CONFERENCES

ASSOMADA DISTRICT CONFERENCE

This is the room where all the members meet for the conference. It was packed.

Sister Amo, Sister Alvarez, Sister Portela, and Elder Portela visiting with a sister from Assomada.

Members piling into the van to return to their towns.

These two returned missionaries were our trainees as district auditors. They have a special place in our hearts. Bruno and Jair.

Outside the church building just after conference.

The Assomada church building. It is a rented building. There is a nice big chapel being built not far from there, which is close to being finished, but we don't know the finish date yet. It will be so nice when it's done.

Elder and Sister Souza (senior missionaries) are standing next to the blue column talking to a lady missionary. Elder Souza is the district president on the island of Sal and he and his wife were visiting. 

 Sister Amo, Sister Alvarez, a sweet girl from Assomada, Sister Portela.

Presidente Miranda is the branch president in Calheta. He and his sweet wife and children just returned from the temple. They are so excited. They loved the temple. 

The van to take the members back to Calheta.

Elder Peterson is the branch president in Pedra Badejo. He played the piano for the Saturday meeting. We are so blessed when we have missionaries that can play the piano.

FRIENDS

 Every morning on our walk, we pass these sweet Chinese gentlemen. Many, many stores in Cape Verde (possibly most of them) are owned by Chinese people. They are hard workers. They work long hours and every day of the week. These gentlemen are always very friendly and smiley. Liu, Elder Alvarez, Ta, and Liu. 

 This young man in Achada Mato just had his baptismal interview. He is excited to be baptized.

The Assistants are always so helpful. Elder Cox and Elder Cannon. We love them!

PRAIA STAKE CONFERENCE

After Saturday evening session of the Praia Stake Conference. Elder and Sister Alvarez both spoke in the meeting.

After the Sunday morning session of the Praia Stake Conference. The girl in the middle was one of the youth in Sister Alvarez' Sunday School class in Achada Mato, and the sister on the right (sorry, very bad photo) is Vera. She is an anchor in Achada Mato. She and her husband just returned from the temple and bore their testimonies this morning in stake conference.

A FIRE

We have commented many times that homes don't burn here because they are built with cement block and covered with plaster and tile. If anything, the contents might burn, but not the building. So we never see firemen around, and never hear sirens. But this was apparently a wooden shack, and it burned to the ground. So sad.