Last week we travelled to Lisbon Portugal. We have 7 Centers for Young Adults in Portugal so we went to do some training with 3 new Centers. We met some wonderful leaders and young single adults there. Many of the members are originally from Angola--thus dark skin. We met with 2 Stake Presidents, 3 Center couples and many of the YSA leaders from those Centers. They are wonderful committed members.
Another primary purpose for going was to film in the Centers as we have been asked to make a DVD for training and promotional purposes. (of course we are not the camermen) We have filmed in several Centers in Germany, one in Barcelona and 2 in Portugal. More will be filmed in England and then the video production department will edit and make the DVD. It is so fun and interesting to visit these Centers and meet these wonderful young saints and learn their conversion and life stories.
We had some time during the mornings to see the sights of Portugal. Of course there are beautiful beaches as well as old churches, castles and fortresses. There is a huge bridge in Lisbon that is much like the Golden Gate.
We attended church at a small Branch outside of Lisbon with about 10 members who were all so friendly and jabbered to us in Portuguese like we could understand !
Two weeks ago we were able to meet Helena (our former exchange student from Sweden) and her family as they passed through Frankfurt. It was so grand to see her again and she is the same beautiful and sweet person with 2 adorable children and a super nice husband.
And so our busy, exciting, rewarding and interesting mission moves on. It is so impossible to think we have been here 5 months but yet we have learned so much and had such varied and rewarding experiences. Our lives are so blessed and enriched as we meet wonderful people from so many corners of the world who all share in a common testimony of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. How honored we feel to be a part of His work.
3 comments:
Adam went on his mission to Portugal so it will be fun to show him your pictures. Portutal is so beautiful!
You are having such uniquely different experiences. And seem to be as busy as ever!!
Adam knows the guy in blue in the first picture. He also served in a few of the areas in your pictures.
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