Sunday, May 21, 2017

March 25, 2017 - May 21, 2017 Mission Call, Mother's Day and Setting Apart as Missionaries

March 25, 2017 Received our Mission Call to Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission for
12  months from May 29th, 2017 to May 24, 2018, we read our letter at Cyndi and Denny's home in San Marcos, California
We were pretty excited about our Mission!  Just what we wanted!

Family Gathered around us as we read our letters!
Such a wonderful family time!





May 14, 2017  both Steven and I spoke in Sacrament Meeting for our mission.   We had a family gathering at Jon and Julie Grossnickles afterwards...I just love my family!

Chris Bland, Traci Bland, Shirleen Bland, Cyndi Collins,  and Julie Grossnickle

Chris & Jen Bland, Steve & Shirleen Bland
Traci Bland, Cyndi Collins, Julie & Jon Grossnickle

My brother's Family
Julie, Mike, Kendall, Brayton, Bethany (finance of Taylors) & Taylor Passey

Steve's Sister and husband
Becky Thompson and Phil Rudolph

Our daughter, Cyndi & London Collins came from California to join us

Steve's neice, Kim Johnson and her two little ones, Elyas and November.


The kids gave me wonderful gifts for Mother's Day.



May 21, 2017 Set apart as missionaries by President Matthew Leptich of the Oregon City Stake.

President Mathew Leptich, Shirleen and Steve Bland

President Dave Pederson and Shirleen and Steve Bland


Our Grandchildren
Kelli Swertfeger, Charlianne, Denver, Ryn, Rigdon, Tatelin, & Tag
Grossnickle, Bo and Payton Brower Bland

Three of our children,
Traci Bland, Chris Bland, & Julie Grossnickle


Back Row:David Helton, Jon Grossnickle 
Front Row: Dorothy Passey, Peggy Helton, Julie Grossnickle,
Shirleen and Steven Bland, Jen and Chris Bland, Kim Suchanski
and Traci Bland

The sweetest Step-Mom in the whole world, Dorothy Passey.

My awesome sister, Peggy Helton



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