Seminary/Institute and Dreams

We have enjoyed the Teacher Trainings for the Seminary and Institute teachers
for the islands of Sal and Boa Vista this past week.  My dream is that the students
will love the scriptures and use them everyday.  Scriptures literally guide us to JOY.
They are love-notes and nudges from our Heavenly Father.
While He will NEVER pressure us to accept His love,
we'd have to be crazy not to!  (sorta why we are here on earth after-all!)

The Opening Socials in Santa Maria and in Espargos were really fun too.
A scripture mastery fishing pond game was the favorite...the students loved to find the number on their fish
and see what their surprise was.  A pencil, a toosie roll, some stickers, or a small piece of candy.  

Classes begin tomorrow night.  We have some great teachers.
Gerson is our teacher here in Santa Maria.
He was very introspective the day we went to visit him about his call.
The next day he told us that the reason he had been so emotional is that
before his baptism...he had a dream and saw himself teaching a class.
That was just a few short months ago.  
He is thrilled and amazed and overwhelmed.

He will do a great job!