Easter Sunday!

We actually had difficult intense hardships just before Easter. The week before Easter  some of our members had some really hard things to work out and  My heart was very heavy !  We love our members so very much.  We were able to place our Christ pictures up in the church in time for Easter.  We wanted them to have a memorable Easter and to talk about the Resurrection and Sacrifice of the Savior.  Our Young Women sang Tender Mercies of the Lord it was wonderful, but we were sadly missing our Greta who came later and our Xhoana!  This was Xhoana's song and we needed her beautiful voice!  Hopefully we will prepare another that she can join in with us.

This Easter was bitter/sweet

Our Elder Anderson received a transfer call the night before --He gave a beautiful heart felt speech of Christ and Monica Spoke also. We so missed our Jeta and Xhoana.  Gladly, Xhonaton came and helped with the sacrament.  What a wonderful young man to serve and fulfill his priesthood duties.  He was ready with a white shirt and tie.  

Below are some of the goodbye pictures for Elder Andersoni:

Our Elder Andersoni

 

Saimir                         Rea

For Family Home Evening we Drew cards about the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ.

Even Klevis was somewhat subdued during this discussion.  

Anyone that wanted to say their farewells to Elder Anderson shared their feelings and it was beautiful.  Later that evening we visited with Jeta and her family.  We love them so and Jeta is having heart issues.  Perparim was there in time before he had to rush back to Tirana to watch over his Daughter who just had a baby.

Bittersweet was our Pogradec Easter.  Just as the original Easter..... A memory for us!