"A Most Beautiful Temple Setting!"
On June 1, the Curitiba, Brazil Temple will be dedicated. We had planned to attend, but we're a bit too busy right now:-)
This is such a thrill for us, as we were on our first mission in São Paulo Brazil when the groundbreaking for this temple took place in March of 2005.
And...this beautiful structure is in Elder dePaula's hometown - in the city where he was born, lived his large family, where they all accepted the gospel at the time Elder Jame E. Faust was a young missionary there. His family was among the early pioneers in the church in Curitiba - and in all of Brazil - and this is the city where Elder de Paula accepted his very first mission call those many years ago.
The blessing of knowing that his family will be able to enjoy temple worship gives us inexpressible joy. They have had to travel at least six hours each way to the São Paulo Temple. We are so happy for them and their families.
Approximately 25,000 members of the Church live in metropolitan Curitiba - a model city by any standard. There are 37,000 Latter-day Saints in the state of Paraná and more than a million throughout Brazil. This will be the fifth operating temple in Brazil and one more in Manaus has been announced. The work is exciting in that great country!
What wonderful memories are brought to mind of our mission in Brazil. The church is true - everywhere!
4 comments:
As I read about the Curitiba Temple openhouse and dedication in the Deseret News, I was, of course, thinking of Elder and Sister de Paula. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and some information about the blessed event.
What an incredible temple! We are so glad to know this is where Elder dePaula and his family are from. The utube tour makes us feel like we've almost been there. We are living in the right day and age. Thanks for your blog! We love your weekly insights, inspiration, and both of you! Enjoy time with your kids.
I can't believe it! I know you haven't heard from me in awhile, but I check your blog often, especially since the "Elder Maughan sighting." Anyway, Justin's cousin just got his mission call to.... drum roll, please.... Cutriba! The church makes the world seem small, doesn't it? He goes into the South American MTC in September!
So, it´s now 3 days since the temple dedication and I can´t stop thinking about it. I had the chance to fly down to Curitiba for the dedication and am so impressed by the beauty of the temple. It was a great experience to be there. We also had two mission reunions (one with all mission presidents ever and one for missionaries who served with me), in addition to the cultural celebration. I will send pictures when I get back to Utah. By the way, I will be at the JFK airport next Thursday... Come see me!!!
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