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Summer In Porto Alegre

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Dear family and friends, It’s summer here in Porto Alegre! It’s so strange to see the date February on your calendar and it's super hot and humid here. I’m thankful for air conditioning in our home and cars so we don’t melt. I’m not sure how our missionaries stay out in the heat all day. It is truly admirable. When I have been out in the heat, your body gets so wet, that sweat comes out of pores that I didn’t know existed. On one division that I went on with the sisters, I had sweat pouring down my back where it truly felt like someone was pouring a cup of warm water down my shirt. Yum. Sticky icky. Did you know the back of your hand could sweat? I always knew that palms could get sweaty, but the back of the hand was a new one for me. Camryn and I slept overnight in an apartment of two sisters that had extra beds. We put our mattresses on the floor and had a single fan blowing right on us all night. We hardly slept. I don’t know that we’ve ever been that hot. The next day Camryn we...

New Start. New Year.

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Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of 2025! We are off to a good start here in Porto Alegre. Considering that we actually stayed up until midnight and brought in the new year with an extended family that was truly KAARAAAAZZY, I’d say we’re off to a good start. The new year started on the backside of a truly amazing Christmas break where our kids were able to join us for some adventures and much needed family time. It was Tal’s first Christmas since being home from his mission, and it was anything but normal. Delays kept Makenna and Tal trapped at the Rio airport for thirteen hours on their way here and we lost half a day with them, but we were just so grateful they made it to us safely. For Camryn, having her two siblings here for eleven days was truly like heaven.  They attended our second and last zone conference for the year with us, and then we visited the beautiful town of Gramado. It is a beautiful mountainous town that was settled by Germans and the Swiss after World ...