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Lots of good-byes

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Starphel made going away matching clothes for Hal and I. She did a nice job on choosing the fabric! She was simply beaming when she saw we wore them to church today! After speaking in one Sacrament meeting and bearing our testimonies (by invitation) in the other ward we took advantage of the one hour block and took lots of pictures. The Quero family...well, at least some of them. Brother Quero, Kevin and Lianah. Lianah is preparing paper work for going on a mission. Sister Quero and their other daughter, Shaniah, are still in the Philippines.   Jennifer, one of my piano students who quit coming because of the conflict of time because of her school. Peter and Brenda (currently taking missionary lessons with their mother) and Margaret...another of my piano students who quit coming. Brother Lord and his family. They are stalwarts in the Lusaka Ward!! Always loved any and all comments they made in any meeting!!   Former Stake President Lumbama and his family. President Lumbama wanted a sil

The Peacemaker

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We have started to say our good-byes to a few people we have come to cherish. Fadwick Chola was the most dedicated of the piano students I tried to teach. Today he played "Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessings" almost perfectly! He was super nervous with me trying to record him but I told him I just had to.                   To express his gratitude he drew this picture of the Savior being a peacemaker and gave it to us. "The Peacemaker" was the title chosen by Fadwick. I told him how he must have been inspired to draw this particular scene, especially since President Nelson's talk in General Conference was on being a Peacemaker.                                                   Bishop Mwanza, his wife Albertina, and son Manassa. They have been so gracious to us. Their home was one of the few homes in a compound that we actually went inside of. They live in very humble circumstances, like most of the people here.               Brother Nonde, his wife Esther and the