Sunday we went to Tavira about 20 K away for church. Gale and I both had to talk. I worked with my tutor, Viktoria, wrote a talk in as much Portuguese as I have and added a bit in English. She worked with me to help me translate and actually say what I felt. It wasn't a long talk but it surprised the Branch President because he knows my limited vocabulary in Portuguese. I could feel the Holy Ghost with me as I delivered this talk and even though it was hard work I was given the gift to be able to share with these people my love for the Savior, and how blessed I feel to be able to be a member of His church. Gale did very well also and understood everything the saints in Tavira said. Theirs is a little different way of speaking. Gale was so excited to be able to understand almost everything.
After we got a call from the Mission President in Lisboa about a sick elder in Beja about 48 miles away on a dinky little road. So we went there and took him to Lisboa where they are going to put him in the hospital for tests for his dibilatating headaches. Then we drove home, about 600 kilometers round trip, a nice little Sunday drive.
However, we did get to see the cork trees again. They just fascinate me. They take the bark jof just part of the tree. So instead of being bumpy and slightly green there is a line and the bottom half, or one of the branches is a dark tan and smooth. Then they let the bark grow back which takes a while then they do it again. I guess Portugal does a lot of cork.
Our Mission President may be coming next week and we look forward to it since we don't know everything that we need to do here.
I will be so glad to get the internet in our apartment. Everytime I want to know something or we need to contact anyone we have to walk the two blocks to the church. Not that far but takes up alot of time. Funny how much we depend on that wonderful little tool.
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