If you watched the video "Land of Light" that is in our March 12 post, you may recognize Sister Beatrice Lima. She was the first R.S. president in Cabo Verde. Saturday we went to look at an apartment for some sister missionaries to move into, rang the wrong doorbell, and there was Sister Lima. She was very sweet and welcomed us into her home. This is the same apartment that you see in the video. It's so much fun to meet all these awesome pioneers!

Every Saturday there are stake baptisms for convert baptisms. Yesterday there were about 9 or 10 baptisms. The father in this picture was baptized yesterday. His wife, Ani, was a member, but inactive. The missionaries helped her become active again and her 9 year old son Edson was baptized recently (the boy in the red shirt). The dad was upset and wouldn't go to the baptism. He almost kicked out the Elders, but didn't. Gradually he changed his heart and became converted. They say he is a new man. After the baptisms, they have time for the converts to bear their testimony, and he was the first to bear his. So brave! This little sweetheart likes to smile and give hugs. She is so beautiful!

This is Pascual. He was also baptized yesterday.

In the Land of Light video, you may have noticed Brother Lucilino Mendonça who was featured as a recipient of the PEF. He was the first bishop in Cabo Verde. Today he is the Self-Reliance Director for the islands and a counselor in the mission presidency.





After the baptisms, we saw this lady carrying all of her grocery shopping in a tub on her head.

This little sweetheart stole our hearts in sacrament meeting today. He was sitting right in front of us, and apparently was with his grandmother. He was so reverent, but every so often would reach out his hand to touch one of us or to give us a low five or a thumbs up :)

Today the stake president came to our ward and announced that they are starting a dependent group that will meet temporarily in the group leader's home. After sacrament meeting, the bishop told Carlos that we have been assigned to that group and will be in charge of getting couples to the temple to be sealed. What an enormous opportunity. That area has a lot of inactive members, and we hope to be able to help activate a lot of them and build up the group until it becomes a branch.









During church I noticed a sister wearing this beautiful reversible African necklace. After church I told her I thought it was pretty, and she took it off and gave it to me. She said her daughter makes them and that she will have her daughter make her another one. Such a generous people!