Monday, January 30, 2012

NOVEMBER 2011 CAMBIOS

The group going home in November was so large, they almost had the bus going to Santiago to themselves. I'll bet the 3 other people did not sleep much that night.

Good Bye, we'll miss you

RETURNING HOME , NOV 2, 2011 - 1)Hna. Tauteoli, Hna. Contreras, Hna. Baum, Elder Haug, Elder Guillen
2) Elder Retamal (AP), Elder Munoz, Elder Bluth, Elder Amaya, Elder Booth
3) Elder Quispe, Elder Grotenhuis, Elder Meza, Elder Sebrands, Elder Andia, Elder Cornejo, Elder Patton
4) Elder Fabrizio (AP), Elder LeBaron, Elder Lund, Elder Palmer, Elder Ashton, Elder Richardson, Elder Osborn
5) Elder Lux, Elder Pierson, Elder Elmer, Elder Helgesen
HASTA LUEGO!!!!!
NEW ARRIVALS Nov 1, 2011 - 1) Hna. Koch (CA), Hna. Howard (TX), Hna. Johanson (UT), Elder Sprenkle (MT), Elder Rojas (Bolivia), Elder Carranza (Peru)
2)Elder Simmons (UT), Elder Klinkefus (UT), Elder Vallejo (Ecuador), Elder Anaya (Mexico), Elder Abel (WA), Elder Bobadilla (Mexico),Elder Stanley (AZ)
3) Elder Retamal (A.P.), Elder Hanks (UT), Elder Andia (A.P.), Elder Rupp (UT), Elder Finlayson (UT), Elder Noguera (Bolivia), Elder Hoybjerg (CA), Elder Crosby (FL), Elder Anderson (UT), Elder Fabrizio (A.P.)

Monday, January 23, 2012

THE BEAUTY OF SOUTHERN CHILE ! ! ! ! ! !

Fields of these bright yellow flowers (rapeseed) are used to make canola oil. You see alot of these fields in October-November.

The two assistants, Elder Retamal, and Elder Fabrizio with Pres. Rappleye.













Near Coyhaique. These flowers grew wild along the highway.

I have never seen rainbows with such vivid colors as the ones I have seen here.

Back road between Llanquihue and Frutillar.

Castro, on the island of Chiloe.

Puerto Montt

Sunday, January 22, 2012

PUYEHUE VOLCANO - NOV 2011

Nov 2011 - The Puyehue volcano (more than an hour out of Osorno) erupted in June 2011 before we arrived. It is still constantly spewing smoke and ash. The wind usually takes most of it over to Argentina. Once in a while the wind changes and it makes it a little hazy and flights to Osorno and Puerto Montt get postponed or cancelled. These photos are taken from the Puyehue Thermal Resort in the Puyehue National Park.

Nov 2011

Nov 2011

Nov 2011 - Puyehue

Nov. 2011 Volcano Puyehue from Puyehue Resort



Nov. 2011- Puyehue volcano at sunset.

Jan. 2012 - View of Puyehue volcano smoke and ash from Osorno. It is more than an hour away.

OSORNO VOLCANO

Osorno volcano from Llanquihue.

Osorno volcano from Llanquihue.





Osorno volcano between Osorno and Puyehue.

TULIP FIELDS

Tulip fields between Osorno and Puyehue blooming in October. The company exports the bulbs.



Tulip fields between Osorno and Puyehue with Osorno volcano in the background.



Sunset along the freeway.

ZONE CONFERENCES - SEPT 2011

Coyhaique Zone

Puerto Montt Zone

Chiloe Zone

Puerto Varas Zone

Rahue Zone

Osorno Zone

La Union Zone

Punta Arenas Zone

Valdivia Zone

Calle-Calle Zone

Los Lagos Zone

Villarrica zone



PLAZA LAS ARMAS - OSORNO

Like all Latin American cities, Osorno has a central plaza. On every plaza there is a church (San Mateo Cathedral in this plaza), and at least one government building. The two large Chilean flags are up to celebrate Independence day - Sept. 18.

GOING HOME SEPT 21, 2011

Hna. Bertagnole, Hna. Byam, Hna. McShane, Hna. Larkin, Hna. Rappleye

Elder Gatica, Elder Lugo, Elder McGowan, Elder Cooper, Pres. Rappleye

NEW ARRIVALS SEPT 20, 2011

Hna. Larsen, Hna. Rossi, Hna Obaldia, Elder Dominguez, Elder Mercado, 2nd row) Hna. Furniss, Hna. Nygaard, Elder Llauce, Elder Medina, Elder Gomez, Elder Balbuena, 3rd row) Hna. Rappleye, Elder Walker, Elder Araneda, Elder Yagual, Elder Andia (AP), Elder Fabrizio (AP), 4th row) Pres. Rappleye, Elder Brindley, Elder Silva