missionary update from hayley......island of Madeira

Aug 31-09
okay i am here on the island and it is great. So on wed we took a train to Porto and stayed at the mission home that night. We Ate, then we sat and talked and had a really good time. Irma Walton took us on a tour of the mission house and it is awesome. In the morning we had to get up extra early and we ate breakfast with the president. Irma Walton had bought my favorite kind of cereal especially for me. They spoil us. Our president is really easy going; but the night before he got all serious and looked at me and Irma Salles and said, “ you better do a good job and be an example over there or other irmas won´t be put out there”, (no pressure or anything) but of course we will\are.
Okay so then we got on a plane and flew to Madeira it took about 2 hours. When we got here I remembered what humidity was. Its humid in Coimbra but its HUMID here. I like it though. I am absolutely loving Madeira I can see the ocean everyday and we all know life does not get better than that. Okay, so here is the deal with Madeira. there are elders here in funchal and there are 2 branches. We work in both of the branches which is cool, but confusing and apparently we have an "area" no one has really told us where that is . each day , but its great because we make a lot of contacts that way right.we have been walking a ton but its good. okay so thats basically what I have been doing.
we wanted to go to both of the wards sacraments but then we had our investigator come to church! Wahoo!, and so we just went to one ward.Anyway, in sacrament they asked us to bear our testimonies and it was nice. My favorite, is that everyone tries to talk to me in English I think that , they think that I don´t speak Portuguese so then I just respond to them in Portuguese and they are surprised, its hilarious. .
The ocean is gorgeous. more like big island (of Hawaii) with rocks, instead of sand, but all the better then it’s not such a temptation. and the mountains are spectacular. We live in a huge city though. I thought it was going to be smaller like Hawaii but this town in just as big as Coimbra if not bigger. There are lots of little tiny street and lots of people. Which is good lots of people to teach right.

Rua da Ponte Nova
Nº12, 5ºP
9000 funchal
Madeira
Portugal
okay anyways, my companion is absolutely fabulous! she is so good at teaching and making contacts and she loves to work and so it makes it so much easier to make contacts when you companion is doing the same things. i seriously don´t know what i did to get blessed to be in madeira with an awesome companion but i´ll take it.
okay basically i am just loving my life and living it up.
okay glad everyone is doing well i love you lots thanks for all the letter support prayers and love!
hayley

did I post this already ? for you guys?

hayley and brad--I know the other kids saw it--in person --but did I ever show you a pic of the SCREEN DOOR? tis just clear glass framed in whiteyou have to look close- to even see it is a door--nancy claims when she's least expecting to-she'll accidently walk through it--I think, I have to agree with that--anyway here's the look of it
the white-y is gone for good we gave it away to someone in need--so there we go--

a different view showing the glass more--*and that I probably should go and wash it with windex--just kidding --it just the light on it (yeah right)

dad went down a huge water slide

Dear family --not pictured herep but dad still has his spirit of adventure and went down a giant--I mean huge lik approx. 75feet water slide that shoots ya straight down--(if bryan posts it --its the same orange one bryan went on)
we really enjoyed the day--it was the perfect day weather wise and otherwise for a day out to the pool --sunshine and water --that's what its all about...........

chillin'


ooh fun

fun times--(let's warm up for a minute k?)

just some actions shots of spishing and splashing

went to watch soccer games

'let's go team'.... (team hundle)

after game treats in hand

the cheer section (incedently dad and I were in this section too--just not pictured--we each watched half of each game

action shot--they can run fast fast fast

our most recent hike -loved it

a few random shots from our hike on fri this is looking down on mary's lake--

wilde flowers on the path

this ridge dad is facing is called "sunset' ridge

almost as pretty as sunset beach

dad over looking two lakes

missionary update --hayley gets to serve on a island

Dear family--isn't that fun that hayley gets to serve on one of the islands that are part of her mission:

**so i am going to madeira! the island this week. said like thismah-day-duh OR ma-day-da okay just so you are saying it close to right haha. but anyways i am so excited and nervous.

i am super super superexcited! i think my comps having a hard time with it but its all good.people are so excited for me here. however its a little hard to saygoodbye to some people here after 6 months

getting the call family together for Pie night

cousins

pie

kids./visiting--jumping? /some playing

tickle time/giggling/and fun

Dear family --we were getting together for our ususal 3rd Sunday -family dinner--as you can see in the pic above it was to celebrate the Aug birthdays for anna *& Kerri--then after dinner and that shout out--The
'extended Call family' came for pie--see pics--it included some of our family,some of don's family, some of Mark's family, some of bruce's family, some of darrell's family--so a good time was had by all (or at least we hope so) I always have fun when Pie is involved. (:

small group discussing the latest jokes and stories--

grandpa as always --being the jungle gyma & enjoying the company of his grandkids

fun to see roomates from BYU freshman year

oops dad got caught in the light a little bit--because we had a little kid thak the pic--but that's okay we didn't want to miss the kodak moment--so this is us with as couples at the happy reunion--such nice --nice frineds

