Last Sunday our friend Jeanette Smalls (in the green dress) came to visit and brought her sister, Sarah. Jeanette & Shannon were married about the same time we were. We attended the same ward where Jeanette and I served in the Young Women's together. They moved into my mom's ward and Jeanette became good friends with her. So mom came over to visit too.
We've kept in touch these past 10 years. They have 3 boys now and live near Austin, Texas. Jeanette & Sarah are from Ghana, Africa, where their father was over the Church Education System program. Their accent is beautiful to listen to. Sarah told us she translates for General Conference and shared some experiences with us. She just graduated from BYU-Idaho and is headed to Texas to live with Shannon & Jeanette. She was wonderful with our kids, letting them take pictures with her camera and then taking several beautiful pictures of each child. It was wonderful to see them again (Sarah stayed with the Smalls 10 years ago so we'd met before). We only wish they lived closer, but Jeanette said they'd still like to move back to Boise. Shannon's parents live in Nampa. He works for the State of Texas with their disaster relief efforts, coordinating with FEMA. Jeanette is the chairman of the activities committee for their ward and Shannon serves as an emergency / disaster preparedness coordinator.
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