Sep. 23, Monday
We
went into work at the usual time. After work we went to the MTC for Spanish
Class. Elder Haws has started over with basic Spanish. Joy was doing well with
the new concepts. We had two training sessions with the young missionaries and
then attended Family Home Evening where Elder Johnson present a book review on
The Apostasy written by Elder Todd Callister.
I was wished happy birthday by the senior missionaries and got to wear
the funny little hat while they sang happy birthday.
Jim,
Elder Malan, and Sister Despain
Sep. 24, Tuesday
It
was a holiday in the Dominican Republic so we had the day off. We spent the day
shopping at Price Smart and Plaza Lama. We returned home and got ready to
attend the temple. On holidays, the temple is open more hours. Joy and I
attended the 3 pm session with many of the young missionaries. After the session, we returned home and had a
quiet evening watching our miniseries, The Pillars of Earth.
Sep. 26, Thursday
The
Ruckers and we went to lunch at Chef Pepper for my birthday lunch. We had to
about 15 minutes to be seated and then we finally were served our food. The
Philly cheese and chicken sandwich was great. We returned to the office and
then in the evening, the Ruckers had dinner for us. The Dunfords, and the Haws
also came and we had a delightful evening.
It was still two days until my birthday and I had already had celebrated
my birthday three times.
Sep. 27, Friday
We
worked half day and left after lunch to go to Las Terrenas for the weekend. We
had reserved a room at the Casa de Mar Neptunia for two nights. We left at 2 pm
and drove along the Las Americas highway. We missed our turnoff and had to
drive back to Santo Domingo to turn around. We finally got turned around and
found the right road to Las Terrenas. We went through three toll booths that
cost a total of 855 pesos or $20 in tolls. We arrived in Las Terranas and after
one hour we found our motel. The room was clean and pleasant but did not have
air conditioning. The evening was warm so we took a walk on the beautiful beach
about a block from our room. We watched the last episode of the Pillar of Earth
on our tablet.
Joy at our motel in Las Terrenas
Sep. 28, Saturday
Happy
birthday. After celebrating my birthday for a week, I finally get to put my 67th
year behind me and start my 68th year. We got up and went swimming
in the ocean. We returned to our room and had breakfast at the motel. We
decided to drive over to Samana on the southern portion of the peninsula to
check out the area. We drove through some of the most beautiful country. We
stopped and had a softdrink in Samana and then drove back to Las Terrenas and
went swimming again. We went back to our room and changed clothes and went to
dinner at the food court located on the beach. The evening was beautiful and
the food was good. We were the only ones in the restaurant due to the early
hour we were eating. We returned to the motel in the evening and finished
watching the final episode of The Pillars of the Earth. 
Beautiful
Las Terrenas Beach
Jim’s
birthday dinner on the beach in Las Terrenas
Sep. 29, Sunday
We
got up early and walked along the beach. We returned to our room and changed
into our Sunday clothes. We had breakfast at the motel and then packed up our
things. We left at 8:03 am with the intent of going to church in Nagua. We took
a wrong road and ended up by Samana again. By the time we found the road to
Nagua it was too late to go to church. We drove home through some of the most
beautiful scenery on earth. We arrived home early afternoon. In the evening we
had been invited to a get-to-know-you party at the Antivilo’s apartment. There
were ten couples that had a chance to get better acquainted. We had
refreshments and then returned home. Our children Skyped us for an hour and
then wished me a happy birthday. 
Our
motel room
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