Brand New 2023 Year!


A Week of Retrospection really.  We have mapped names and addresses and have made a list of 192 people/families that we want to verify and visit on this island in the next couple of months.  Also a Brand New Year with thoughts of Goals looking forward.

We will begin this week to see the Interest here in Family Search on the Island of Sao Miguel.  We have a booth and a big sign to put out at the Farmer's Market in Santana this coming Thursday.  We will open the Family History room at the Church in Ponta Delgada for two hours on Saturday afternoons as well.  We get to teach Temple Preparation Classes!  The  Azore District is planning a Youth Temple Trip in April. We are planning special activities for the youth during our time (4 days) in Lisbon!

Speaking of Family and Temple, the above photos are of my Great Grandparents on my Father's side.  George Craner (born 1857) and Mary Caroline Adams (born 1860).. When we think about the lives of our ancestors who made our lives possible; we are grateful to learn about their faith and challenges. 

  There is much pain in the eyes of many (adults and children) who do not understand the blessings that come from keeping commandments. So many come from broken homes and traditions that do not require hearts to remain faithful before or after marriage. Our Father in Heaven knows what gifts us lasting Joy. His plan was designed for Happiness... the kind that make Eyes Sparkle!

...And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers Malachi 4:5-6

The blessing is that our hearts can become new when we learn of Our Savior's love and mission.  

        A New Heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you...Ezekiel 36:25-28

                                            God will enlarge our Hearts...Psalm 119:32 

                                           Clean Hands and a Pure Heart - Psalms 24:4


 We hope this year will be a grand blessing in your homes.  
We pray for you and your families throughout our days as we come and go. 
with great love, Grandpa and Grandma  

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