The Spanish Knights: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Wow, this was a great day. You get baptised in the ocean if you are too tall for the font. He is a great young man.

Those elders! Mike looks confused.

At Punta da Hidalgo. Collecting my rock.

The ferry to Gran Canaria.

A double rainbow!

The elders taking a picture of the food table.

We had a fun Thanksgiving adventure! We were able to go to the island of Gran Canaria by ferry (with our car) to the old mission home for zone conference. The Eynon's that live in the mission home and the Aultman's from the island of La Palma were there along with 12 young missionaries. President Watkins and Sister Watkins came also. After much cooking we had a great feast. Brother Eynon was able to find two big turkeys. We had dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce from a can and apple, chocolate and pumpkin pies. Mike Knight was at work making the apple and chocolate pies. Lots of other good food was served too. We also had many funny stories to tell about the growing pains of being new missionaries on these islands. We were cracking up! The time helped us all so much. We all miss our families back home but we also feel dedicated to helping the work of our church move forward. There are some people that when they hear about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they are so excited because it was just what they had been praying for. That makes for a great day!
On Friday we were able to attend the zone conference meetings. It was really rewarding and we all felt the Spirit. The missionaries are so bright and work so hard that it is an example to all of us.
We are feeling much more at home now. We walk a lot in the city. We are getting to know it better but it is a huge city. There are many several beautiful parks and a great opera center. We know how to ride the bus now and the train.
In the south of the island it looks like the desert, very dry and rocky, but as you go north it gets greener. This is a volanic island so when you go toward the middle of the island you are going up at a steep grade. As you go up it does get colder. We can't wait to go to Teide, the volcano. It is supposed to be very beautiful and the altitude is so high it has its own climate there. It is the highest peak in Spain.
We miss everyone, especially at the holidays. Kisses and hugs to the grandkids.