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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 Interpretations

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  Original map From Amy: A picasso style side view of a face   Original Map From Andrew: It looks like France  
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Humor

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  From Steve From Amy’s friend Janna: What do you call a Grandma on speed dial? Insta-gram
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Did you know?

  From Doris: Our family has walked 1747.36 miles to Bristol.   Paul and I went on four walks this week. Three of the four walks were for at least a mile. The trees and bushes in Eagle have started to bud. I can’t hear the birds singing when it is raining. We are enjoying a month’s subscription to BritBox. I cooked some hard white wheat kernels in the crockpot. It will be a quick breakfast for me on Tuesdays when Paul is at the temple. I got out the quilts I use in March and put away the ones I used in February. Paul will be de-thatching our lawn during the month of March.
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Counting Blessings

  From Doris: My white blood cell count was in normal range this week. I was able to listen to our Stake Relief Society conference via a zoom link. As I look backward, I realize that I have less pain overall than I did a month ago and my GI issues are less chronic. Paul goes on walks with me even though walking is painful to his knee. Two of my friends came over for a visit on Thursday. Technology allowed me to have a zoom meeting with my siblings, FaceTime visits with Amy and Tom and Google Meetings with Kyle and Jonathan. General Conference is only a month away.
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Tender Mercy

  From Doris: I was given the strength I needed to be able to bear my testimony in our fast and testimony meeting today.
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