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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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Tender Mercy

 From Doris: This week I have had more energy. I hope this is because the side effects of my last infusion have started to leave my system.
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Did you know?

 From Doris: Our family has walked 1593.91 miles to Bristol. Julie soaked the ground wheat flour with lemon juice and water for three hours before using it to make homemade bread. Greer designed a March wool door hanging for me. Paul and Lachlan played with Lachlan’s basketball hoop. When Lachlan dunked the basketball, Paul told him it was a high percentage shot. It was adorable to hear Lachlan repeat “high percentage shot.” I made some raspberry pie using frozen raspberries from our garden.
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Map Shape Interpretations

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Original Map From Enna: A sting-ray   From Tom: Bet you guys didn't realize you walked around the entire country of Belgium! Impressive!
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Humor

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From Steve (in consideration of the 3.5 magnitude felt in Saratoga Springs, Utah on February 5): From Paul's Brother David: My dad was a conjoined twin. We used to refer to my uncle as my uncle on my father's side. Later, the were surgically separated. We now refer to him as my uncle once removed.
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Music

From Doris:  I Feel My Savior’s Love   1.     I feel my Savior’s love In all the world around me. His Spirit warms my soul Through ev’rything I see. He knows I will follow him, Give all my life to him. I feel my Savior’s love, The love he freely gives me. 2.     I feel my Savior’s love; Its gentleness enfolds me, And when I kneel to pray, My heart is filled with peace. He knows I will follow him, Give all my life to him. I feel my Savior’s love, The love he freely gives me. 3.     I feel my Savior’s love And know that he will bless me. I offer him my heart; My shepherd he will be. He knows I will follow him, Give all my life to him. I feel my Savior’s love, The love he freely gives me.   4.     I’ll share my Savior’s love By serving others freely. In serving I am blessed. In giving I receive. He knows I will follow him, Give all my life to him. I f...
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