Zone Conference in Murray Bridge

So we got up bright and early Tuesday morning and made the beautiful drive to 

Murray Bridge for zone conference.  The sky was blue and the grass was green!  

You can notice our GPS on our dashboard which is our best friend these days.  

I don't know how you would get around Australia without one?  

This is the great Mount Barker Zone!  Elder and Sister Larkin made the trip

to bring us lunch and do some training for us.  As well as Elder and Sister Gray

who came to train on having a house of order or... cleanliness is next to

godliness.  Elder Taleo, Elder Pitcher, Elder Pitama, Sister Taylor, Elder McClutchie,

Sister Foo'logo, Elder Lapenmal, Sister Esplin, Elder Johnson, and Sister Abonalas.

Lunchtime!!  Sisters first :)

Next come the very hungry Elders. 

Elder B. Johnson and his companion Elder Lapenmal.  In spite of their size

difference, this is a great companionship who work so hard and are blessing lives!  

Today Elder Lapenmal bore his testimony in English and did fantastic!!  Thanks to

much hard work and his great companion!  True brothers in the Gospel.

President Parker and Elder Larkin have a chat with the great ward mission leader 

of the Murray Bridge Ward, Brother Murray!

Two of our favorite people ever!  Elder and Sister Gray.  The Grays will be going

home very soon and they will be missed by all.  They have served us all with all

of their heart, might, mind, and strength!  Today they are presenting a couple of

"cleanliness is next to godliness"  awards to those who have been complimented

on their wonderfully clean flats!!

This is the first bridge built to cross the Murray River.  This is a beautiful community

and we loved visiting there. 

This was the scenery going home.  Green rolling hills and beautiful roads.  It's

amazing how great all the roads are without any snow damage.  They are very

well maintained and we just look forward to days we get to travel somewhere

new!

Baptisms in Prospect Ward

Saturday there were several baptisms in the Adelaide Mission!  We attended a 

triple baptism in the Prospect Ward.  Congratulations to Sophie, Kam, and John,

who were all baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  We 

are so happy you've chosen to follow the example of our Savior and be baptized.

What a great day!  We love you.

Zone Conference

We started our 2nd round of Zone Conferences since we arrived in Adelaide.  

This is the great Mildura Zone.  Elder Boyd, Elder Fuhriman, elder Barnett, 

Elder Hamilton, Elder Peau, Elder Anton, Elder Pitama (assistant), Elder Litster,

Elder Pitcher (assistant), Elder Escueta, Elder Kelese, Elder Punou, Elder Kata,

elder Hefa, Elder and Sister Jurgens, Sister Mason and Sister Tamana.  Hard-

working missionaries with one purpose, to invite others to come unto Christ.

We love you elders and sisters!

One Last Group of Lunch Pictures!

More Luncheon Pictures!

Elder and Sister Pearson's Visit to the Australia Adelaide Mission

The President of the Pacific Area, Elder Pearson, and his dear wife came to stay and

do some training with us and our missionaries.  It was wonderful from start to finish.  

We love them dearly and enjoyed every minute as they taught us.  What a privilege 

to learn from them and feel the spirit they bring with them. It was a powerful 2 days

and we are excited to see how our mission moves forward with the great vision

that was presented to all of us.  We love you Elder and Sister Pearson and thank you

for all you do to hasten the work in the Pacific Area. 

Here our great senior couples prepare a wonderful lunch for about 100 hungry

missionaries!  Thank you to all of you for your continual efforts in watching over 

this mission.  We love you.

Alright these next few pictures are for all of you parents wanting to see your

great sons and daughters!!  I tried to catch them all. 

Friends Leaving!

After a great trip up north, we returned in time to see our dear friends, Elder and

Sister Smith leaving to return to their family in Salt Lake City, Utah.  This place

won't be the same without them and we will miss them terribly.  Like President

Parker always says.... You can always extend :)  We love you to Utah and back!

Alice Springs

This is President Ford.  We were privileged to meet many of his family members 

at this district conference.  They provided a dinner for us that was unbelievable!!

We so enjoyed the conference and getting to know many of the wonderful

members who attend the Alice Springs Branch. The theme was honoring

the Sabbath Day and the messages given were just powerful.  Thank you to all

who participated and made this conference possible.  We love you.

Here we are with Brother Gary Bird and his brother.  They came all the way in

from the Bush to be with us at Conference.  Brother Bird shared his great

testimony with us in the conference and we are so thankful they were there.  

We look forward to getting to know them better over the next 3 years. 

More family members who came for the conference. We felt such a great spirit

being with all of you and thank you for coming. These are good families who

want to come closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

It's so great to come half way around the world and find brothers in the Gospel

serving their families and others.  These are great men. 

We couldn't leave without taking a picture of these fabulous missionaries.  They

worked together and made a pinewood derby car to enter in their area pinewood 

derby competition.  This wasn't just an ordinary car.  It was a missionary riding

in the car complete with missionary tag , carrying the flag with Alma 29:9.  And

they won a blue ribbon.  Even better than that..... they did much missionary work 

through service and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ as they got to know many in

their community through scouting.  Congratulations to all of you!

Our Travels to Alice Springs

We arrived in Alice Springs and began Specialized Training right away.  First

things first, we had to celebrate some birthdays with Elder Cultura and Elder

Rigby!! 

This is the wonderful Alice Springs Zone.  Elder Mueco, Elder Lee, Elder Rigby,

Elder Toi, Elder Morganti, Elder Cultura, Elder and Sister St. John, Sister Fanene 

and Sister Christie.  Great missionaries doing the Lords work!

After Training all day and a wonderful lunch provided by the St. Johns, it was 

time to feed some hungry missionaries again.  We went to Sammys Pizza and

enjoyed dinner together. 

I think some missionaries got a hold of my camera!!  I think Elder Lee and Elder 

Mueco are telling us that if you don't know which way to go in life, ask the missionaries!

They will be happy to teach you where you came from, what we need to do, and

where we are going!

Elder Rigby and Elder Toi!  These are serious missionaries! They have been living 

out in the Bush doing a great work.  

Great Trip to Darwin!

President and I landed in Darwin and met a couple of our great missionaries at

Subway to pick up lunch.  Here is President and Elder Hartley, the great Zone

Leader of the Darwin Zone and his faithful new companion, Elder Glova.

Here President Parker is making sure these wonderful missionaries know how

much we love them.  

Being trained on obedience, the Light of Christ and the Atonement.  We loved 

being together with these obedient missionaries.  Sister Villianueva, Sister Goisisi,

Sister Reyes, Elder Henderson, Elder Duabe, Elder Seru, Elder Heindel, Elder

Costalas, Elder Johnson, Elder Glove, and Elder Hartley, we love you.

Dinner together after training at Prickles.  Yes, we found good Mexican food

in Darwin!  The sisters enjoy kids size nachos while as you can see, the Elders 

feasted on steak and ribs. 

Elder Heindel and Elder Seru ate every bite!!

Elder Costalas, Elder Johnson, President Parker, Elder Glove, and Elder Hartley

finishing off the appetizers. 

We were actually happy that these great elders needed to get going.  That means

they have appointments to invite others to Christ. That's why we are here!  

This group of wonderful missionaries are working so hard to find those who

are searching for the truth.  We love you so much and love hearing of the 

miracles happening in the Northern Territory!

Here Elder Hartley, Elder Duabe and Elder Henderson do some planning to 

make every minute count.  There is nothing we love better than to see

missionaries with a great plan!