Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Hola! Happy Valentine's Day!

Hola!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We wanted you to know how much we love and appreciate you!.
  Trying to think of all that has happened the past couple of weeks.  We are working on getting Capilla Abiertas (Open Chapels) scheduled for 2018.   What a wonderful opportunity this is for the people to invite their friends to the gospel.
  We had a sweet young women in our ward Sister Rodriguez leaving on a mission.  We went to her FHE (farewell party) Was fun to see how they do it here.  They go into the chapel and have family members speak and then have a party afterwards.  Then the next day was Fast Sunday so she bore her testimony.  She will be a great missionary.
    We have been doing training (Well Ron has) I try to understand and smile.  It is getting easier.  Had to smile at this one the Pres. stopped and got up picking up a can of bug spray and chased that little critter right out of his office.  We got a good laugh and to say the least I won’t put my bag on the floor again.
     Ron made the Asian Chicken Wraps with the pressure cooker and we are learning our favorite Argentine Foods.  They are great cooks here and the Dulce Leche is wonderful.   There are lots of Gluten free items.  Even the milk has a gluten free label on it  they label everything.
     We have FHE (family home evening) 3 times a month with the senior couples.  That is fun getting to know them so much talent and experience here.
    This weekend was carnival weekend.  We have had a fun one.   Yesterday we went to the Botanical Gardens and then to Dragon land exhibit at the Rural, which is a convention center close to us. Wish we would have had our grandkids here. They would have loved it.
  We also had a young man Nicholas who was baptized on Saturday night.  He is a waiter at one of our favorite neighborhood cafes.  The Peru Deli.  He is going to medical school and so excited about the gospel.  What a great day!
    Today we had the wonderful opportunity a senior missionary luncheon with Elder & Sister Christofferson (https://www.lds.org/church/leader/d-todd-christofferson?lang=eng) at our area office.  What a wonderful spirit was there.  There were 13 mission couples and our area Presidency and wives.  Was so great to hear him speak.  He is here on an area tour.   He told us about the experience of calling our new Prophet President Nelson and his counselors, and how we should each pray to know that it is of God.   He had spoken earlier to the Buenos Aries North Mission.  Such a great man and seemed so down to earth and kind. One of our senior missionaries had been in his mission here in Argentina when they were younger. One of those once in a lifetime experiences which we continue to be blessed with.
  I think we have both learned while we are here the importance of our testimonies and that the gospel touches so many lives.  It is true and we are grateful for the opportunity to serve.  Gracias for all your love and support.
Abrazos and amor!
Mom & Dad,  Grandpa and Grandma, Ron & Helen , Elder and Hermana Dalby





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