fourth of July in Brazil MTC cafeteria

the cafeteria workers all wore these huge hats
there were balloons everywhere and a icecream bar. This is Doctor Lindford and one of the missionaries.
this is where we usually sit for all our meals. it is by the door going out of the cafeteria so I can wave to the missionaries and they can stop and talk to grandpa/Vernon if they need to. Sister Lindford is the doctors wife.
here is an other shot of the cafeteria so that you can see the rest of the decorations. They also had a huge american flag on the wall as you walked into the cafeteria. They served hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, chicken, potatoe salad, watermelon and the rest of the trimmings. It was fun. The missionaries all sang the Star Spangled Banner and they sang it again on the 6th on Sunday morning at mission conference.

Campos do Jordao

These are ants hills along the highway. But as an amature blogger, I think this is a slide show. If it doesn't work, I'll try to find out how to do it. If it does great, if it doesn't, I'll keep on trying to learn how to do it

the mail

this is where I put the letters for the missionaries here at the CTM. Each box is a district. Each district has between 6 and 12 missionaries This is the post office where I take the first letter home from the Brasilian missionaries each week

this is where I store the letters that arrive after the missionaries have left for the field. I pack them up on fridays and mail them through the church pouch out to all 26 missions. I also send all the American missionaries' first letter home to Salt Lake. Then they are put in the mail in the USA and sent to all their parents

Grandpa/Vernon hard at work

just incase you think we are playing all the time, here is a picture of Grandpa/Vernon hard at work. We had an especially busy week, the internet went down and we had american missionaries coming early in the morning and late at night. We have over two hundred missionaries right now

Happy Birthday Anne

We love you! Congratulations on David passing the last test to obtaining his architectural license. I can’t think of a better Birthday present. You both worked so hard to make this dream come true.