Tuesday, August 25, 2009

This is the city of Rio Grande. Curt spent 5 months here on his first mission. It is right next to the ocean, and has many beautiful older churches. Curt had a wonderful reunion with about 6 people he knew 37 years ago.

Milton, Curt and Daniel. Milton was in the branch presidency when Curt was serving his first mission. Daniel is the son of Maria who was Curt's Brasilian mother. She used to come to the missionaries home almost every day to cook and clean and do their wash. Daniel is Stake President of the Rio Grande Stake where we attended and Curt spoke in 3 meetings.

The mother here is Gladys, the daughter of Maria, Curt's dona.

This is Carmen, the other daughter of Maria. She, Gladys and Daniel are sisters and brother. Curt used to call Carmen and Gladys pishoo. Because they were so short. Carmen invited us over for a yummy almoço after Stake Conference.

What are these mysterious mounds? We see them when we drive around the mission. It must have something to do with the lowlying swampy ground. If you know the answer, Let us know.

Elders Simoes, Santana and Grabner serenading us at the piano. Elder Simoes has been Presidents executive secretary, and is getting ready to leave the office and go back out to the field. Elder Santana is our housing secretary among other things. He tried to keep the apartments supplied and in good repair, a never ending job. Elder Grabner is the new executive secretary, and is also an awesome piano player.


Our wonderful financial secretary Elder Watts came to the Mission home to install a wireless antenna for our Internet. Now we can both use our computers at the same time, hooray! He is pretty much the answer man about computers, and lots of other stuff.


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Curt & his assistants with Pres. Sergio, and Selson
after Pres Sergio ordained Selson to the Melchizedek preisthood
So that he could go with his family to the Temple
to be sealed for eternity.
Curt got to interview this wonderful family, the Carvalhos
to give them Temple recommends to be sealed in the
Porto Alegre Temple on August 15.
The Charqueadas Chapel
Curt with Elder Braga, and Elder Yancey

One of the portable baptismal fonts that the Branches use.

Look on the top of the pole to see 4 mud bird nests. Curt and I decided these were made by "Mud -Spitting Warblers" You see these everywhere you go.

The "Mud-Spitting Warbler" nest outside of our bathroom window.