Dear friends and family.   Welcome back!

The last time we wrote a blog entry was January of 2018 when we were saying goodbye to Spain after completing an 18-month mission.  Much has happened in the interim.  Beyond the wonderful interactions we have had with family; we have built a tiny house, traveled a bit, completed a service mission as MLS missionary mentors, been blessed to overcome health challenges and even restored an old '47 Chrysler.  

We we feel a strong pull to serve again. We have felt the whisperings for some time and even applied to go on a mission in 2021, but during our health checkups Clarke (Elder Fowers) was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  He finally has a clean bill of health and we are ready to go. 

The Lord needs us and we need the sweet and rich blessings that come from serving the Lord as missionaries.  He has called us to serve as Member/Leader Support (MLS) missionaries to the California, Newport Beach Mission working with Spanish-speaking units.  We left for the MTC in the early morning hours of January 9, with our car loaded to the hilt and our e-bikes strapped on the back. 

We are about half way through a glorious week of training at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) where we rub shoulders everyday with the "Armies of Helaman" and feel of their courage to stand above the pressures of the world to serve a mission.  We are honored to be among them.  Sitting classrooms long hours everyday is not quite our style but we are learning a lot.

In just two days we will start our journey south to begin our service and we invite you to share the experiences and joy of our missionary service through this blog.

California here we come!

We love you all and thank you for your love and support,

Elder and Hermana Fowers