Tatui Branch Deacon Presidency

Two of the great young men in our Branch, Renato and Roniery. The Young Men always, always, make a point of shaking your hand when they first see you at church and then again when you leave. They all are very much gentlemen.

Tatui Branch Primary Class

This is our darling little Primary class of the younger children. There are just two Primary classes, one for the younger children ages 3 to 7 and then one for the children ages 8 to 11. Clockwise: Louisa, Miguel, Bryan, Gustavo, Nicholas, Isabelle, and

Celebrating One Year Today

We celebrated our one year anniversary beginning our mission today. We had District Meeting in Boituva and took sonhos with us. Sonyo means dream in Portuguese and this dessert is a dream! It is a soft pastry filled with custard. When we got back to Tatui we tried a new restaurant. It was an Italian Restaurant, only Italian, Brazilian style!

One Year Today!

One year ago today, we began our mission. The year has gone by so fast. We have been so blessed as has our family. We are so thankful for all the support and encouragement we have received from family, friends and our Pella Second Ward family. We are looking forward to the next six months here in Tatui working with and loving the wonderful friends here.

Freddy the Frog, Alive and Well in Tatui

     As the children were growing up, Al would make up Freddy the Frog stories that always had a moral to them.  Al presents the theme for the Primary the first Sunday of each month.  So, Freddy the Frog (s) is making his debut in the Tatui Branch Sunday!

Inspiring Wall Quotation

     As you are leaving the cemetery, this engraving is on the wall at the entrance of the cemetery: Translation:  Jesus said: I am the resurrection  and the life, who believes in me even though they are dead, will live.

Dia dos Mortos - Day of the Dead

     Thursday, November 2 was a holiday here in Brazil, the Day of the Dead.  It is like our Memorial Day in the States.  Top Picture: Lots of vendors are selling fresh and silk flowers just outside the cemetery to decorate the graves.  On the other side of the praca from where the flowers are being sold were vendors selling cane juice, churros, bolinhas, churrasco, ice cream and fruit.  It is quite the celebration.  Picture 2: A child's grave is decorated with not only flowers but candy and toys. Picture 3:  It used to be that candles were placed on the graves and burned, but,  as you can imagine, it made quite a mess.  Now two partial enclosures are provided for those that want to, can light a candle for their loved ones who have passed on. Picture 4: A quaint little sepulcher.  Picture 5: The Barros Sepulcher, hmmm, I don't think that would be appropriate for the our wonderful Pella Cemetery.
Picture 6:  Beautiful crypt.  Many of the crypts have statues on them. None of the burial places are in the ground, all are above ground. Many of them are granite.  Granite here is very reasonable, much of the granite used in the States is from Brazil.