One of the great blessings of serving a mission as a senior couple is associating with the
outstanding young men and women who have left their families, friends, school and other activities to devote all of their time and energy to serving the Lord. They work hard, motivated by their love for the people and their love for the Savior. They have been referred to as 'the miracle of the Church'. Indeed they are - a miracle created by their devotion, their study of the scriptures and their earnest prayers for the sustaining hand of the Lord in their work.
We're in the Sousa Zone of the Brazil Jõao Pessoa Mission. We're about as far west as you can go in the state of Paraiba, 6 hours by car from the mission headquarters. There are missionary transfers every 6 weeks and every transfer one or more of the missionaries in our zone will leave and one or more new missionaries will arrive. We quickly grow fond of the new arrivals and our hearts are wrenched as missionaries leave.
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| Sousa Zone - December 20, 2011 |
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Sisters Haygood & Bee, Elders Walton & David
Vale dos Dinossauros - Sousa. P-Day Fun! |
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| Elders Fisi & Filbert - Pombal |
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| Elder Petrie, Sisters Barreto, Petrie & Olney - Pombal |
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| Elders Walton & David, Sisters Bee & Haygood |
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| Sisters Haygood and Bee - Sousa |
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| Elders Jay and Walton - Sousa |
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| Elders de Olliveira, da Cunha, V. Silva & Lemos, Cajazeiras |
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| Elders Santos, Soares dos Santos, Gutemberg & V. Silva - Cajazeiras |
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| Sisters Souza & Haygood, Elders Rolim & Dácio - Sousa |
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| Sisters Barreto, Petrie & Arruda |
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| Elders Rinaldi, Rodrigues, Sisters Sousa, Chagas, Elders Dácio, Jensen - Sousa |
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| Elders Jensen, Dácio, Rinaldi & Rodrigues - Sousa |
President & Sister Hall, Sister & Elder Petrie
