Arrivers Training #1

After a good nights rest these missionaries are ready to get to work!  Here with their 

Trainers who will teach them well.Sister Starling, Sister Wang, Sister Fossett, Sister

Tokuma, Sister Jackman, Sister Saoloto Faalavaau, Sister Samita, Sister Sua, Sister

Auatabu, and Sister Afualo. Elder Ruppe, Elder Pickett, Elder Miller, Elder Uili,

Elder Burdge, Elder Tauti, Elder Bryner, Elder and Sister Anderson.

Sister Starling, Sister Wang, Sister Saoloto, Sister Jackman.

Sister Samita, Sister Sua, Sister Tokuma, Sister Fossett, Sister Afualo and Sister Auatabu.

Great leaders, great Trainers, and wonderful new missionaries. the Lords very best!

We are so blessed in the Australia Adelaide mission.

After waiting an extra week to get General Conference in Australia-we can't wait

To hear the words of our General Authorites who we love and sustain.

Oh how we love and sustain these great Prophets. 

We invite all to Come Unto Christ.  By listening to our Prophet and those who have

Been called to be special witnesses of Christ, you will feel His love and peace will

Fill your soul . 

We were so sad to hear in between sessions on Sunday that Elder Robert D. Hales

Of the Quorum of the Twelve apostles had passed away. We love you Elder

Hales.  the things you have taught us and your Christlike example will live on.

President Parker and I were so excited to get to hear General Conference that when it

Was time to go, we got out on the porch and I looked down at Presidents feet and he 

Still had his gym shoes on.  Doesn't go too well with a suit!

But, he was very excited when the assistants showed up to give him his new badge!  

Arrivers dinner

Later that day, Sister Smith gets a hand from Sister Anderson with preparing the 

Dinner for new missionaries.  

Sister Gilligan also helped by preparing these beautiful vegetable trays.

Sister Sua and Sister Tokuma keep busy while dinner is being prepared by singing

Some beautiful hymns.

Elder Anderson welcoming Elder Tauti and Elder Uili!

Dinner is served.... and sisters first, always!

A tired bunch of missionaries but smiling still!  

After dinner, the missionaries pick up their bikes and their bedding and they are off!!

The mission adventure begins!

New Missionaries and new Senior Couple!!!

We arrived at the mission office, had a little lunch, a small orientation and then more

Photos!

Sister Auatabu

Sister Sua

Sister Tokuma

Elder Tauti

Elder Uili

We also celebrated as we welcomed these 2 new great missionaries arriving to the mission.

Elder and Sister Reeves from Kangaroo Island have joined us and we are thrilled.  

They are  a miracle and answer to our prayers.  They come with great experience and

Fit perfectly .  Thank you Elder  and Sister Reeves and we look forward to many 

more miracles as we serve together.  We love you!

Elder and Sister Rohlfing are smiling  because they have been covering the office since 

The Wilsons left and have done a fabulous job.  But now they welcome Elder and Sister

Reeves who will relieve their extra duties . We are so thankful for all of these

Wonderful senior couples who come with great wisdom and experiences and a love

For the Lord. We are united in purpose!  

Arrivers

Its a grrrrrrreat day when new missionaries arrive!  Here they come-and they are smiling!

Smiles all around.  All of these missionaries came in on the same flight from Auckland,

New Zealand. What a great group.  We are blessed!

With Elder and Sister Smith who so willingly make many many trips to the airport

Picking up and dropping off missionaries.  Also Sister Judy is here to say goodbye to

A missionary and we stopped her long enough for a picture. she is so good to all of 

The missionaries.  She is loved by all. 

Introducing Sister Auatabu from Kiribati.  Our first missionary from this island.  

Welcome sister Auatabu.  We are so grateful you answered the call to serve.We love

You already.

Next is Sister Sua!  Welcome Sister!  We love that smile and are so excited to see

The miracles that are in store for you.  Sister Sua is visa waiting in our mission.  

She will be serving in the Fiji Mission when her visa comes.  We would love to 

Keep her.  Love you Sister Sua.

And this is Sister Tokuma from Apia Samoa.  Welcome to the australia Adelaide Mission

Sister Tokuma!  You will be catching the wave with us starting now!!  We love you.

Introducing Elder Tauti from Apia Samoa. With just a handshake we can tell this

Elder is ready to go to work and invite all to Come Unto Christ.  Welcome Elder

Tauti-we love you.

This great missionary is Elder Uili from Melbourne, Australia. We know this elder

Will do great things and bring many unto Christ.  Elder Uili is also visa waiting in

This mission.  We might not let him leave!!!  We love you Elder Uili!

Leadership MLC and Wilson

After Transfer Day and leaving missionaries, MLC was held with these great leaders.

Joining us on skype from Darwin was Elder Ellingson, Elder Dickson, Sister White

And Sister Caesar.  From Alice Springs is Elder Kuru and Elder Green, and from

Mildura is Elder Radovan and Elder Au Wong.  Front: President and Sister Parker,

Sister Brough, Sister Marshall, Sister Starling, Sister Draney and Sister Collins. 

Back: Elder Leutele, Elder Tigafua Elder Miller, Elder Hartman, Elder Pickett,

Elder Ruppe, Elder Masten, Elder Dietze, Elder Christy, Elder Hanley and Elder Bennion.

We love these senior missionaries.  We were saddened this week with the news that 

Elder Wilsons mother had passed away.  Circumstances were that they needed to return

Home for the funeral and to help with things after. After some unsettled days, they decided

That being closer to home to finish their mission service would be best.  They have been

Reassigned to the Chicago Illinois Mission.  We miss them already and are so grateful

For the service they have given to this mission.  They gave their all.  They  will be in our 

Prayers and we will be excited to keep in touch and hear about the hastening of the work

In the Chicago, Illinois Mission!  We love you Elder and Sister Wilson.  

Wilsons and the Withington's!

Leavers

Sister Teuiras turn to leave something for us.

Thank you for the privilege of serving with you beautiful Sister Teuira.  You have 

Courage like Nephi.  We will always love you and remember all you did to hasten the 

Work here in the Australia Adelaide Mission.  Forever in our hearts.

till we meet again-love you.

The amazing Elder Christy.  Can't imagine this mission without him.  

We will miss this great missionary so much.  He has been a valiant leader and a 

Consecrated Disciple of Christ.  He has a huge heart. Loved by all-Elder Christy. 

For some reason its a tradition to take the last photos in this place of the mission home.

There is a lot of love right here!  Elder and Sister Anderson, Elder Christy, Elder and

Sister Withington , Sister Teuira and Sister Totele.

Well done thy good and faithful servants.  Sending our love with you. 

We were blessed to have Elder  Christy serve 3 more weeks before he  completed his mission

And left for Sydney.  President and Sister Parker, and the assistants, enjoyed a 

Quick dinner together with Elder Christy the night before he left. Love these Elders!

At one last leadership meeting.  Elder Christy here with Elder Salguero!