Mission Leadership

 

After the Mission Conference call is made on Sunday night to announce transfers,

The new Leaders are gathered for Leadership meetings.  Sister Training Leaders

Are Sister Marshall, Sister Maea, Sister Collins and Sister Caesar, serving in Darwin.

Elder Burde, Elder Langi ,President and Sister PArker, Elder Chen, Elder Radovan,

Elder Heindel, Elder Mikami, Elder Shortland, Elder Ruppe, Elder Kuru, Elder

Hamilton, Elder  Bennion, Elder Au Wong, Elder Ellingson, Elder Pickett, Elder

Leutele, Elder  Miller, Elder Koch, Elder Dietze, Elder Green, Elder Hobby, Elder

Christy.  An joining us on skype, Elder Taleo, Elder Tigafua, Elder Hanley, Elder

Hartman. 

 

We are at the airport ready to pick up new missionaries!  And here they are!  Always

A great sight!

 

Introducing Sister Ili from Kellyville, Australia!So happy you are here to serve.  We 

Love you and give thanks  for that great smile and your testimony you came to share!

 

NExt is Sister Starling from Sherwood, Oregon USA.  Welcome Sister Starling!

Mission miracles are ahead.  We love you and the light you brought with you. 

 

Welcome to the Australia Adelaide Mission Elder Masten from Gonzales, Louisiana USA.

This is a prepared Elder and we know he will work a marvelous work and a wonder. 

We love you!

 

We are so excited to meet Elder Hayes from Brisbane, Australia!  He knows how to 

Work and he is ready to serve.  We love you Elder Hayes.  This great missionary

Has a cousin, Elder Hayes, who served in this mission as well.  We welcome

Anyone named Elder Hayes because they are GREAT missionaries!  

 

Oh happy day!  We are so blessed to have another great group of excited, happy, 

Awesome missionaries come to serve. Our HEavenly Father has saved the best for

These days.  We stand in awe of them.  Welcome Elders and Sisters! Are you ready

To Catch the Wave????

Leavers

 

ITs that time again:). 

 

Elder Garbutt is the first to get his tie cut to put on the tie board. President Parker is

Not even watching where he is cutting! Watch your chin Elder!

 

Whew!  No blood!  OK who is next?

 

Elder Fitzpatrick your up!

 

Is this going to hurt?

 

This is a new look:). We love these great missionaries.  Great teachers. Everyone

Loves to be around them. They always make me smile. So proud of them.  Go 

Forward with faith. We love you forever. Remember to always stay on the wave!

Leavers

 

A very special day in the Temple with these two missionaries who are completing

Their fulltime missions and returning home to their families.  Elder Fitzpatrick to return

To New Zealand and Elder Garbutt to Tahiti.  These missionaries are surrounded by 

Just a few of the people who love them so much.  

 

 

 

We are excited to see what the Lord has in store for these two.  Love you always and 

Forever. 

 

Later that day in the mission home,  Elder Fitzpatrick showing us exactly where he

Wants his tie hung up:)

 

These are pretty excited Elders to eat this delicious meal prepared just for them.  

 

 

 

Sharing a wonderful meal and testimonies together.  Then singing our mission

Hymn one last time.  Always a tender time.  

 

Both of these missionaries served in Mildura with Elder and Sister Rohlfing. When 

That happens, you are friends for eternity. And Elder and Sister Smith provided the

Great lunch for today as well as many other things.   Love missionary life!

Birthdays and Visitors

 

A great Sabbath Day with Sister Boswell (or Melissa) who is visitingwith her parents

From Sandy, Utah.  Here she is showing them her place on the tie board.  We enjoyed 

A wonderful dinner together and loved getting to know her great family. 

 

 

Its always a blessing to see returned missionaries, our mission sons and daughters. 

Thank you for coming to see us Boswell family.  Thank you for preparing and sending

Such a great sister missionary.  We love you. 

 

The City Branch is helping to celebrate Elder Rohlfings birthday!  Elder Rohlfing is

Loved by all and was a very good sport as their were many mission activities going on.

The birthday where you all go to dinner and kind of relax will have to wait.  No time

For that while you are serving the Lord.  We love you Elder Rohlfing and we are all

Blessed by serving with you.  May you always remember how loved you are here in

The Australia Adelaide Mission.  Happy Birthday!

