Sun, Sand and Souls: First Sunday

Our first Sunday in the DR we attended a branch with the Yturraldes, the other filming couple. They have been coming to this branch all the time they have been here. He learned Spanish as a child and she has gone to Spanish branches about 17 years of their marriage and speaks Spanish (but she claims not that well). Since Dominican Spanish is different--much faster and briefer, since they leave off some syllables and letters, it is often a challenge even for them The people in the branch were warm and welcoming. Here are a few of our new friends~~~

She is the Primary president and the little girl is six, about to go to first grade. She is learning to write her name.
Next is another young lady from the branch. I think she was a little tired after three hours of church.
These two young ladies are fun and friendly. After the meetings they were checking out facebook on an Android tablet. They talked me into finding my page on facebook and since it shows my family, I told them all the names. They thought it was a big family. The one on the left will leave for a mission to Mexico City in October. She currently leads the singing in the branch and teaches a class of young people. They will miss her when she goes. She is a faithful example.

You can see in the following pictures the church and the views of the road from both directions~~~You will see Elder Yturralde unlocking the gate. Notice the horse in the first picture (Click to enlarge.)