NEW MISSIONARY COUPLE ARRIVES - JUNE 2012

Elder & Sister Goodman arrive from Arizona.  To meet them at the airport were the office elders - Elder Klinkefus, Elder Mietchen, Elder Barker, Elder Abel, the office couple Elder & Sister Biddulph, and Pres. & Sis. Rappleye.

ZONE LEADER COUNCIL - JUNE

Elder Tyus, Elder Frost, Elder Coria (AP), Elder Carmen, Elder Key, Elder Beletanga, Elder Olavarria, Elder Galarza, Elder Bowers, Elder Vilorio
Back) Elder Davis, Elder Rainey, Elder Wirthlin, Elder Drake, Elder Reeder, Elder Fonda, Elder Nelson (AP), Elder Thorup, Elder Urrutia, Elder Turner

SUNRISE FROM PUERTO VARAS

With view of Llanquihue Lake and Osorno Volcano.

ZONE CONFERENCES - JUNE 2012

COYHAIQUE ZONE with Pres. & Sis. Corbridge (area pres)

PUERTO MONTT, PUERTO VARAS, & CHILOE ZONES with Pres. & Sis. Corbridge (area president).  A special number was performed by four missionaries each singing a verse in a different language.  Elder Key - English, Elder Beletanga - Spanish, Elder Williamson - Afrikaans, & Hna. Lopez in Portugues.

OSORNO, RAHUE, & LA UNION ZONES with Pres. & Sis. Corbridge (area president). A special musical number was performed by Hermanas Furniss, Chamorro, Cartegena, Kitto, Perez, Lanzas and Elders Mietchen, Abel, Burge, Juarez, Cruz, Klinkefus, A. Larsen, & Barker with Elder Mamani on his violin. 

LANCO, VALDIVIA, & CALLE CALLE ZONES with Pres. & Sis. Corbridge (area president).  A special musical number was performed by Elders Bassett, Pariona, Frost, Oakden, Aston, Madsen, Baker, Bowers, J. Anderson, Pereyra, Damasco, Dominguez, & Carranza.

PUNTA ARENAS ZONE with Pres. & Sis. Corbridge (area president and wife)

MISSIONARIES GOING HOME - MAY

Hna. Hunt, Hna. Latham, Hna. Turcios, Hna. Fernandez
Elder Jones, Elder Epperson

NEW ARRIVALS MAY 2012

New arrivals - Elder Malaver (Peru), Elder Silva (Chile), Hna. Cardona (Guatemala), Hna. Lanzas (Panama)

ARRIVED AFTER THE GROUP

Hna. & Pres. Rappleye with Elder Campbell (UT) arriving at the Osorno airport.  His flight arrived later than the rest of the group.

HERMANAS SERVICE PROJECT AT THE MISSION HOME

The hermanas from Osorno and Rahue zones came and did a service project at the mission home.  1)Hna. Foster, Hna. Furniss, Hna. Kitto, Hna. Johanson  2)Hna. Nygaard, Hna. Cartegena, Hna. Diaz, Hna. Perez.

HERMANAS MODELING THE USED CLOTHING

Hna. Diaz, Hna. Perez, & Hna. Cartegena in our ¨storage room¨.  When missionaries go home, they usually leave clothing, hats, sheets, shoes (if they aren´t worn out), etc. for arriving missionaries that might not have all they need.  The sisters helped reorganize and sort the clothing.

MORE MODELS

Hna. Johanson & Hna. Kitto had to model the neck braces they found on the shelf.

AUTUMN IN COYHAIQUE

Of course the colors were more vibrant than the photo shows.

On the road from Coyhaique to Puerto Aysen.

ZONE LEADER COUNCIL MAY 2012

WHAT A HANDSOME BUNCH OF MISSIONARIES
1)Elder Coria, Elder Carmen, Elder Romero, Elder Beletanga
 2)Elder Galarza, Elder Frost, Elder Tyus, Elder Drake, Elder Crane, Elder Gomez
3)Elder Wirthlin, Elder Reeder, Elder Thorup, Elder Nelson, Elder Turner, Elder Bowers
4)Elder Vilorio, Elder Key, Elder Bastian, Elder Rainey, Elder Fonda, Elder Johnston, Elder Urrutia, Elder Smith

TIME FOR FLU SHOTS

Dr. Bravo (a member), Elder Abel, Hna. Sumaran (nurse) and Elder Rojas & Elder Brindley patiently waiting their turn.

OUCH!

Elder Balbuena

DIDN'T FEEL A THING!

Elder Sprenkle

Elder Villantoy

I DON'T LIKE THIS

Elder Romero

Hna. Howard, Hna. Sumaran (is a nurse) giving the shot to Hna. Parks, Hna. Fernandez

HURRY - GET IT OVER WITH

Elder Reich

Elder Cowley

PUNTA ARENAS

The city of Punta Arenas and the central plaza with a statue of Ferdinand Magellan.  Part of the statue is an Indian sitting below Magellan.  The legend is that if you kiss the foot of the Indian, you will return to Punta Arenas.  It works!  We did it a few years ago when we lived in Santiago, and traveled to Punta Arenas, and we are back!

PUNTA ARENAS

The city of Punta Arenas looking at the Magellan Strait which was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in October 1520.

THANK GOODNESS FOR SIGNS!!

We never would have seen it without the sign!  On the way to Puerto Cisnes from Coyhaique.

BETWEEN COYHAIQUE & PUERTO AYSEN

CASTRO, CHILOE

Salmon farms in Castro, Chiloe.

ENTRELAGOS BRANCH REOPENED AFTER ABOUT 20 YEARS!

