PORTALEGRE BAPTISM - Geraldo !!!

THIS FAMILY IS NOW COMPLETE!!

All baptized...

Delcio, Geraldo, Florabella

and granddaughter (their other son's child)

Elder Bascom and Elder Bishop 

at the chapel before the baptism

Small in stature but large in spirit!!! 

Whoa!!!  It's cold in here, :)

Geraldo doesn't seem to notice... 

But he was afraid of the water;

hence, Elder Bascom was also in the water with him,

just in case,

along with his son, Delcio, who did the baptism.

A great day... 

So happy... Geraldo is a great man!!! 

A privilege to witness his baptism.

Elder Bascom and Elder Bishop

Awesome missionaries...

This area only has about 8-10 members,

but it doesn't slow these 2 down :)

hmmm...wonder if he's related to John & Elaine??!?

PORTALEGRE BAPTISM

A pleasant Sunday today in the Portalegre group.

There are not enough members here

to be a branch yet,

but they are working on it :).

 

Two baptisms today, a lady, baptized

 by her 17-year-old son,

(he was baptized himself last September)

and the husband of a member.

 

What a great day for these families!!!

 

Elder Soutas, Florabelle, her husband (a nonmember),

her son, and Elder Bascom 

There is not a baptismal font in their small meeting room, so we drove

 to a lake near the Spain/Portugal border up in the mountains and

held the baptisms there. 

Notice the picture of Jesus being baptized in the pictures above from the chapel...

Today felt similar to the River Jordan where Jesus was baptized. 

It was soooo cold, but in this little inlet, the waters were calm and the

wind was blocked.  This was a very happy time for these new members!

A blustery, rainy day, looking across the valley towards Spain.

I can't say it enough... it is so beautiful here!!!