Friday, September 5, 2008

Engagement news for Jason and Emily!

We have always had a special feeling about Emily and enjoyed getting to know her before we left for Ecuador.



Now Jason and Emily are officially engaged, and the big day is set for November 14 in the Salt Lake temple.
Mom and the girls will get to come home for one week for the celebration.


Elder Sloan entered the MTC

We are so proud of Chad. He has had a wonderful experience working with our missionaries in Ecuador for the past two months. We know he is ready for Spain.

Taking Chad to the MTC! We are so glad Grandma Maureen, Grandpa John, Jason, Jessica, and Lee lee, were there to support him.

Officially a missionary with his name tag


Jason, Chad and Jessica.
Chad saying goodbye to Mom and Dad's MTC photo.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Our Missionaries

New missionary from Mexico
Missionaries from Zona Norte, on the Colombia border
Missionaries from Zona Ofeilia-Calderon in Quito
Dinner with the stake & district presidents and wives from Quito
Missionaries with Chad and Dad singing a hymn in Quechua
First group of missionaries to arrive!
Our wonderful Zone Leaders and Assistants

The Whole Family Together.

Crossing a river in the Amazon - we could see monkeys swinging in the trees!
Taking time for a hug in the Amazon
Enjoying the forest in the Amazon.
Visiting a wonderful family outside of Tena, in the Amazonian
Visiting the market in Otavalo


The family visiting the Panecillo where the country was dedicated by President KimballVisiting the Mitad del Mundo (Location of the equator)
Visiting with new friends at the Otavalo market
In the Amazon, we loved visiting the branch in Tena

Sloan's new home in Quito, Ecuador

Welcome to our new home, Come and Visit Us!!!



Chad, Steph, and Nat posed for all of these wonderful pics of our home.

The Sloan's are Alive and Well in Ecuador



After our setting apart, we walked out to the beautiful gardens surrounding the Church Administration Building to take this picture of the family. L to R, Jason, Stephanie, Tim, Cindy, Jessica, Natalie and Chad.
While we were waiting in the lobby of the Church Administration Building for our setting apart, we took a moment to pose with Grandpa Max. L to R, Paulo Araujo, our foreign exchange student from Brazil who lived with us for a year, Tim, Chad, Jason and Grandpa Max, who came from Loomis, California for this special occasion.


The Famous Catholic Basillica



Natalie, Chad, and Steph inside the Basillica

The view of Quito from the Basillica
Chad with missionaries on P-day

We are thrilled to be all settled in our new home, in Quito, Ecuador. We have traveled much of the country already. We love the beautiful and diverse scenery, from the Amazon, to Mountains, and the Coast. We especially have fallen in love with the people who are friendly and kind. Here are some pictures of our recent adventures.