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| President and Sister Turk greeting us as the airpot |
Sometimes starting something is the very most difficult part of a task. I like to paint with watercolors, and the hardest thing I do is pick up the paintbrush and put the first stokes of color on the paper. Once the first color flows from the brush, onto the paper, the rest flows from my heart. This is the same with this blog.
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Elder's Bravo, Zarian, Smith, The Marler's, Elders Castillo, Fackerell and Diaz
We flew into Trujillo and as we came out of the airport, we were met by the Turk's and 6 handsome, wonderful, hardworking, kind and loving, missionaries. After pictures with the "Bienvenido a Misión Trujillo" sign for Hermana Turk's blog, we loaded into the car and came to our new home. It is lovely, I wish I knew who to thank for all that was done to make it ready for us.
After a good night sleep (4 hours, I was so excited to unpack), we arose to a breakfast with the Turks and meeting two of the most wonderful sisters, Alicia and Lucy. Alicia works here at the mission home, keeping it spotless for guest and making our lives less stressful. Lucy and Alicia also prepare the meals for all of our incoming and outgoing missionaries. I can't wait to taste some of the wonderful Peruvian meals they will prepare. I just hope I am home during some of the preparation time so I can help cook and learn some new skills...I want to learn to make Papa Rellenas! We have had our first 24 hours in Trujillo. What a glorious time we have had.
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| The Presidents enjoying a few minutes together |
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| I had to take a picture of the Plaza...beautiful! |
We so enjoyed our time with the Turk's the wonderful reception we received. The presidents had time to talk and get to know each other better, which was one of the highlights of the day. It is official, we co-adopted all of the missionaries in our mission! We were taken on a tour of Trujillo...if visiting don't drive here...eeeeekkkkkk!
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| President and Sister Turk |
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| Elders welcome us with a beautiful hymn...Elder Diaz, we love your voice! |
Our afternoon began with a beautiful hymn by the Elder's, these are the brethren who work in the office, keeping everything running smoothly in the mission.
We love them
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| The President and I watching the missionaries as they sang |
We then had a visit from President Mendez (one of the mission counselors), meeting with the Assistants to the President, Lunch with the office Elders (these are 6 wonderful men)
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| Elder Castillo baptized Julia, he baptized her son 2 months ago |
We attended the baptism of Sister Julia, and tying to find a friend Jonny Perez, here in Trujillo.
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| Hermana Montalvo & Hermana Panchi |
| I love meeting the missionaries, the Sisters and Elders are so sweet and kind, they are diligent in their labors and we love hearing about their family and homes. |
