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Welcome to the blog of Paul and Doris Blackham, which we have entitled, “From Bristol to Boise with Faith”. What follows is a brief description of the events in our lives that bring us to this point. On October 29, 2024, we received a call from the Lord’s Prophet, President Russell M. Nelson to serve as a senior missionary couple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Our assigned calling was to the England Bristol Mission in the role of Member Leader Support (MLS), with our service to begin on May 5, 2025. From that day forward we watched on the missionary portal as the number of days until our service counted down from 188 until we would report to the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah. After five days in the MTC we would proceed to England to begin our service in the England Bristol Mission. We completed the numerous checklists of what we needed to accomplish before our departure, including clothing preparations, personal items, visa needs, immunizations,...
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Map Shape Interpretations

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  Original Map Image From Enna: a Dinosaur Original Map Image From Sophie: Flowers Original Map Image From Grayson: A Locked Door
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Did you know?

  From Doris: Did you know? Our family has walked 2699.97 miles to Bristol. Paul found a dead squirrel in our backyard. There are lots of duck and goose families in our neighborhood ponds. Adding zero sugar Jello cheesecake pudding mix to 2.5 cups plain Greek yogurt is a tasty way for me to add protein to my diet. I add raspberries and walnuts to it and it tastes like I am eating dessert. I am making myself a quilt. It is autumn themed. I will finish it before autumn and hang it in our basement stairwell. I have completed 70 English paper pieced flowers. One of my nephews recently joined the Orchestra at Temple Square. My niece began singing with the Tabernacle Choir during the May 24 Music and the Spoken Word. Paul finished painting the first of our two basement bedrooms.
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Humor

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 From Thomas: Did you know that having an aquarium in your home can help improve your mental health? It's due to all the indoor fins! From Stephen:
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Temder Mercy

  From Doris: Tender mercy   I am getting stronger every day. I am surprised and delighted by this improvement.
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Counting Blessings

  From Doris: Counting my blessings I started the second half of my cancer treatment on May 21, 2026. I am strong enough to stay through an hour of church. That means I get to participate in sacrament meeting each week. On May 7th I was able to participate in a temple endowment session. It was the first time I was strong enough since my treatments began. My friend Carole came to the same session in order to assist me. My blood test results this week indicate my white blood cell count continues to be in normal range. Two of my friends brought me treats to celebrate the fact that I am halfway through my cancer treatments. I was privileged to watch a video clip of a woman expressing gratitude that my father had served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Both her mother and grandmother were taught the gospel by him and they both were baptized.
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