son of Carol, Scotty and Billie's oldest daughter.



Ryan is scheduled to report his mission October 17th if you happen to be in the area of Lehi First Ward on that date.

NOTE: The video clip shows just a bit of another missionary returning home. That is Rob Connolly, lifelong friend of Ryan's who happened to be called to the same Texas Mission (Dallas North) and returned home on the same day!

From left: Carol, Diane, Ryan, Perry (back), and Billie.

Returning missionary, Elder Ryan Dytrt

Elder Dytrt and Elder Rob Connolly

Welcome home!

Don and Betsy's Grandson on Mission

Jordan Yukish is serving his mission in Cleveland, Ohio, He just arrived there yesterday.
pictured are Betsy and Don with Jordan and four of their five daughters. Michelle, Marlene, Joanne (Jordan's mother) and Nancy.

Ray Mission News #10

CLICK HERE for the latest letter from Bro. & Sis. Ray >>>

Big billboard in town. It says,

"Happy Holiday Great Victory!"

May 9th is Victory Day in Russia.

To hear them tell it, they saved the world,

including America from destruction during W W II.

Sister Ray and Sistr Galina Abubakirova.
She is the one who is going to visit the

AZ Temple during June or July.

Looking across the park and across the

frozen Amur River. This river divides us from China

Some of the members having lunch after

Fast and Testimony Meeting. We actually

had 32 who attended that day.

Elder and Sister Ray in front of the orphanage in Ussurisk.


The orphanage in Ussurisk with its playground in front.

CLICK HERE for the latest letter from Bro. & Sis. Ray >>>

New Letter and Photo's From the Ray's.....Including their trip to Istanbul, Turkey

CLICK HERE to download and read their full letter.

Sister Ray (Tina) with the Hagia Sofia

church/museum in background

Tha Ray's in the Grand Bazaar

Courtyard of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

The Ray's inside Hagia Sofia

Letter from Ray's mission

Elder and Sister Ray in Russia

>>>CLICK HERE to read letter from the Rays.

Elder and Sister Ray standing outside Mission Office in

Samara just before we left for Vladivostok.
Our district in Khabarovsk in front of the
Church just before leaving to walk home.

Zone Conference with Pres. and Sis Pratt in Khabarovsk

Each night after English Club, we walk home

through the city park. In December,

they carved ice sculptures and decorated the park.

It is very beautiful at night.

Next to the entrance to the park, a large

"Grandfather Frost" the Russian Santa Claus.

Ken and Tina Ray's Mission in Russia

CLICK HERE to read the Ray's latest mission update.

Tina and Ken Ray shown here with Elder Reshetnikov and

his wife. He is the Area President over part of Russia.

The frozen Volga River. It's 2PM, just getting dusk.

A view from their bedroom window in Saratov

Tina walking to Church in Khabarovsk

Clinton Brady to Piura Peru Mission

Cyndy (Boyle) Brady just sent her son, Clint,

off on his mission Dec 2nd. He was called to serve

in the Piura Peru Mission. What an adventure!

Holly and Troy in Aussie with Nate

Holly and Troy Westover went to Australia to pick up their son from his 2 year mission.

Bryant Andrus returns

Bryant Andrus (Janet Ballard's grandson) returned in August from his mission in the Baltic States.
His last area was Estonia and he is fluent in Russian. He was the Branch President there. He is now attending college near his home in Gilbert.

Rays in Russia

Elder Ken and Sister Tina Ray have sent a letter (to Betsy) from their mission in Russia. The letter is in PDF format and can be downloaded for reading by clicking here.

It sounds like they have a huge workload but are up to the challenges. :)

Elder Nathan Martin - Australia

Nathan with his parents. Holly and Troy Westover. (Delbert's grandson)