We spent quite a lot of time with Aristides Buitrago and his family while we were in Honduras. This family is an example of what is happening all over the world through the efforts of the LDS missionaries. The reason that we and the Buitrago family are so close is that I, (VerNon Bingham) am the first one to talk to Aristides about the church. We have counted that so far there have been twelve people become members of the LDS Church because I intruduced Aristides to God's Plan of Happiness.

We were in Tugucigalpa, Honduras, after twenty-five years. Elder Gustavo Duarte arranged for a reunion of members and missionaries who remembered us from our service there between 1982 and 1985. Gladys, Gustavo, their daughters and three or four other sisters sang a special number expressing their love and friendship. We were very much touched by the outpouring of love that we felt This reunion was held in the Kennedy building on March 7, 2010.

While we were in San José, Costa Rica, Rachel took us to see the temple. It is beautiful like all of the other temples of the LDS Church. We felt that we were on sacred ground just being near the temple.

Steve and Rachel Dorsey took us to visit a britanical garden in San José, Costa Rica. Steve directs the Peace Corps there so that will be their residence for the next four years or more. They have a nice home and a guest house where we were invited to stay. We had a wonderful visit with them from March 4, until March 10, 2010.

Here we are, VerNon & Bernice Bingham, in San José Costa Rica. We spent a week with Steve and Rachel Dorsey starting March 4, 2010, until March 10, 2010, when we left to visit Honduras after twenty-five years of just wishing we could returen.

We are in Costa Rica in the home of Rachel and Steve Dorsey. Rachel Miltimore Dorsey (front row by Bernice) was one of our missionaries in Honduras. Next to Rachel is Gustavo Brandares, husband of Sister Vilma Acevedo who was one of our missionaries in Honduras. David Alvaro with his wife and little son, David, was also one of our missionaries in Honduras. The two young men in the back are sons of Gustavo and Vilma.