Manchester, England

Hey everyone it's Celeste here updating the family on Blake. He left last thursday morning Aug. 28th and entered the MTC in England on Friday morning. We are so proud of him and can't wait to hear about the great work he'll be doing out there for the next two years. Here's a few pics

Sandra's Funeral

Brent spoke about all of Sandra's qualities and read the following verse which really struck me:

Moroni 7:45
And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

This verse describes Sandra so well. How many of us could say that? Sandra taught us quietly how to be Christlike.

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Nicholas Sapore College/Mission Fund

Thank you to all of our friends and family who have been so supportive during this time while we are mourning the loss of Sandra. Sandra left behind her 12 year old son Nicholas. Many of you have asked if you could contribute to a fund for Nick in lieu of flowers. We have set up the Nicholas Sapore College/Mission Fund for him at Wells Fargo. If you have an account with Wells Fargo you can contribute to Nick by going online to http://www.wellsfargo.com/ , log in to your account, click on the "Transfers" tab and then the "To Another Customer" tab. The savings account # in his name is 9015530927. If you are not a Wells Fargo Customer then your next option is to go into a local Wells Fargo branch and make a donation using the same account # above. Unfortunately making a donation over the phone is not possible. The last way to make a donation is to mail a check to Nicholas Sapore at 715 N. 25th Street, Mesa, AZ 85213 and it will be deposited for you.

Sandra's Funeral

Sandra passed away Friday morning, June 27th from a blood clot in her lungs. We have lost a wonderful wife, mother, sister, and daughter. Sandra would love if you could be there.

Sandra Larson Sapore's funeral
The funeral is at 10:00 am on Wednesday July 2nd at the lds church.
1100 Cooper Road
Gilbert, AZ

The viewing will be held from 6-8 pm on Tuesday July 1st at Bunker's Garden Chapel.
Bunker's Garden Chapel
33 N. Centennial Way
Mesa, AZ

Loot

Lance has always been inventing something or searching for treasure. He even hid mom's wedding ring in a hole somewhere in our backyard in Tucson, AZ.

A couple of years ago Lance told the family that he was headed off on a trip to the Philippines and Austria in search of buried treasure that two World War Veterans had told him they had hid over 60 years ago. A documentary a was made about his journey and it's in the L.A. film festival called "Loot". I was glad to see this since I've heard many stories about the trip and now Lance has proof that he wasn't actually on the beaches of Hawaii getting a tan when all this took place. Here's a link to the trailer:

http://www.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/trailer.php?EventNumber=6693

P.S. I think your next treasure hunt should be to find mom's ring.

Blake's Mission Call

I stole this picture from Celeste's blog. Blake got his mission call. He's going to...

Manchester, England

Mom's 70th Birthday Trip

We started off our trip with a dinner at the famous Mandarin. So good. We then had cake and ice cream for Julie's 32nd birthday at Shelly's house.

Women's conference was chaotic but we were able to see John Bytheway speak and most importantly President Monson.

We stayed in the Mariott that night (thanks Shelly) and gave mom her mother's ring and shared some memories.

We all met for Aimee's shower at Macaroni Grill. We can't wait to see that baby girl!