Specialty Training

Today is Tuesday, August 18th.  We had the great privilege of driving to beautiful

Mt. Barker for Specialty training.  The drive was so gorgeous.  We were surprised

to see the beautiful green rolling hills, the trees and the cows and sheep.  It reminded

me of up above Heber City, Utah where my parents live.  We just loved the drive.

I loved it so much I asked President Parker if I could get transferred there, but

he said no!  Anyway, we had a great day with the missionaries in the Marion

South Zone.  After some great training by our assistants, we split into groups to 

do some role playing.  Here, Elder Pitcher listens in as Sister Rongomate and 

Sister Esplin have the added challenge of doing a role play over the phone with

the elders who were joining our training by phone. 

Here we have Elder McClutchie and Elder Taleo role playing with Sister Fa'alogo

and Sister Abonales.  This is a teaching pattern that blesses both the missionary

and the people being taught. Even as we role play, we feel the the spirit of the 

Lord powerfully directing us.  

This is the Zone Leader for the Marion South Zone, Elder Johnson, and his new

companion Elder Lapenmal.  They are also role playing with 2 of our elders

who have joined us over the phone for the training.  We are so blessed to have

leaders in this mission who lead with love and by great example.  

And it's lunch time.  These are great, wonderful sister missionaries who have the

Light of Christ.  Thank you sisters for working hard and serving valiantly.  We 

love you.

These are hard working, happy, obedient missionaries!  But they are hungry!!  We 

love you Elders!  Thank you for all you do.  We have had a wonderful day. President

trained on obedience and having the Light of Christ.  A powerful message.  And now, 

we get to drive the beautiful drive back to Adelaide.

This is the view we saw most of the way.  We've had a lot of rain and everything is 

so green.  It was just breathtaking!  We enjoyed reading all of the signs that were new 

to us.  

What a gorgeous scene!

Since in the States, speed limits are posted in miles per hour instead of kilometers,

this sign as well as the one that said 110, caught our eye.  President thought he could 

really put the pedal to the metal until we figured out that 110 is really just about

65 miles per hour!

These were beautiful tunnels that ran through a gorgeous mountainside. This country 

is so amazingly beautiful.  Every place we have been we have marveled at the 

beauty and diversity of the land.  We are so blessed to be here.