We had the best weekend with a family trip to the Recife temple. It is a 3 hour trip from where we live and we packed up and went to stay at the temple lodging on Friday night. Just entering the gates I felt such a safe peaceful feeling. Maile was so excited and it was so beautiful all lit up with the manger scene. The rooms reminded me so much of the Brazilian MTC! It was so nice to spend the whole day there Saturday and I admired the members that come spend a weekend and do back to back sessions all day long. I'm so grateful for the blessings the temple brings and to be remembered of how real and special the Gospel is. On the way home Maile sang, "I love to see the temple" mixed in Portuguese and English and I smiled and thought of how happy I am that she can already feel that the temple is a special place.
I couldn't but help to think the sacrifice members make to journey far to the temple and how I've always had the convenience in Salt Lake to go to many different ones within 30 minutes of me. I remember Lee's parents telling me of when the only temple in Brazil was in Sao Paulo and they packed up their 6 little kids in the car and made the 3 day journey. Wow.
We are so blessed!
Let me just say that the journey is quite an experience in itself! A small two lane road with pot holes and lots of big trucks passing so close to us. Let's just say I'm glad Lee is such a good driver and patient with all my shrieks and shrills. :)
I have to admit I loved the scenery- it reminded me of my mission so much. All the little houses on top of each other and little towns like this.
What I didn't catch on camera: The little fruit stands on the side of the road, and bus stops made out of bamboo and dried palm tree leaves. The horses bathing in a lake, all the animals grazing in the fields, sugarcane burning in fields so they can make alcohol, little colored houses up in the hills that make me wonder who lives there! I wish we could've slowed down for each thing- it is so picturesque here!
Of course I had to take a picture and remember how weird the graveyards are here! All above ground, covered with saint statues and on top of each other.
Como eu sou grata que podemos ser uma familia eterna!
6 comments:
I love your blog! Thanks for sharing your life :) in the mission I thought you were AWESOME, and you haven't changed! Just to look at a picture of you makes me smile. I am greatful we have people like you n the world.
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Yeah, three weeks til you will be here. Cant wait to catch up! lets have another "sit at Kelly's house all day and do nothing" I will plan it:)
Love your beautiful photos and lovely family. Thanks for posting great photos. I'm viajando vicariously com voces.
Miche!! I love all the pics. It is reminding me so much of Chile. All the ferias and bright colors and graveyards ;) Wow, you are really doing the big long trips to the temple. Yes, we really are so blessed to have them so close by here. I love your post below also. So funny about the ghetto hair salon. No one can cut hair down there I swear. Unwanted layers to the max! Sweet faces of the kids. YOu finished a book! Just like me I read like half or just parts. Finishing is quiet the accomplishment! Anyways, I finally looked up your number so I will call you asap! I have been thinking about it for weeks now! Love you ;)
I love catching up on your far away life in Brazil!! I started tearing up as I read what you wrote about Papa, what a special memory of him and Lee in Brazil.
I read the Help just last month for my book club and loved it too!! It definitley tops the charts for books i've read this year.
Hope we can see you at Christmas sometime! XOXO
love the post. the temple is beautiful. i am so grateful to have temples close to. they are building a new one like 5 miles away from us. we are so lucky. i am sad i won't see you over the holidays. hope you have a great time in utah and a wonderful christmas. luv and miss you. xo
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