Mann's In Mexico

Saying Good-Bye... It has been much harder than I ever imagined to say good-bye! On Dec. 1st we were called to serve as mission president/wife of a mission.  On Dec. 15th we received a letter assigning us to serve in the Mexico, Mexico City Southeast Mission!  We were excited, thrilled, and nervous all at the same time. Since that time, we retired, sold our family home of 22 years, sold our cars, and most of our belongings and even gave our cute little dog, Patches to our daughter, Andrea. And now the time has come to say good-bye and it is much harder than I thought it would be!  Right now, from where I am sitting, three years seems like a long, long time to be gone from friends and family.  How can I possibly say good-bye to my family, my children and grandchildren for three years?  With a little less than a week until we depart, I have found myself crying off and on every day.  Such bitter sweet feelings!   I am excited to serve, and thrilled to meet our missionaries and the