Australia Adelaide Temple

A blessed day.  In the Temple with 3 missionaries who are completing their missions.  

Elder Orr, Elder Pitcher and Elder Togia are great leaders in our mission

and they will be missed tremendously. We are so thankful for their consecrated 

lives. We love you great Elders.

Also with us in the Temple today was the great MLC of the Australia Adelaide

Mission.  Elder MAnnering, Elder Wilkins, Elder Flinders, Elder Matekohi, Elder 

Orr, Elder Pitcher, Elder McMurray, Elder Togia, Elder Tolbert, Elder Coroton,

Sister Fa'alogo, Sister Soh and Sister Lee-Lo.  Along with our senior office

missionaries. An unforgettable day.

Sister Missionaries:)

Specialty Training

Specialty Training with the Firle Zone.  Our Assistants to the President with the

District Leader of the new City District, the great Elder Hartley!!

Sister Missionaries feasting on barbecue salad, vegetables and dip, wheat rolls and 

fruit. Yummy!

Elder Acker, Elder Soli and Elder Matekohi. Love these great missionaries!

Plates piled high for hungry Elders!  Elder Revillo, Elder Coroton, Elder Leutele,

Elder Cultura, Elder Buouche, Elder Betonio, Elder Acker and Elder Soli.

Elder Cultura, Elder Bouche and new missionary, Elder Payne. He says, missionary

life is great!  As a mission, we are being blessed and there is excitement as

there is always change!  Love you Elders.

Love these Elders!  Elder Woodford and Elder Anderson serving in the Firle 

Zone. Loved the great comments today from everyone as the Spirit taught us together.

Office couples providing lunch once again.  Thank you to all.  Sister St. John,

Elder and Sister Larkin.

Army of the great Marion Zone in the Australia Adelaide Mission!  This is a 

powerful group of Elders. Elder Nelson, Elder Keller, Elder Kendall, Elder McMurray, 

Elder Elder Gaastra, Elder Taleo, Elder Martineau, Elder Kata, Elder Foiakau, 

Elder Pitcher, Elder Orr, Elder Wilkins, Elder Matekohi, Elder Ruppe, Elder Taylor,

Elder Jacobson, Elder Flinders, Elder Jarrett, Elder Skadins and Elder Hayes.

Equally as powerful sister missionaries.  These are Gospel teaching, bike riding,

fearless  disciples of Christ.  Sister Freitas, Sister Coultrop, Sister Vaitaiki, Sister

Fa'alogo, Sister Condie, Sister Makaya, Sister Mongan and Sister Abonalas. 

More Mildura

Elder Mikami, Elder Fleming, Elder Boyd and Elder Lapenmal. Great obedient,

missionaries!

Meeting with the Assistants, the Mildura Zone Leaders and Sister Tamana, the sister

training leader here and her wonderful companion Sister Townsend over dinner at

Hogsbreath Cafe. (a missionary favorite)Much to talk about and counsel on because

of all the miracles happening in Mildura. 

Elder Paeu and Elder Fleming!  Valiant Elders!!

Specialty Training

On the drive to Mildura we saw this beautiful rainbow-the first we've seen in

Australia. 

These are emus. We always see them at a distance as we drive to Mildura but 

today they were closer.  We pulled over to the side of the road and they all started 

running towards us.  It reminded me of what turkeys do.  I think they figured we

were there to feed them. These are awesome looking animals and I've never

seen an emu in the US?

After a wonderful Sabbath Day we began Specialty Training with the Mildura

Zone.  

New companions- Sister Tamana and Sister Townsend.  These incredible

sister missionaries are great leaders. President Parker and I were able to out

to minister with them and it was wonderful.  Thank you sisters for your great

efforts in bringing many unto Christ. It was a joy to be with you.

Healthy lunchtime!!Elder Barnes and Elder Hamilton smiling about the veggies:)

Thank you to Elder and Sister Jurgens for a delicious healthy lunch.  We are

in awe of all you do.  Thank you for your good works , your examples and

your devotion to this work. We love you.

Elder Lapenmal, Elder Fleming, Elder Maughn, Elder  Paeu, and Elder Punou.

Two great missionaries!  Elder Matekohi and Elder Punuo. Love those faces!!!

Elder Punuo, elder Matekohi, Elder Jurgens, Elder Flinders, Elder Mikami and 

President Parker.

Elder Mikami, Elder Matekohi, Elder Fleming, Elder Maughn and Elder Flinders.

Alice Springs

Two great Sister missionaries-Sister Craig and Sister Fanene on the Welcome 

sign coming into Alice Springs.  An adventure on p-day!

At Simpson Gap enjoying this beautiful country of Australia!  Can you believe

all of these wonderful missionaries from all corners of the world serving in

Alice Springs together. What a great privilege this is!

Elder Tennis bravely rescuing the ball for Rugby! And in his University of

Utah hat no less!!  Elder and Sister Tennis are incredible.  We love you

forever!

What a beautiful photo. Serving a mission blesses your life eternally and it

is a new adventure every day. We love these valiant missionaries and are 

happy they get to learn more about this wonderful place they are serving.

January Senior Birthdays.

Back in Adelaide we celebrated 4 senior missionaries birthdays!  Elder and 

Sister St. John and Elder and Sister Larkin. Heavenly Father has sent us the very 

best in this mission.  We joyfully serve together and will be friends for eternity.

Next we began Specialty Training with the wonderful Modbury Zone.  This 

training is all about "change!"  One of the things we talked about was being

more aware of what we put in to our bodies.  And on that note,  the senior

couples in the office prepared a wonderfully healthy lunch for all of us.  Thank you

to all of you. 

The Elders had no problem with these wonderful, huge barbecue chicken salads.

Thank you Sister Howes for the great recipe!  

President Parker is in heaven. Anything with barbecue sauce on is a hit with him.

Thank you to Elder and Sister Larkin who are the biggest reason we are able

to feed so many missionaries wonderful meals. It is a huge job. Costco has

become a big friend!  Our senior missionaries have a wide variety of 

responsibilities and it is a group effort in all we do.  Thank you to each of you.

Darwin

Friday morning we were blessed to watch the Worldwide Missionary Training 

Broadcast.  It was the first one they have held in 10 years.  Wonderful uplifting

guidance and counsel given us by members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

as well as other church leaders. And, we were able to watch it in the comfort

of Elder and Sister Farrers flat. I'm so thankful for a Prophet of God who we can

look to , and know exactly what we must do to be happy, and safe and on the

path back to our HEavenly Fathers presence.

With Elder Seru who will be leaving us next transfer to return to his home in Fiji. 

This is a great missionary and we love you so much Elder Seru.

Sister Reola and Sister Rooarii enjoying a bite of breakfast at Elder and Sister 

Farrers.  These sisters are incredible.  Always happy , and working hard to

invite others to come unto Christ.  We love you sisters.

Thank you to all in Darwin who made the District Conference so wonderful.  

We love all of you so much. It was a blessing being with Elder O'Riordan, 

President Dunn and President Bond and all who serve in this great branch

in Darwin. We were privileged to meet Elder O'Riordans daughter,Bryony 

 who has been called to serve in the Manchester, England Mission.  What a 

lucky mission president will greet her in Manchester!