On August 31, Alex's father, Scott, was fortunate to meet the Arias Serrano family for dinner. Unfortunately Allison wasn’t able to come.
It
was SO fun getting to know this pioneer family in the church in Girardot, Colombia. The father is an attorney, the mother his partner in a commercial construction company, Alexandra (daughter) just finished medical school and will begin her required medical social service, and Joe (17 year old son) is starting to attend the BYU ESL Program. Joe speaks English very well and translated throughout dinner.
It
is very clear that this family loves Elder Parson VERY much! They feed the missionaries lunch every Friday. Sister Arias told Scott that
they consider Alex to be their “SON”. Brother Serrano commented that Alex is a
very diligent missionary. It was great to learn more about Girardot and
Colombia, what life is like there, the climate (hot, hot, hot), the education
system, the Church in Colombia, food, safety concerns, etc…
These great people offered to take a package back to Alex...so some new white shirts, shoes, ties and a few treats are on the way including letters from the "Missionary Box Mamas".
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| From left to right: Alexandra, Sister Arias, Brother Serrano, Scott and Joe. |
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| Brother Serrano -- Baby Back Ribs American Style! |
