May 2010

Dear Family,

First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kathy Today, and all our nine family members whose birthdays are in May: Matt on the 3rd, Peter on the 4th,Rachel M on the 9th, Mandi on the 14th, Maggie on the 18th, Rachel B on the 23rd David the 26th and Lydia on the 31st!!! PLUS Jimmy and Mandi’s 5th anniversary on the 5th, Steve and Rachel’s and Dave and Kar’s both on the 25th!!! CELEBRATE!
Sharon and Matt moved out of the house last weekend because the couple who was going to rent it needed to move in by the 1st of May. With a new baby Sharon wore herself out trying to move to their new home in Centerville. Friday she got an e-mail from the couple saying that they were backing out of renting our home. She and Matt were so concerned. But, it is another testimony to me that the Lord is so good to us. Within hours the perfect renter appeared. Matt and Sharon had just finished cleaning the house last night and so Matt ran next door (Domans) to ask the neighbors to keep an eye on the place since it was now empty. Sis Jones (we don't know them as they moved in just as we left on this mission) said that her sister-in-law had to move and had been praying to find a place. She is a single woman about our age and felt moving into our home was an answer to her prayers.
We will only get half the rent a month we did when we went to Argentina 18 years ago, plus we'll pay the utilities, but someone will be in the home and most of all we love being an answer to someones prayers!
We had such a sweet experience in the temple today. Toney sealed a sweet couple, Mark and Dixie de la Cruz Gutierrez. Dixie is the youngest of six children. Her parents and all of her siblings and their spouses were in attendance. After they were sealed, the oldest daughter and her husband, who had adopted a little girl had her sealed to them.
There were many tears of joy.
We are speaking tonight and tomorrow at a stake conference and then have conferences or firesides every week until July.
May 20th marks the 10th anniversary of the Tampico temple and judging from the six bus loads of people who came today, it looks like it will be a month of rejoicing. We have many youth groups coming for baptisms, children coming to the outside waiting room for us to talk with, extra sessions planned and a special one on Monday the 17th for our temple workers.
Much love to each of you, Mom and Dad



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Wendy W. Bentley