April 20, 2015
Today marks the end of
a wonderful 18 months! It has been a
great privilege and responsibility to serve a mission together. This time has been wonderful and challenging
all at the same time. We have been
blessed; our marriage has been blessed; and our family has been blessed. We have come to know and love the beautiful,
gracious people in Cachoeira do sul, Brazil!
We leave with many mixed feelings!
Mostly we have a renewed conviction that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is
true and that we always receive blessing when we live the gospel. We are so excited to reunite with family and
friends. But we will leave a piece of our hearts in Cachoeira!
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| Richardt and Loria at church |
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| A surprise ride - with an old friend Roberto |
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| At the home of Valdomira and Ivone |
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| Caught in the rain again |
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| Dinner with the Moraes family |
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| Elder Purificacao, Elder Costa, Gabriele and Dione |
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| FHE with Gabriele, Thais and family |
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| FHE with Pres. Samuel, Vivi, Camila and Lucas |
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| Good bye to Luciano |
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| Surprise party for us - good food, good people! |
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| Good bye to baby Fernando |
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| A great goodbye party! |
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| Great food at the Torres' home |
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| Guitar lesson with Pres. Samuel |
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| He sold us shoes last month; gave us a ride in the rain this week. |
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| Julio proposed to Rosangela! Hooray! |
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| Last district meeting! |
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| Last lesson with Artur |
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| We love these people! |
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| We love and will miss these sisters! |
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| Luci and Dione |
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| Our last P-Day lunch at our place with the sisters |
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| Lunch at Per Tutti with Alceu and Marcia, friends from Elder Shirley's first mission |
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| Lunch with President Torres and Carolina |
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| Another picture from the surprise party |
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| Noele, Sister Carvalho and Sister Oliveira |
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| Old friends, Alceu and Marcia came to Sunday meetings all the way from Porto Alegre |
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| One last churrasco |
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| One last Sunday sunrise |
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| President and Sister Torres at the party. The banner says "sentiremos saudades" (We will miss you!) |
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| President Samuel is a natural with the guitar |
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| The sisters entertaining us |
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| The last P-day at our place with the sisters |
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| Some of the wonderful sisters at the surprise party |
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| More great folks at the surprise party |
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| Temple lesson with Erli |
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| We will miss these good people! |
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| We will miss these missionary name tags! |
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| We will NOT miss this roommate! |
Thank you soooo much for sharing the past 18 months with us! Soooo grateful that you have been watched over! We love you! Travel safe! May you never be forgotten in the corner of the world you love!
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