Brimmie's Artifacts from the Spain Barcelona Mission

Photographs and Other Stuff I Collected On My Mission

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An appropriate place to begin. This is me reading my mission call. I am smiling here because I was sent to Espanya.

This piece of paper determined my life for the next two years.

This piece of paper also somewhat affected my life for the next two years.

People I stopped in the street usually looked here first.

Cheri has such a pretty face that people didn't look here first.

Barcelona: Where I Go In My Dreams

This picture floated around the mission. I thought it was pretty cool. Is it just me, or does the girl look like Ariel?

Yours Truly at El Castillo de Santa Barbara.

The Miracle Worker. Elder Engemann and I studied it for the whole morning study hour, and we had soon baptized.

I used to carry this in my front pocket so people could show me where they were from.

We made these at the Make-Your-Own-Business-Cards machines. I was only brave enough to give away one.

This was hanging up in the Castellón piso when I arrived. Charles Barkley was there, right?

Who didn't use this for the 4th Charla?

I tired of having to explain how to pronounce my last name, so I had this more "phonetically correct" chapa made.

A woman in Murcia that we taught gave this to me. It glows in the dark.

Working in the office has its advantages. I ordered this chapa soon after I arrived.

Look, Mom, I made the cover of the Ensign!

Berto's Solid Signature Whilst He Was Distribution Secretary

I never liked jamón serrano, but seeing this made the experience even worse.

This was the bottom of a political brochure. However, I liked it more for the missionary significance.

Clara, one of my favorite people in the whole world, on her baptism day.

This is from the Box of the shoes I bought on the Rambla in Barcelona-- Every Missionariy's Desire.

The 1992 Olympic Mascot. What is that thing?

Much to the disbelief of other missionaries, I am a Espanyol fan, not a Barca fan. (This love was strengthened when Espanyol later beat Real Madrid 3-1 while I was working in Orihuela.)

Berto sent this to me after he was transferred from the office.

The Best 70 Pesetas I Ever Spent. Did anyone else eat these?

During my last month in the Mission office, I was handling some special assignments for President Tenney so I had this chapa made.

The Cercanias Schedule for Orihuela.

Me and Wifey on my 21st Birthday.

I don't imagine they sell too many of these. If you've worked in Orihuela, you know why.

My Magic Carpet Ride Home.

My Ticket to the Temple Dedication. This technically didn't happen during my mission, or even within it, but a Temple in Spain was our dream while we were first there.

Another Souvenir from the Dedication.