NT District Conference

Northern Territory District Conference was held in Alice Springs and was streamed

To Darwin, Katherine, and a few other outlying units. Presided over by President

Parker, here with the great leaders of the NT.  President ford, President Matties, 

President Chick, President Bond, President Parker and President McKauley. 

A group photo of several of the Bush Saints who came to hear this special conference.

Extra special blessing of hearing Gary bird and Clifford share their testimonies at the

Conference. We love these dear Saints who are experiencing the blessings of the

Gospel in their families. 

A great visit with this wonderful family, Tim and Stella with President Ford and

President Parker.

A great family and new friends.

A great time visiting the Calekias family. ITs always a joy to be inn their home

And to feel the love they have for one another. 

After a great conference a huge delicious feed by the Alice Springs incredible chefs!

Visiting after the Conference.

President Ford welcoming everyone before the great feed!

Thank you to all who made this a wonderful Conference.   We are blessed with

Great leaders in SA.

Zone conference

The Alice Springs Zone Conference was held July 10th on a beautiful sunny day!

What could be better than spending the day with these great missionaries?  

Elder Barfuss, Elder Tigafua, Elder Ward, Elder  Raiqisa, Elder Punou, Elder Ruppe,

Elder Dietze, Elder Kuru, Elder Hayes and Elder Lea.

Sister Parker, Sister Lea, Sister Leaupepe and Sister Samita.Its always a special

Time when we travel to be with missionaries.  They are diligent and eager to learn

The new training and to apply it immediately.  The Lord is blessing us with miracles

All around and it is such a great time to be a missionary!

Elder and Sister Lea putting on a great spread again.  So blessed to have them here. 

Before we eat Sister Lea makes sure some thank yous are written to those who have 

Helped with this great meal. Thank you to the wonderful sisters of the Alice Springs

Branch who so generously take care of the missionaries with delicious desserts and

Beautiful fruit trays. We love you so much. 

Some huge pizzas to feed hungry missionaries!!

Saw this amazing plant on a table in Alice springs.  Can anyone tell me what it is?  

Alice Springs is a one  of a kind city.   So many unique things to see and learn about. 

We love it every single time.  

Other exciting things happening around Alice springs!

Elder and Sister Lea are organizing things and getting ready for the Alice Springs

Show where we will have a booth to help share the Gospel. 

This is the Self Reliance  class where all seats were full and all were engaged in this

Exciting work!Elder and Sister Lea are great teachers!!

Members and Non members alike came with their devices to learn how to  become

More self reliant. 

All ages enjoyed this night.  

Also, baptisms in Alice Springs Branch!  

Zone Conference

Flew to Alice Springs with the assistants and President Parker held interviews all day. 

Then we had Zone Conference with these incredible missionaries.  Although miles

From the rest of the mission, in any direction, they are obedient, they are diligent and

They are inviting all to come unto Christ. We are so grateful for Elder and Sister Lea

Who have unlimited capabilities and are all in!  Elder and Sister Lea, Sister Leaupepe,

Sister Samita, Elder Raiqisa, Elder Punou, Elder Barfuss, Elder Jordan, Elder Hayes,

Elder Tigafua, elder Dietze, Elder Taleo and Elder Ruppe. 

It was a good thing that we all got the memo!  Love these awesome sisters!!

Celebrating birthdays!!!  Happy Birthday to Elder Raiqisa and Elder Barfuss!  

After training in the morning its time for a delicious lunch provided by Elder and

Sister Lea. 

Elder Punou (Bush Elder) and Elder Taleo (Zone Leader) enjoying lunch.

Elder Dietze and President Parker filling their plates. 

Elder Tigafua (Zone Leader) and Elder Ruppe(assistant) enjoying some chicken chile

Over rice.  Yum!!!

Elder Lea dishing up some Otai made by the Alice Springs sisters.  It is a drink

Popular in Samoa made of watermelon, cream, pineapple, and other fruits.  It is

So delicious!!  Thank you Sisters!! Elder Lea is also sporting his very handsome

Aboriginal tie he got at Uluru. 

Elder Jordan treated us with some wonderful cherry cobbler!  He is quite the chef!

A wonderful day together.  Although we don't take photos, a majority of the day was 

Spent in the chapel for Zone Conference.  There was a great spirit there as we learned

Together.  Elder Lea taught a training on Bike maintenance.  Because we are a biking 

Mission, these missionaries can help  by maintaining their bikes as much as possible. 

 

Ended a great day by having dinner at the Oriental Restaurant.  How blessed we are 

To serve with obedient, kind, missionaries who are here to love and serve their brothers and

Sisters in Alice Springs.  A great memory!!Love you Elders and Sisters!

Specialized Training

 

We arrived in Alice Springs on December 30th and couldn't believe our eyes!  There

was water in the Todd River and it was beautiful. We have never seen water in this 

river in the 18 months that we have been going to Alice Springs.  They say if you see water

in the river 3 times, you are a local. 

 

This is the very same river that the missionaries ran down as they were in the Race on

the Todd and won!  But no water in it then!

 

We were surprised that it made you feel cooler just seeing the water here.  Usually

it is quite hot and dry.  Such a beautiful sight! 

 

It was such a treat to spend a few days with these wonderful missionaries.  After a

morning of training, we shared a little KFC.  Here are 2 great sister missionaries

Sister Garrote and Sister Monukau. These sisters are incredible and they can

really book it on the bikes!!

 

Bush Elder AuWong and Zone Leader, Elder Hartley tearing it up in Alice Springs.

 

Elder Hammond and Bush Elder Komaisavai working so hard in this part of the

Lords vineyard.

 

Leading this great Zone is Elder Corotan  who will soon be leaving us:(  Here he 

is with another great missionary and District Leader, Elder Langi. 

Alice Springs is a special place, with a fantastic branch .  We are in awe of these

missionaries who give their all and help grow the church and invite all to "Come Unto

Christ." We love you.

Christmas Zone Conference

 

Next we traveled to Alice Springs to enjoy some time with these wonderful missionaries.  

They bring us so much joy.  Being so far from us, we pray for them, we worry if

they are ok, we check in often, and then we visit and find they are doing fantastic!

Happy, hard working, diligent, obedient Elders and Sisters going about working

as hard as they can.  They are amazing!Elder Hammond, Elder Wilkins, Elder Langi,

Elder Hartman, Elder Corotan, Elder  Dietze, Elder Au Wong, Elder Komaisavai,

sitting: Sister Garrote, Sister Monukau, President and Sister Parker.

 

These are grrrrrrrreat missionaries. They "Light the World!"

 

President Parker pushing more cookies on the sisters!

 

Elder Hartman holding up our favorite kind of Yogurt here in the mission!  

 

Bush Elders-Elder Komaisavai and  Elder Au Wong, Elder Wilkins,  Elder Hammond,

and Elder Corotan.