Year 1
Location: Avondale, Arizona
DH:
John Theodore Hemmingly (30)
DW:
Laura Augusta [nee
Hudson] (25)
Newlywed
John is a communications officer at the Air Force base in
Phoenix, and
Laura is a Visitor Services Manager at the archeological park. During a tour of the archeological park,
Laura fell at one of the dig sites and twisted her ankle. It was a pesky injury, but resulted in her being stuck at her desk doing mostly administration work for the next few weeks.
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Year 2
John and
Laura decide to adopt a dog. The young dog is part
German Shorthaired Point and Border Collie, named
Cali.
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Year 3
John's military contract reached it's end, and he and
Laura had to decide whether or not to reenlist. Ultimately,
John decided to leave the military. He and
Laura decided to take a leap of faith on a life change that they had talked about for quite a while, and decided to move to
San Jose, Costa
Rica and serve as missionaries.
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Year 4
John and
Laura love living in Costa
Rica, and feel very fulfilled in their position there. This year they decided to adopt a few goats.
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Year 5
During the spring, the couple learned that
John's father died suddenly.
John and
Laura went back to the states for a while for the funeral and to help out
John's mom with the transition.
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Year 6
This year,
John gave
Laura a tank of tropical fish for her birthday.
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Year 7
After many years of trying, the couple finally conceived. In the early fall
Laura gave birth to a beautiful baby girl!
DD:
Susanna Willow
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Year 8
This year, the family moved to
Manuel Antonio, Costa
Rica to set up another mission outreach.
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Year 9
Laura's appendix ruptured, and she was airlifted to the nearest hospital, where she stayed for three weeks.
Even though several months have passed since her release, she's struggled with regaining her energy.
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Year 10
This year,
John and
Laura get a cow from a neighbor. They name her Clarabelle.
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Year 11
John's mom decided to move to Costa
Rica to be nearer to her son and only grandchild. They love having her nearby.
Dgma:
Annette Rosita Hemmingly (66)
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Year 12
This year the mission received a large financial donation from the estate of one of the church members back in Arizona. They are able to hire some more workers to help them with their workload.
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~End~
Location: Costa
Rica
DH:
John Theodore Hemmingly (42)
DW:
Laura Augusta [nee
Hudson] (37)
DD:
Susanna Willow (5)
Dgma:
Annette Rosita Hemmingly (67)
Ddog:
CaliDcow: Clarabelle
Goats
This message was edited 11/16/2020, 11:12 AM