First meeting of the newly reopened Entrelagos Branch on April 29, 2012.  The missionaries found some members living there and there were two people baptized even before the first meeting.  Elder Cardozo (front left), and Elder McCormick (back right).

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ASSISTANTS HAVE THE CAMERA!!

Elder Nelson after taking the photo of Entrelagos Branch.

ANOTHER ONE.........................

Elder Gomez, Elder Nelson - couple of good looking assistants to the president, don't you think?

GOING HOME - APRIL 18, 2012

Elder Ramirez, Elder Vaquerano, Elder Correa, Hna. & Pres. Rappleye

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE...........

Elder Ramirez, Elder Correa, Elder Vaquerano.

BUS LEAVING FOR SANTIAGO - APRIL 18, 2012

Elder Vaquerano, Elder Correa, Elder Ramirez

NEW ARRIVALS - APRIL 17, 2012

Hna. Martinez (Argentina), Hna. Sumaran (Peru), Hna. Rappleye, Hna. Lopez (Brazil),

2) Elder Sauñe (Peru), Elder Gomez (AP), Elder Mamani (Chile), Elder Puris (Peru), Elder Cardozo (Argentina), Elder Arteaga (Argentina), Elder Nelson (AP), Elder Bracho (Argentina)

3) Elder McCormick (AP), Pres. Rappleye, Elder Aburto (Chile), Elder Torres (Chile), Elder Buron (Argentina), Elder Jimenez (Chile), Elder Miño (Argentina), Elder Covington (Utah)

PUERTO AYSEN - APRIL 2012

Elder Trujillo in Puerto Aysen with their wood for the winter. Many homes and missionary apartments are heated by wood burning stoves.

PUERTO AYSEN - APR. 2012

Hna. Larsen, Hna. Pinckney passed apartment inspection.  Puerto Aysen is about an hour bus ride from Coyhaique which is close to the Argentine border and an hour by plane from Puerto Montt.

PUERTO CISNES - APR 2012

Elder Trejo & Elder E. Vasquez in front of their house in Puerto Cisnes.  Puerto Cisnes is about a 4 hour bus ride from Coyhaique.

TRIO OF MISSIONARIES IN FRUTILLAR - APR. 2012

Elder Mercado, Elder Mendoza, & Elder Ulmer in front of their apartment in Frutillar.

CHILOE - MARCH 2012

At the entrance to Castro, Chiloe.

ISLAND OF CHILOE

At the entrance to Castro, Chiloe.

ISLAND OF CHILOE

At the entrance of Castro, the largest city on the island of Chiloe.  Chiloe is a 20 minute ferry ride from Puerto Montt.  Beautiful sunny day with perfect reflection on the water.

ZONE LEADER CONFERENCE - APR 2012

Elder Vilorio, Elder Gomez, Elder Frost, Elder Key, Hna. & Pres. Rappleye, Elder Coria, Elder Ramirez, Elder Bowers
Back) Elder Johnston, Elder Bastian, Elder Urrutia, Elder Wirthlin, Elder Correa, Elder Rainey, Elder Smith, Elder McCormick, Elder Drake, Elder Galarza, Elder Beletanga, Elder Tyus, Elder Carmen

SPECIAL TRAINING - PUERTO MONTT, PUERTO VARAS ZONES, MAR 2012

Special Training for district leaders, zone leaders, and trainers.  Lunch at Pizza Hut afterwards.
Front table) Elder M. Pugh, Elder Broadhead, Elder Jones, Elder Barben, Elder Smith, Elder Vilorio
Left table) Elder Cayoja, Elder K. Pugh, Elder Magaña
Back table) Elder Baker, Elder Walker, Elder Johnston, Elder Rainey, Hna. Rappleye

SPECIAL TRAINING - OSORNO, RAHUE, LA UNION ZONES, MARCH 2012

Special training for district leaders, zone leaders and trainers at the mission home with lunch afterwards.  Don't know if that is as good as Pizza Hut or McDonalds, but they seemed to enjoy it.

1) Elder Martinez, Elder Coria, Pres. & Hna. Rappleye, Elder Key, Elder Galarza, Hna. Perez, Hna. Rossi, Elder Turner

2) Elder Gomez, Hna. Johanson, Elder Arce, Elder Bastian, Elder Frost, Elder Correa, Elder Villantoy, Elder Himes, Elder Reeder, 

3) Elder Hauver, Elder McCormick, Elder Archipretti, Elder Epperson, Elder Anderson

SPECIAL TRAINING - VALDIVIA, CALLE CALLE ZONES, MAR 2012

Special training for district leaders, zone leaders, and trainers.  Lunch at McDonalds aftewards.
Elder Anaya, Elder Ramirez, Elder Purser, Elder Fonda, Hna. Rappleye, Elder Barker, Pres. Rappleye, Elder Urrutia, Elder Colque, Elder Williams, Elder Brindley, Elder Bowers, Elder Beletanga, Elder Villareal, Elder Dye, Elder Oakden.

MARCH 2012 FLOODING IN PUNTA ARENAS

March 2012 - After 3 days of raining, the River de la Mano flooded the city of Punta Arenas leaving the main part of the city center under water and mud.  Because of the magnitude of the situation, missionaries decided to support the community and provide service.  Sixteen missionaries (12 elders, 4 sisters) started with the removal of water then mud from affected homes.  Then they helped clean the affected streets along the river.  A week after the rains, the missionaries were asked to help clean up some of the government buildings that were still full of water and mud.

Just the beginning.  The Punta Arenas zone is ready for work.

Downtown Punta Arenas.