(Backup) Mothers Day

 

Mothers Day on a mission brings all kinds of feelings!  Grateful for, but missing

Our own mothers, so grateful for daughters, daughters in law, sisters and dear friends

Who are wonderful examples of righteous woman in these latter days. Grateful to

Serve with such incredible senior sisters and young sister missionaries who we learn

So much from.  Grateful for precious sweet granddaughters who bring us so much joy.

We rejoice in the role of women in our HEavenly Fathers plan of happiness. 

 

All of the missionaries were able to call or skype their mothers for Mothers Day.  HEre,

Sister Washburn and Sister Maea talk with Sister Maeas family. 

Feeling loved by all of the kindness offered on this special day.  Thank you for the tender

Cards, little gifts, sweet notes and the "I LOve You ballooons from my sweet husband.

After telling Kimberly that we really missed eating at Olive Garden in the USA we 

Received this bag of mints from Olive Garden in the mail.  Thank you Kimber and Craig!

And thank you Kellers for the awesome DVD of all of the kids performances and programs

From this past year.  WE LOVE IT!    Thank you Brandon and Alex for the  beautiful 

Pictures of Jackie and for the much  needed watch! 

 

Making sure our 4 girls know we are missing them and love them so much, beautiful

Flowers for each one. 

 

Grateful to be the mother of these kind, amazing people!

 

Grateful to be the grandmother of these adorable awesome children!

 

And of this one!

 

And of this one!

 

Grateful for wonderful sisters!

 

And most grateful for my mother, who taught me that every minute rocking a baby,

Is time well spent.  She is an exemplary mother and grandmother, who makes every

One feel loved and special. She taught by her actions that there is nothing she would

Rather do , than be a mother.  I love you mom. Happy Mothers Day from Adelaide,

Australia. 

Zone Conference

 

Zone Conference with the Modbury Zone was fantastic!  We all lasted the whole 12 

Hours of Boot Camp and we didn't lose anyone:). Sister Draney, Sister Hsaio, Sister

Grader, Sister Kosultrakul, Elder Martin, Elder Angelo, Elder Smith, Elder Green,

Elder DeLaCruz, Elder Escueta, Elder Hobby, Elder Choemsaen, Elder McDonald,

Elder Kuru, Elder Christy, President Gilligan, Elder Ruppe, Elder Dietze and President

Parker.

 

Sister Gilligan teaching about the Ten Tribes.

 

Elder Escueta commenting on what the spirit has taught him.

 

Zone Leaders, Elder Kuru and Elder Christy giving some great training on the new

Schedule.

 

Elder Ruppe and Elder Dietze giving their powerful training on Faith, Diligence and 

Sacrifice  to all 7 Zones.  Guided by the spirit every single time. 

 

Lunchtime with these great missionaries.  Pizza, salad and fruit for lunch. Sloppy

Joes with salad, fruit and cole slaw for dinner. 

 

 

Time for flu shots. the last zone to receive them.  I think a little drama is going on here:)

 

Sister Grader and Sister Kosultrakul didn't cry so they received their lolly:)

 

Same with Sister Draney and Sister Hsiao. Still smiling!!!  We just love these 

Missionaries so very much.  A great round of Zone Conferences and a chance to

Be better missionaries and better teachers.  How can you not love these great sisters?!?!?!

Zone Conference

 

12 Hour Boot Camp with these great missionaries who serve in the Mildura Zone. 

Elder and Sister Buckner, Sister Afualo, Sister Totele, Elder Radovan, Elder Seeling,

Elder Duckworth, Elder Jugo, Elder Ward, Elder Payne, Elder Cho, Elder Anderson, 

Elder Mose, Elder Fitzpatrick, Elder Ruppe, Elder Dietze and President Parker

 

Role Playing after training using inspired questions!

 

 

 

 

Time for a delicious dinner by Elder and Sister Buckner.  Just look at this feast!

 

We are so thankful for the amazing senior couples we have serving in the Australia

Adelaide Mission.  They work so hard , have so many talents and serve with love and 

Diligence.  Thank you Elder and Sister Buckner for always taking such great care

Of all of us.  We love you.

 

 

 

A great day together learning how to better serve the Lord and invite all to come

Unto Christ.  Great things happening in Mildura!!