The next morning we got up and caught a bus to Ouro Preto, a historic town with several large Catholic churches and shops that have been maintained beautifully. It is a pretty place with really cool architecture and style.
Minas Gerais (the state) is all hills and Ouro Preto was built up and down all of the hills. This is us climbing one of the steep roads.
A classic Catholic church (think these were built in the 16th century). Unfortuantely for us we picked the only day of the week that all of the churches are closed for cleaning...so we did not get to see the gold-plated interiors :(
When we got back from Ouro Preto, we stopped by my mission president's home. It was so fun to see them again!
On Tuesday afternoon we went to Lafaiete, my last area. This is one of the church buildings in Lafaiete. How do you like Dad's hat? He got in Lafaiete...
And this is Elizabeth and Rosa. I was teaching them along with their respective families right before I came home. These two along with Elizabeth's sister were baptized and confirmed a couple of weeks after I got home. They were actually confirmed the very Sunday I gave my homecoming talk in sacrament meeting. They are sweet girls, it was fun to see them again.
A couple of friends from Congonhas (another one of my areas) came over and met us as well--Renata and Armando. Renata did divisions with me almost every afternoon and evening for 4 weeks. She will be a great missionary. Dad treated us all to ice cream.
On Wednesday we flew back to Sao Paulo where one of my companions met us at the airport. Our flight was delayed so we didn't get to see eachother for that long but it was soooo good to see her again. She is a special person who has had a hard life, but she is strong and has a vibrant testimony. She is hilarious too, I just love her!
Thursday morning Cody and I flew to Uruguay while Dad spent the day with the Vendraminis and then flew out that night. This time we were very sad to say good-bye...they are so kind and it was so fun to be with them. I will get Cody to write about our trip to Uruguay... soon.
4 comments:
what a great opportunity to have! those are beautiful pictures! Gold plated interiors sounds amazing too! Can't wait to hear more:)
I think your dad's hat looks like the one Indiana Jones wears... I'll bet the guy Indiana got it from went to Brazil at some point in his adventuring and perhaps visited the same shop your dad did. Es posible.
This looks wonderful! You are great to keep family and friends posted as to your where-abouts. Rustin and Kelsi are playing the "Where in the World are the Travelers" game with us.
HAPPY BELATED ANNIVERSARY!! YOu've been married a whole year congratulations! That's exciting. Can you believe you already have a baby on the way? I"m excited to hear if it's really a boy. Hope you had a great day!
Post a Comment