MTC Week

August 6-10

This week we have spent 5 wonderful days in the MTC. We have learned so much about how to teach and have really enjoyed getting to know many of the other senior couples that have been called to serve all over the world. There is such a strong spirit in the MTC. There is simply nothing as inspirational as singing "Called to Serve" with over 2,200 other missionaries. Awesome!! Larry under-prepared for the investigator discussions and Paula over-prepared so together we were always prepared! It was fun to teach together and support each other. We hated to leave. This is us with our district.

We know that it looks like we are going to two different places!  Paula is way out there in the Atlantic pointing to the Azores.  They are part of our mission.  So is Madeira which is further south in the Atlantic.  That is where Larry is pointing.  Both are tropical islands and very beautiful.  Who knows, we may end up there at some point.

Dear Friends and Family,

We are so excited to share this blog of our mission adventures.
We received our call on February 14, 2012. We were shocked to find out that we would be serving a foreign language mission for 23 months! We have been called to serve in the Lisbon, Portugal mission! How amazing!! As soon as the shock passed, it was replaced by extreme excitment and some fear and trepidation! We still have these same feelings.
Just getting ready to serve has been an adventure! We have spent much time preparing our home to rent and finding good renters, filling out all kinds of paperwork (including FBI clearance and visa), and doing all kinds of medical shots and things. We have also spent lots of time trying to learn Portuguese!! Wow, school again after all these years! Larry has been transitioning from Spanish to Portuguese and is doing very well. Paula has started from scratch and still has far to go but is surprised that she can still learn after all these years. It is a huge challenge! Now that we are getting so close, the anticipation and excitment are peaking.