THE CHAPADAS OUTSIDE CUIABA

Oh no...the rocked just snapped!

From the right are Sister Reber and the Harrises.  

Back of menu at fine Chapadas restaurant

Paintings and prints inside restaurant.

View from restaurant

Flowers in little town of the Chapadas, showing the cobblestone rode, yellow curb, and brick sidewalk.

President and Sister Reber on the left

Acai with the Rebers

Such a wonderful variety of tropical plants here

A small chaqarra (sp?) or farm where they grow some fruits and vegetables.

Mato close to our house

House under construction near our home

How the finished house is supposed to look.

Lou Ellen by large farm products truck

Portuguese restaurant in Sao Paulo.  Great food.  We ate octopus, among other things.

Yummy octopus at Portuguese Restaurant.  

 Elders and Sisters in our house for Easter Breakfast.  

Optical store in Sao Paulo where I bought my new glasses

Lou Ellen and Gloria in Sao Paulo

Laird Swensen and I standing in front of the spot where the first stake in Sao Paulo was organized almost 50 years ago in Sao Paulo.

Old building in Sao Paulo across from where mission office used to be

Different fruit in mercado in Sao Paulo

This news stand carries the name of the Praca Italia that used to be in front of the Church property in Pinheiros.

In front of Sao Paulo temple

Thaynara and Talison

Arriving at the Sinop airport

Selling fish at the market before Easter

Sister Teresa about to cut her birthday cake

A few members of the Sorriso Branch

Many Brazilian homes have a built-in oven to make churrasco (grilled meates) using charoal briquetes.

Irmas Tereza, Dircilia, Lou Ellen, Shirlie, and Graziele of the Sorriso Branch

Baptismal font in a Catholic cathedral in Sinop, Mato Grosso.

Missionary chorus Sister Reber and Sister Romrell organized to sing at a special morning Fireside with Elder Christoferrson, Elder Clayton, and Bishop Causse and their spouses in Cuiaba April 23.  Sister Romrell accompanied.

Our friends at Subway in Sinop where we often stop for a chicken file sandwich (30 centimeters) which we share.  They know exactly what we want when we walk in.  They always greet us with smiles.  

Elder Ortiz from Uruguay.  Our son, Evan knew his family when Evan served his mission there.