We want to wish a happy Father’s Day to
everybody and specially the men in our family.
I am grateful for 4 kids and the opportunity I have of being a dad and
grandpa. I’m especially grateful for how
wonderful my 4 kids that are fathers are.
I am so proud of how you take care of your family.
Our
temple recommends expired and so we got to go through the local bishopric
counselor and the stake president to get them renewed. So now we have a recommend that says “La
Iglesia de Jesucristo” on them for the next couple of years.
We saw the Colon Theatre, apparently one
of the great opera houses of the world.
Quite the place. Also went to the
Museum of Fine Art. The museums are
mostly free here and I suppose art lovers would like to go through a museum and
see paintings by Monet and Degas. For me,
it is something that I can say that I went through an art museum and saw
paintings by some famous guys. It is a
beautiful city and we really love being here.
We went to a gaucho ranch with the senior couples and got to get out of
the city and see some shows and horsemanship exhibitions.
We had a chance to go to the temple with
the senior couples and the Area Presidency as they went for the final time as a
presidency. We also took the departing
executive secretary couple to the airport.
They had become good friends and it was hard to see them go, but it is
kind of like the old song about life being a merry go round, some get on and
some get off.
We
enjoyed Pres. Nelson and his wife’s devotional with the youth. We are far removed from being youth, but
believe that if the prophet says it, it should apply to all of us. I even stopped being on Facebook for a week,
but I also heard him say that it was a good thing for us to post good saying
which is something that I have been trying to do for a while, which really
helps me to think of good things to think about and to say to others and
hopefully will touch some hearts out there.
We have great and responsive family and friends and it is good to see
others doing the same thing.
We try to watch a conference talk every
night before we go to bed, and it is a great way to go to sleep with some good
counsel in your mind. Sister Eubanks
said that she tries to incorporate in her prayers to know what is the most
important and best thing that she can do that day when she wakes up and others
have said to pray for somebody to serve that day, so we have been trying to
make that part too. It makes a difference
and lets you focus on what is important.
We aren’t the best journal writers but
would highly recommend the counsel that after a prayer or when you wake up in
the middle of the night and have a thought that you write it down. Some have suggested having a pad of paper and
a pen by the bedside. I thought it would
be just as easy to have the phone right there and just open it to a note and
write down what you are thinking, but you either have to turn on the night lite
to see what you are writing or you hit the button on your phone and are blinded
by the screen and then try to thumb out a note, you get some pretty interesting
notes to read in the morning.
Anyway, we are here to testify that if you
write it down, get it straight in the morning and then act on it as soon as you
can, great things happen. We have seen
miracles. Heavenly Father knows us,
knows who we are and is anxious to help us.
Thank you so much for all your love and
prayers. It makes it possible for us to
be here and to accomplish the things that we do.
Love,
Ron and Helen
President & Sister Teixeira
We will always remember and cherish their love, Christlike example
and service to the South America South Area and us.
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