Dear Family and Friends,
Is time flying for all of you? We can hardly believe we have been here for 9 months. We do have the best mission ever. We have the opportunity to serve in the House of the Lord and also to be able to enjoy His creations. During the month of June we were able to visit "The Secret Garden". Below are some of the most beautiful and unusual plants and flowers we have ever seen. Hope you enjoy them as well.
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| This beauty felt just like velvet. |
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| President & Sr. Craig and myself in front of a fan palm. |
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| Ever see red bananas before? |
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| We were told there are over 200 varieties of orchids. |
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| Women's Lips |
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| These odd looking flowers looked just like plastic. |
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| Just about 1/4 mile away we ran across a trout farm and restaurant. We just had to stop as it was lunch time. |
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| We were given the choice to catch our own lunch so here goes. They gave us a piece of wood with a nylon line and hook. With a piece of fruit for bait we just threw it in and within 5 seconds we were professional fishermen. |
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| A delicious fresh trout lunch for about $6.00 each. |
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| A couple of months ago I ran across this swimming facility. They offer swimming, arobic and theraphy classes. Another missionary and myself have one class a week of body weight exercises and two days of water arobic classes. Our instructor is a slave driver, but we love it and feel so much better. |
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| This place was buiilt in 1939!! It is a bit run down but the pools are in good shape. They don't use any chlorine or chemicals as the water comes from a mountain spring and is 100% pure. The only problem is that it is only 70 degrees. We never get used to that first plunge but it's amazing how quickly the body acclimates. |
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| This waterfall is where the water originates to fill the pools and it is constantly recirculating. We have the option of sitting on the steps to let the water pound on our shoulders and help the muscles loosen up. The cold water is great for the blood circulation. |
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| We visited a ward not long along and I met this sweet young sister. She has special needs but is full of love. She and I hit it right off and she must have told me 10 times how much she loved me. She is the Sacrament Mtg. choirster. She is very proud of that calling. Next week we are going to visit a branch about 2 1/2 hours away. Our little car is really getting a workout but so far is running great. Just to let you know, those who were thinking of putting in your papers to come here, it's too late. We have four new couples coming between November and April and that's one over our compliment We have been praying for a couple to fill the void of a couple who left last January. We know the Lord answered our prayers in multiples. We love all of you and pray you are all well and happy. Love, Mom, Dad, Ted and Sharon |
