STRIPLING WARRIORS

Elder Spriggs, Elder Amone, Elder Solomon, Elder Madsen

A FEW DAYS LATER............

Elder Juarez (right) left for home a few days later than the group.  He was working with Elder Alvarez, who is from Villarrica and was serving here while waiting for his visa to serve his mission in Venezuela.

GOING HOME FEBRUARY 2013

Elder Urrutia, Elder Bowers, Elder Olavarria, Elder Arce, Elder Fairbourne, Elder Viramontes, Elder Trammell, Elder Contreras, Elder Davis, Hna. & Pres. Rappleye
Hna. Nygaard, Hna. Cardoza, Hna. Perez.  We miss yáll already!

Elder Olavarria, Elder Arce, Elder Urrutia, Elder Trammell

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO BE GLAD THEY ARE LEAVING...............

A COUPLE DAYS EARLY

Hna. Rossi left a couple days ahead of the group because her father passed away.  We forgot to take the photo until after she passed thru security at the airport, so we just have a blurry photo thru the glass.

BUS TERMINAL

Elder Viramontes, Elder Bowers, Elder Arce, Elder Urrutia ready to board the bus.  They take the bus overnight to Santiago, then fly home the next night.

ON THEIR WAY...................

NEW ARRIVALS FEBRUARY 2013

Elder Gonzalez (Chile), Elder Sharp (UT), Elder Dolinar (UT), Elder York (UT)
back - Elder Solomon (AZ), Elder Warren (UT), Elder Carlisle (UT), Elder Munns (ID), Elder Murayari (Peru), Elder Parsons (WA), Elder Guevara (El Salvador), Pres & Hna. Rappleye, Hna. Navarro (Honduras), Hna. Flores (Argentina), Hna. Montalvan ( Honduras)
seated - Hna. Rivas (Nicaragua), Hna. Yepez (Peru)

ZONE LEADER COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2013

PANCAKES ANYONE???

After Feb zone leader council, we had scrambled eggs, ham, pancakes with syrup, blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries for 30 people.  After dishes were cleared off, these three (Elder Canepa, Elder Arce, Elder Bowers) were ´willing´ to finish off the last few pancakes.

ZONE LEADER COUNCIL JANUARY 2013

What a bunch of fine young men.  Wish we could keep them all.

ARRIVING DECEMBER 2012

Elder Johnson (CO), Hna. Arias (Peru), Hna. Hernandez (Ecuador)

Elder Villantoy (assistant), Elder Garcia (Peru), Pres & Hna. Rappleye

Elder Vargas (Peru), Elder Cortez (Chile), Elder Davis (assistant), Elder Juaregui (Mexico)

GOING HOME - DECEMBER 2012

Hna. Rappleye, Hna. Furniss

Elder Smith, Pres. Rappleye, Elder Carmen

Elder Winsor, Elder Drake, Elder Williams

BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN CHILE

This and the next photo are in the northern part of the mission, close to Villarrica and Pucon.

MORE OF THE SAME

BEAUTIFUL WILD LUPINES IN THE COYHAIQUE AND AYSEN AREA

They grow wild and are all over, blooming in spring - first part of summer in Nov. & Dec

DECEMBER 2012 ZONE CONFERENCES

Valdivia, Calle Calle, & Lanco zones

OSORNO, RAHUE, & LA UNION ZONES

Office couple Elder & Hna. Goodman, front row on right.  Area doctor and wife Dr. Mikesell, Hna. Mikesell, & area psychologist Hna. Thompson visiting from Santiago - second row on left.

PUERTO MONTT, PUERTO VARAS, & CHILOE ZONES

COYHAIQUE ZONE

PUNTA ARENAS ZONE

With the city of Punta Arenas and the Magellan Strait in the background.

PUNTA ARENAS ZONE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME - SHORTEST TO TALLEST

Shortest Elder Villantoy to tallest Elder Gubler

CHRISTMAS ZONE CONFERENCES

Elder DeRegil, Elder Llauce, Elder Cerda, Elder Mino

DECEMBER 2012

Pres. & Hna. Rappleye with Elder Klinkefus

DECEMBER 2012

Elder Garay

DECEMBER 2012

Hna. Diaz, Hna. Martinez

DECEMBER 2012

Elder Colque, Elder Pariona, Elder Drake, Elder Virhuez, Elder Cardona

DECEMBER 2012

Hna. Cardoza, Hna. Jofre, Hna. Larsen, Hna. Cardona

DECEMBER 2012

Elder Mercado, Elder Salazar, Elder Hanks, Elder Covington

DECEMBER 2012

Elder Ryan, Elder Gubler, Elder Ulmer

DECEMBER 2012

Elder Villena, Elder Finlayson

BOTTOM OF THE WORLD - POR VENIR

The chapel in Por Venir (a 2 - 3 hr ferry ride from Punta Arenas)  Elder Covington and Elder Hanks

THANKSGIVING DINNER

Decided to to Thanksgiving dinner for the two zones in the Osorno area - 50 people - what was I thinking?  It was great!  One of the zones had preparation day this day, but the other didn't.  They were both more than willing to come and eat turkey.

KITCHEN IS KIND OF CROWDED WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK

Ready to eat.. Elder Johnson, Elder Smith, Pres. Rappleye, Elder Goodman, Mirta, Sis. Goodman, Sis. Rappleye

CLEAN UP

Mirta and Elder Spriggs.  He was in the kitchen until the last dish was clean and put away.  Thank you Bro. & Sis. Spriggs for raising such a fine young man!

AFTER THE TURKEY

Since there was no football game to watch................................