Harvest of grapes and souls.

 Grape Harvest in September near Quero, Spain.

 We witnessed the sealing of Teodoro and Alejandra in the Madrid Temple 13 September 2014.

 Mechanical harvester.

 Delivering the payload at the winery.

 The Quesada family from Tomelloso. This family is originally from Ecuador. The young boys are twins.

 Hermana and Elder Wiscombe outside a "Bombo". This is a cool place to rest in the hot summer. Made without mortar. Built by rocks cleared from the land it is built on. Unique to this part of Spain.

Inside a Bombo. Maida and Sister Wiscombe. The walls are very thick to keep it cool.

This is an almond tree. The outside shell has soft fuzz on it.

These are green grapes growing on bushes. 

Vanessa is helping me show you the dark (grape) grapes. Some grapes are grown on bushes and some are grown off the ground on wires strung between poles.

This is the oldest known Roman damn in Spain.

I can't believe this guy!! I guess he just wanted to get in the picture!  :)
This is the beautiful Spanish countryside. On the hill in the back is the Consuegra Castle. You can see rows and rows of grapevines and olive trees. Also, almond trees every once in a while. 

Dining out in Spain!! Every thing comes with a wonderful lettuce, tomato and onion salad. I'm having lamb chops for the first time in my life and Elder Wiscombe is having steak. We are in the city of Consuegra.

La Mancha District Primary Pioneer Program
A GREAT SUCCESS!!

August 2014

The little boy is Darwin Barcia and the tall girl on the back row is Adriana. Both are from our branch- Alcazar.

Elder Wiscombe, windmills and Consuegra Castle (Aug 2014)

 Every year in August the people of Consuegra, Spain dress up in medieval clothing and entertain people from all over the world. We really enjoyed our trip to Consuegra.

Consuegra, windmills, castle, train to transport visitors

Peasant life.

Consuegra Castle courtyard overlooking windmills

Archery in castle

young girls from the town of Consuegra dressed in medieval clothing in castle

Elder Wiscombe with noblemen in castle

knights practicing sword skills in castle

monks in castle

Elder Wiscombe in castle courtyard with our guide who spoke English (to his left)

noblemen dining in the castle

the queen praying for her husband in battle (in castle)

prayers for knights in battle

young nobleman preparing for knighthood

young nobleman being knighted 

knights practicing sword fighting in castle

Aug. 2014- Bull Ring at Consuegra, Spain (Reenactment of the Battle of 1097 where El Cid's son was

killed.)

The battle is "fought" on a chessboard. Every time someone is "killed" a dancer dressed in black tosses a black scarf over their head and takes them off the chessboard. The Christians are fighting the Moors and the moors win. El Cid (who is Spain's famous warrior knight) looses his only son in the battle on the 10th of August 1097.)

All the lights are lite torches.

The monks are leading the procession and knights are carrying the body of El Cid's son.

Elder Wiscombe and Sister Wiscombe  :)  True Love.

Getting Close to Grape Harvesting Time

Paella- A rice and seafood dish popular in Spain (Juan is our cook)

  
 July 19, 2014 Our branch trip to the Madrid Temple

Hooray for Espana!! Thanks Riley, Regan, Syd and Sadie McGreer!! July 31, 2014

This is a photo of a multi-zone conference held in Málaga 10 July 2014

 Fernando Paredes and his daughter from Puertollano singing and dancing Spanish folklore.

 Some of our missionaries in La Mancha.

 Hermana Wiscombe and José Antonio Garcia Marin from Ciudad Real.

Enrique Delgado and Andriana Guamán Guashpa from Madridejos and Hemana Wiscombe.