We have been teaching temple prep lessons to Alvaro and Tatiane for over a month. He just recently was ordained an Elder; and they have been so accepting of everything we told them, with no hesitation. As part of their preparation, and in order to give them a "sneak preview" in the temple before their sealing, we went with them to the Curitiba Temple on Saturday, March 14, 2015 to do baptisms for the dead. We didn't realize--until we called to schedule our coming--that this temple expects everyone to have their own names temple ready to do baptisms; but the temple workers kindly found 5 names each for Alvaro and Tatiane for which to do the ordinances. The 1st councilor to the temple president said to us, "It is a great privilege for me to thank you for helping my people." We were able to watch and help. It truly was a special experience for all of us. It was fun to see Alvaro's arm around Tatiane's shoulder and to see them holding hands during the day. We had arranged for Nino to drive us there in his car. Nino has been struggling with his new fruitaría business, and appreciated that we paid his gas, plus some for his service. On the way home, we had a flat tire, which he had replaced in minutes while we sat nervously in the car. He took us to a churrascaría for lunch. We hope to do the same for Nino and Ana, and Dieneffer some time soon.
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