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The Best kind of Gifts

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We had a Wonderful Christmas!  It was so good to talk to family over internet and to just relax and spend time together.  Our Savior's Bounteous gifts are beyond our comprehension.  He asks so litte of us in comparison.  And even when we try to give our best gifts to Him, it is because of Him that even those offerings turn into blessings and come back as gifts for us. We Love and Trust Him forever. We got a Christmas tree and a little Nativity for our apartment! You know that grandpa is not a shopper, (especially on a mission), but he must have sensed that I needed some Christmas in our home to ease a bit of missing family.  We were going out like always... but he took the bus to the stores and we came home with 2 little trees. It brightened up our whole apt!  The best Gift for Christmas was the Baptism of Santhosh Kumar.  To watch someone learn about our Heavenly Father's Plan and His great love for all of us is a gift to be memorized in our hearts....
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A Sweet Week...

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Elise was baptized by her Father, (President Samuel) of our Evora Branch. Our font in Evora is a plastic material stretched over a styrofoam type base...like a hot tub really. We love this sweet family and all of the work they do to help the Evora Branch. Sister Barcellos gave a wonderful talk about Angels (She definitely is one!) at our Zone Conference in Setubel on Tuesday.  She has a wonderful way of inspiring all of us! President Barcellos is a dynamic leader and makes us all want to work even more to teach with our hearts as we share the Great News of the Restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ. We can feel their great love for Our Savior.   President and Sister Barcellos and their family are loved by all the missionaries...including us. We were able to go to the Temple in Lisbon the next day for a Sisters' Conference and a Session at the Temple (with the couple missionairies in Portugal and on the Azores).  So fun to meet some of the new couples that we haven...
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Island of Blue Hydrangeas!

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Five days ago we were transferred to São Miguel nos Açores (When we looked up 'Island of Sao Miguel in the Azores' on the internet, Grandpa eyes smiled. "The whole island is full of your favorite flowers!" he said.)  We are amazed at the abundant color, sun, and beautiful clouds on this Island.  I feel like we live in a postcard with such personal Heavenly hugs as the Hydrangea bouquets encouraging us every step.      President Resendes of the Sao Miguel Branch is an avid genealogist by hobby and works in the Dairy business, especially in the production of cheese by profession.  He lit up when Grandpa asked a question about his ancestors and immediately had us follow him upstairs to the church family history room.  It is incredible to know about the intelligent and diligent record keeping in the azores.   We met some wonderful leaders in the Azores our first Sunday. Next to our Branch President Resendes and Grandpa are (the District) Pre...
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