This week was a little slower at the office because we have
made most of our contacts for the month.
Elder Henry was given a special assignment which came from the Area
Presidency. He had a number of bishops
and branch presidents to contact in Cape Verde regarding participants from
there who are more than 150 days behind in their loan repayments. Part of the reason to contact them is to know
what challenges they are facing and to see if there is some way that we can be
of assistance to them.
The weather here has been gorgeous this past week. Temperatures have been in the seventies and
we are loving it. Occasionally we do
have some wind, which is not my favorite, but it is a nice time of the
year. We hope that summer takes its time
arriving, although last summer was fairly nice.
I really liked an article that came in this month’s Liahona
which talked about how to tell if we are converted .
1.
When you are converted, you want to do what is
right.
2.
You have no desire to do wrong.
3.
You worry more about what God thinks of you than
what others think of you.
4.
You give your best to always live the Gospel.
5.
You have more compassion for others.
6.
You have more desire to pray to God.
7.
You are excited for Sunday because it is the
Lord’s Day.
8.
You keep the commandments and don’t look for
excuses or justify your behavior.
9.
You are happy to pay your tithing.
10.
When you are converted, you have a strong desire
to help others know the truth and happiness that you have found.
We were invited out to dinner with Miguel and Deanna Adriano
and their daughters Claudia and Catarina on Friday night. We ate at a wonderful churrascuria which was similar
to what you find at Toscanos in
Provo. They had a very nice salad bar
with lots of choices and then came to the table with all the meat you could
eat. We had a wonderful dinner and ate
way more than was good for us.
Our meetings were very enjoyable today. We were delighted that a new couple has moved
into our ward from Lisbon—the Limas.
They are originally from Brazil, but have lived here 13 years. Their youngest son is currently serving a
mission in the northern part of Portugal.
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| At dinner with the Adriano family. |
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| Vendors at the Plaza de Commercio, Lisbon |
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| They have lots of shops selling tourist items in Lisbon. |
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| Mime in Lisbon |
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