This past week has been a week of dinner invitations and we certainly are not complaining! We started off with a pot luck dinner for the couples who are leaving and for those who have come. We were in charge of setting it up and making the food assignments.
Tom put ham in a crock pot with barbeque sauce and it was a big hit! The salads, desserts and rolls were brought by everyone else. It was nice and everyone seemed to enjoy sharing time together. Those who had come were the Ford’s from Bountiful, 
who served some of their mission in the Canary’s. They will be here for eight months. The Anta’s were going to stay for two months, 
but have had some family problems so they have already gone. 
Sister Massei,a single sister from France who will be here for eighteen months.
Brother Silvestre (Barcelona) also left he had been here for a month-his wife is inactive and he came on his own. The Moreira's (Portugal) have been here for a month and are returning home, they are wonderful people and always did more than their fair share.
The Santo’s who are from Brazil have been here for eighteen months leave tomorrow. Most of the couples that we have served with most of our time here have now left, except for the Taggart’s who will leave in November.The Stake assigned to come to the Temple this past week was the Porto, Portugal area. They brought a lot of youth for baptisms but not as many adults. The sessions weren’t as big but they were steady. Now that it is September school will start and they will not be able to bring the kids as much. They also plan other activities for the youth when they come so it’s kind of like a youth conference.
On Wednesday we took the Ford’s around to some stores and of course to have a Turkish Kebab. They are quite happy to serve the rest of their Mission here at the Temple. Of course I had to show Sister Ford where the Chino stores were, which is like our Family Dollar stores back home.
On Friday night we went to dinner with the Santos after they finished their afternoon shift. Night is really the happening time in Spain, and we really have not been out late very many times our whole Mission. We went to a Mall to eat at a place the Santos’s like called Salad and Company. We all know how much Tom loves salad so of course he was pleased at the selection! We are really going to miss them. You could never really understand Brother Santo’s but he was such a nice guy.
Saturday we went to dinner at the Sproul’s apartment. They are the CES couple here and he serves as a counselor to President Hill in the MTC.
They have become good friends and are from South Jordan but most recently St. George. They are serving for two years so they have some time left before they go home. We had a fun time and good food.Today our Bishop and his wife (Oscar & Sarah) blessed their little girl in Sacrament Meeting.
She was very welcome being the first grandchild, and because it took 5years of trying before they had her. They named her Ruth (Rut).Today we had dinner with the Taggart’s. They invited us and two full time Sister Missionaries, Sister Miller and Sister Salas.
Sister Miller is the Physician Assistant here for the MTC and the full time Missionaries. The food was excellent and of course we ate till we were full to the brim! The Sisters shared a scripture about gratitude. It’s always great to share time with them.Tomorrow we have been invited to eat with the Ford’s so you can see why I said this has been the week of dinners! We are a month away from finishing our Mission and wonder where all the time has gone. We are very excited to see our family and friends again, but not looking forward to leaving many good friends here. This is such a choice Mission and such a beautiful Temple. The church is such a place of comfort no matter where you are. We love being able to share our thoughts about our Mission here with all of you. We know that we will be glad that we have things written down, to keep our memory of this time fresh through the coming years. We love you all and one last note, we were pleasantly surprised to wake up this morning and read the score BYU 14 Oklahoma 13 Go Cougars!
Love Mom and Dad / Nana and Papa / Elder y Hermana Shaw
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