On Friday, July 6, 2007, Phil and Susan Bates, Ron and Betty had the opportunity to visit with the Mejias. They came to Betty's house for a light dinner and a lot of reminiscing. It has been 40 years since we first met them. In 1957, they travelled from Pueblo, Mexico with their 7 children to be sealed in the Mesa temple. The trip took 3 days by bus. They stayed in the Ivan and Elsie Bates home for 5 days, and it was a wonderful experience for our whole family. While they were here visiting their son Moroni in July, we had the blessing of meeting them again after so many years. This family has been faithful in the gospel and have reared righteous children. They are still so humble and kind, and very appreciative of our association with them. However, we received the greater blessing through knowing them.
(A more extensive history of our experiences with the Mejia family will be posted on this site shortly).
(Pictured above, left to right: Phil Bates, Sister Mejia, Brother Mejia, Ron Bates, Moroni Mejia, Betty Walker, Lourdes Mejia)
(Pictured above: Sister and Brother Mejia who came to Arizona 50 years ago to be sealed to eachother and to their children in the Mesa Temple) 
