Love to Learn!

We visited a home in Santa Maria and the grandma kept reminding her grand-daughter
to keep practicing her letters.  It brought back so many home-work memories.
The desire to learn, unlocks light.

We had Family Home Evening with a family in Boa Vista.
Without electricity in their home,
the candle and cell phone made a soft glow.

Something sweet happens when a child reads.
We all discover something that we need to know.

We love attending the Seminary and Institute classes.
The teachers come prepared and ask great questions,
thus, the classes turn into discussions and most everyone participates.

Do Teachers understand how valuable they are when
they love their students and love sharing their subject?
True Teaching is not pushing information into a student,
 but pulling it out.

P.S.  There are many new things to learn on a mission.  This week we are setting up 2 apts. One for the sister missionaries and one for a new couple that will be coming to this island in a week!  Getting electricity and water hooked up here is quite an experience as well.  Grandpa has been getting information and filling out paperwork to help make our 'group' into a branch and our island and Boa Vista into a District.  We are starting Activity nights once a week, adding a Seminary class in the mornings, and starting a choir practice on Saturdays to prepare a Christmas Concert.  Sister Oliveira gave us blue ties for the men and we are making blue fabric flowers for the women. Of course, the best part of our work is talking to people on the street and in their homes. 

We had a sweet experience.  One day we were walking down the street and began visiting with a young woman who said that her sister is a member of our church.  Two days later a fellow from Espargos called and told us about a young woman who lives here, and sure enough, it was about the sister of the young woman that we had met earlier.  We already had the information and had an appointment to see her.  When we arrived, she got really teary and gave me a big hug.  She said she has missed the church so much.  During the sweet visit, she brought out her baptism picture from long ago and told us about 'her' missionary.  We just 'happen' to know him very well from our time in Fogo.  We took a photo of her with her family to Tadeu, (her missionary) when we went to Fogo to visit.  We asked him if he would write a letter back and just two days ago we took the letter to her and what joy she felt again.  
In his letter, he encouraged her to be true to what she knew... 
as I watched her read his words, my heart was tender. 

Oftimes the best learning of all is remembering.
We do that when we listen to good teachers and leaders, parents, family, friends, 
scriptures, and especially the still small voice inside of us. 

I am Thankful for so many Great Teachers in my Life.