Dear Family --this is Lois brown and Ina calder my friends and roomates from byu our freshman year--lets see we were 18 then and 50 now and it was fun to be together and to hear how wonderful the day was for lois and her family as her daughter was sealed that day and we met at the reception--honoring her Alison and her husband John that evening out at Thanksgiving point--they are incredible women that had a great impact for good on my life--

attended broadcast in person for tabernacle choir/then temple dedication

Dear family
this has been a full day
first thing this morning I attended the tabernacle choir broadcast in person up at the conference center--they are generally in the old tabernacle--but due to influx of tourist--in the summer months they come across the street to the conference center (supernacle) so it was devine
my favorite song was Redeemer of Israel--wow--it was so powerful with the choir and orchestra

_______-Then this afternoon (Sunday Aug 23) I got to go the dedication of the temple via the broadcast at our stake center--what a marvelous experience to strenghthen my testimony of temples--dad went to both sessions as did the other members of the stake presidency.

hike to mary's lake

dear family

above brighton ski resort is a beautiful lake--dad and I hiked up to it on Friday morning ate lunch and came home --only after walking around the lake though and enjoying the beauty of it

wow--I want us all to hike there together one day--its is soooooo very breath taking the pics don't do it justice but try to imagin it in person--K?

fun get together last week

sister missionary helping us on the lion house tour

pics include linda margetts pictured here but blurring--after the organ solo she performed for us --she accompanies the Tab choir often

carvings in the lion house are so wonderful

I am intrigued by the lion house

my good friend anne went with me--

my (tent )neighbor from philmont training and her grandaughter with her--sister Zaug

dear family-

last week I had a fun luncheon at the lion house with some of the ladies I met while attending the scout training camp with dad this summer in New Mexico--some people are so easy to get to know --I surely enjoyed myself and the things that took place and all that I learned about the ladies,(even more than we I spent a week in new Mexico) first off we all went to lunch as I said and then the tabernacle-is incredible when you really learn the history of the architecture and how them made it with no nails but lashed the beames together --with rawhide (of animals) then the -art exhibits in the church musuem fabulous etc. The organ performance was something I loved but would never have gone up to see it on my own--it was performed by lynda margetts who performs for the tabernacle choir when they perform--any how a good time was had by all--the lunch of course was my favorite and had a way of bringing us all together to feel of each other's spirits again

missionary update--Hayley

dear family --in an except from Hayley's last letter she said:
--she says:(in her last letter)
we took laurinda to joseanes house. we taught the third lesson and joseane
was great and talked about how when she was baptized (3 weeks ago) a lot
of people were against it and told her that they wouldn´t be her friend anymore but how great it is and how many blessings you get from it"

--wasn't hayley's last thoughts in her email great? I think she sounds good don't you-I know you are all praying for her--as are we--the other day when I was in the temple --they prayed for the missionaries and it must made me smile-- Hayley is well and working
along side sister Irma Ray--they seem to look like they make a good team---

happy birthday --Kerri--and Anna

dear family--this week we get to have birthday shout out for sweet anna and sweet kerri
we will send them each their top ten in their respective birthday cards--but love them both tons
and want to lists wonderful things about you below--------
Kerri we love your smile--your fun ideas, your example to take care of ourselves and our body with good food and exercise--your example of learning new things--your love of plants and growing things--your love of helping kaci and brad learn new things--i.e kaci swimming--your love of music . we love your testimony of the gospel principals and your countanance of goodness! we love your "can do " attitude--driving in down town honalulu traffic--and doing whatever it takes to keep your family--happy and healthy and doing all that you do to love us.
and include us in your life and let us come to your home and spoil us --and happy birthday to ya
Anna--love your laugh--and giggle from belly up--finding the funny things in life--loveing animals, loving to play and make believe--loving the time to jump on the tramp and try your knee flip---you try to do new things--you are kind to other little kids--never want the others to feel odd ball out--you surprise us with fun things that you think up in your mind--you draw us pretty pictures--and you write your letters on practice practice and play school and write your aunt hayley letters on the mission--we love that you gave your talk in primary --and then gave it to us again on the phone--we love that you have a testimony. happy birthday to ya--
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-- anna with her family when she was a little thing

grandma lynda holding anna as a baby ever the happy girl

anna the raspberrie picker((and eater)(:

anna faster than the camera can capture on her scooter at the rollerskate rink

anna sporting her grand 'smore' she created --with her million dollar smile

kerri helping kaci at hersrey At hershrey choc factory

kerri brad , kaci on one of our hikes

the track meet where kerri was coaching polvaulting

candid picture at a beautiful park with a duck pond