Alvaro joined the Church last March, and was ordained a priest soon afterward. Until just recently, he has never been given opportunities to serve in the Church. He is now helping Dennis as secretary of the Elders' Quorum, co-teaching the lessons with Dennis, and blesses the sacrament often. Last Sunday he was ordained an Elder--the first since we've been here. Tatiane now helps me in the 3-7 year old Primary class, co-teaching the lessons with me each week. Alvaro works in construction; Tatiane is taking education classes in the evening at a "faculdade" (specialty college) in Curitiba. We teach them temple prep lessons each week. | We are planning a baptismal trip to the Temple with them this month, and are hoping they'll be ready to go to the Temple for endowments and sealing next month. They are very special! |
We invited Alvaro /Tatiane's family and Eduardo/Sandra's family for a Saturday Game Night at our apartment. We played pick-up sticks (new to Brazilians), a matching memory game, and enjoyed banana splits (new to Brazilians). Fun family night!
Tatiane's nephew Bruno (10?) came too (center photo). His mother and Tatiane were baptized years ago, with their parents, but haven't been active in the Church for years, since their family moved to Bocaiúva. Bruno was baptized when he was 8 yrs. old, but has just started coming to church with his mom. Tatiane's father and another sister also are in town; we'll hopefully get acquainted soon.