Branch 2: 3 couples who have been sealed in the temple-and all three married for love (not the traditional arranged marriages). Srilatha & Jayaraj Sarita & Pinto Sonia and Bobbie
This is Pinto and Sarita's 1st wedding anniversay-they are leaving to go to the Hong Kong temple on Sunday night-so they can be sealed on tuesday. We taught them the temple prep lessons. All 3 couples have been married 1 year or less. We attended Srilatha & Jayaraj wedding reception.

Mysore Palace in background

E/S Asplund and our elders, Indian and American--Elder Satyadi, Elder Bartlett, Elder Turla

Our branch 2 elders getting ready to leave on the day's outing

Went with the 12 Elders who serve in the 4 Bangalore branches to Mysore for a day or being tourists

Children performing a dance before recieving their hygiene kits

Children greeting us as we came to deliver the kits

a small band led the way through the two rows of children. They first presented us with leis.

Visiting with the children who live in the orphanage. The sister (Nun) in blue took my hand earlier and led me into her home where she and two other sisters prepared a full meal for us.

The typical home for the nomads

the tiny birds they catch and sell to make their living. The government gave the nomads 100 acres of land and told them to stay there and no longer can they roam through the farm land

School children performing dance before receiving their hygiene kits put together by Bangalore District Mutual Young Men and Young Women
The school children lined up to greet us. A small band plays and leads us through the lines of children. We had leis placed around our necks.

Along the roadside towards the village the people are harvesting Ragi--it is a protein food, much like wheat-eaten every day. Main staple food for the villagers. They place the dried plants on the road. Hope enough cars run over the plants to loosen and harvest the ragi seed. It is small and black, just larger than a mustard seed