Since June the missionary apartment above us has been vacant due to the changes in the number of missionaries in the Barcelona Espana Mission. The Church changed the missions in Spain from 4 to three, enlarging the area for the Barcelona Mission and shrinking the number of missionaries assigned here. With the apartment vacant, Los Thompson gradually cleaned it as time permitted. One poster that has been hanging in the piso shows the determination of the missionaries who have stayed there. They want to do their work well and to be a force for good.

The Manacor Branch bid farewell to a strong and able member--Fabiola Flaquer. She and her two children recently returned to their homeland of Santiago, Chile. Fabiola has been a seminary teacher, a Relief Society counselor, and a member of the Activities Committee. She would patiently try to communicate with Los Thompson to help us understand Espanol. Pictured are many of the Manacor sisters happy to be together yet sad to see Fabiola (next to Sister T. on the right)leave. Her husband Pablo will follow her shortly.

The Inca Primary has an end of summer party in a secluded park, formerly a monestary at the edge of the town of LLubi. Each of these children is so bright and happy that it is a pleasure to be with them.

The September monthly activity in the Inca Branch centered on service. We made lap quilts for a senior care center nearby. Sister T. invented a way to make a frame to do the quilting and Bro. T. bought lengths of wood and clamps so it could actually happen. We set up the frames between table so we could thread under the stretched fabric. It actually worked! A good number of members (both men and women) took part, threading and tying.

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Our neighbors Jonathan and Leeann Friedman came to Mallorca bearing gifts for us--vitamins, Franklin planner inserts, and sleeping herbs. We were so happy to see them and grateful for their acting as our mail service. We showed them Valldemossa where we enjoyed a lovely patio luncheon.

The Inca Elders have worked with an entertainer from Cape Town, South Africa. Lincoln is very talented and could be a part of the Gladys Knight Motown Singers. Vinguel and Dessire, members of the Inca Branch joined us for a night watching Lincoln sing and dance.