Leavers

Getting ready for the Leavers dinner.  Here Sister Totele and Sister Teuira make O'Tai

At Sister Parker's request.  I love O'Tai!  Its a popular Tongan drink made with all 

Different kinds of fruit.  Here they are using watermelon, pineapple, coconut, and

Some cream. Love o"Tai-love these sisters!

Sister Totele playing our mission hymn to sing together one last time.

Celebrating these wonderful missionaries with a delicious dinner at the mission home. 

Elder and Sister Withington serving up some wonderful fruit crumble for dessert!

Elder and Sister Anderson enjoying getting to know these missionaries. (And

Enjoying the fruit crumble:)

Sister Totele is first to leave us a piece of her scarf for the Wall of faith board. 

This will make us smile as we think of you Sister Totele.  You have been a diligent,

Consecrated missionary and always with a smile.  Our only missionary from New

Caledonia!  Love you always and forever. 

One more photo before she is on her way home.  Forever in our hearts.  Love you

Sister Totele.

Temple

A wonderful morning spent in the Temple with these 3 missionaries who have completed

Their missions.  Elder Christy will be leaving us in about 3 weeks and Sister Totele,

And Sister Teuira will be leaving us tomorrow.  This is always a very emotional

Day as we celebrate the great service of these wonderful missionaries who we love so 

Much.

A few more people who also love them.

Nooooooo...Elder Christy you cannot be leaving us!  the time goes so fast on a mission.

We are so grateful to have served with this great Elder and leader in the mission.

Sister Totele-it doesn't get any better than this great sister missionary.  We love you

So much and will miss your beautiful smile and the joy we feel when we are with

You. 

So thankful to have served with Sister Teuira.  She is beautiful inside and out.  Always 

Smiling and always working hard.  This is one courageous and diligent sister.  We

Miss you already. 

Some very special people came to say good-bye to Sister Teuira.  When Sister Teuira

Arrived in the mission she was very sick and these two wonderful people took such

Great care of her.  Isn't a Ward family wonderful-even for a missionary!  

And to make this occasion absolutely perfect, the Temple President and Matron joined

Us for a quick photo. We have so much love for these two amazing people and dear

Friends.  They will be completing their service next month. We are so happy to have

Served alongside these great servants of the Lord. We have learned so much from 

Them.  and we are very happy they will still be in Adelaide. Friends forever President

And Sister Soininen. 

Transfers

On Oct. 24, 2017 we had our Mission conference Call announcing transfers.  This

Great missionary was called as a new Assistant to the President!  Welcome Elder

Pickett!  We will have a trio of Assistants for just this one transfer and they are

Pumped up!!!Elder Miller, Elder Pickett and Elder Ruppe-the best of the best!

This is a huge mission.  We have the farthest land transfer in the world.  If you are 

Transferred from Darwin to Mt. Gambier you have been transferred about the same as

From SanDiego, California to New York City.  Sometimes it just takes an extra

Assistant to make it all work!  We are so excited for these great leaders to accomplish

Great things!  We love you!

Also on transfer day,, Elder Hanley and Elder Ivory coming down to Adelaide from

Darwin. Elder Hanley will join Elder Dietze in the City Zone as Zone Leaders! Elder

Ivory will join Elder Choemsaen in Golden Grove.

A mighty army for the Lord!  Elder Ruppe, Elder Tyler, Elder Hobby, Elder Pickett,

Elder Ivory, Elder Hanley, Elder Lam, Elder Dietze, Elder Miller and Elder Christy!

Happy to see each other if only for a minute on Transfer day.  Love these Elders!!

President Parker welcoming Sister Samita who has been serving in Alice Springs for

Several months.  Welcome back to Adelaide Sister Samita!We love you.

Elder Bennion and Elder Christy, the great Zone Leaders of the Modbury Zone, here

With Elder Ivory and Elder Ross helping with bikes and suitcases as transfers are

Done in about 10 minutes! Its a very busy and exciting day!

New Senior Couple

While we were in Alice Springs on the Mission Tour, this mission was blessed with

The arrival of a new fantastic senior couple-Elder and Sister Anderson from Royal

City, Washington!

We are soooooooooooo excited to have them here to serve in the Australia Adelaide

Mission.  Elder Anderson served here as a young man and now he is back to find more 

Lost sheep!

Elder and Sister Smith had the privilege of greeting them at the airport!

This wonderful family was very happy to see the Elder who had a hand in baptizing

Them in to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints years ago.  Happy times!

Elder and Sister Anderson are staying with the Rohlfing's until they receive their

Assignment of where they will be serving.  Until then they are learning what each

Of these senior couples responsibilities are in the mission.  This is a stop at the

Beautiful Glenelg Beach as the Rohlfing's are on the road much of the time, inspecting

Flats of the missionaries.  Adelaide is awesome.  Actually so are Elderand Sister

Anderson and Elder and Sister Rohlfing!

Blessings ahead for this wonderful family.  They will have many grandchildren praying 

For them while they are missionaries:). We are so grateful to have Elder  and Sister 

Anderson here.  They will be serving in Alice Springs! Welcome to the Australia

Adelaide Mission!!!  We love you!

You made it!!!! You are here:)

Mission tour 2017

the Australia Adelaide Mission Tour began on Sept. 11, 2017.  We are so very

Blessed to have Elder and Sister Ian Ardern here for our Mission tour to teach

And train us to be better missionaries.  Day 1 began with meeting with the MLC

In Adelaide  and then a flight to Darwin.  Early the next morning we held the first

Special conference with the Darwin zone.  An unforgettable day filled with joy!

Next we flew to Alice Springs where Elder Ardern presided at a Special Zone conference

For these great missionaries of the Alice Springs Zone. 

And then back to Adelaide where the missionaries from Adelaide and the surrounding 

Areas came together for a wonderful Conference at the Firle Stake Center. We are

Filled to the brim with counsel and wonderful teachings from Elder  and Sister Ardern. We love 

Them and sustain them and are so thankful for all they have done to help us come closer 

To the Savior and to be better missionaries. The great evidence of the hastening of the work

Is that no stone is left unturned.  Our Savior Jesus Christ is directing this work and gives

Us everything we need to be successful and to move the work forward. Thank you for coming

To the Australia Adelaide Mission  Elder and Sister Ardern.  We love you.

Sister Buckner, Sister Smith, Sister Snell, Sister Gilligan, Sister Rohlfing, Sister

Anderson, Sister Withington and Sister Wilson. Many hands make light work

And this is a great team of workers!

Elder Anderson, Elder Snell, Elder Smith, Elder Rohlfing and Elder Withington. 

These missionaries get things done!  Although I don't think it was them that made

The fruit kabobs:). A wonderful lunch put on by these fabulous senior couples.

Pioneer Day in the City Branch and Royal Adelaide show

Elder and Sister Rohlfing here with City Zone Leaders, Elder Pickett and Elder Koch.

The Rohlfing's put on a Pioneer Family Home Evening for the City Branch with

All the fixins!  

Games they would have played in the 1820's.  the stick pull.

Learning Cats Cradle

Dancing the Virginia Reel

Corn Muffins and lots of other good things.  Learning about the History of the church

And the celebrations and traditions is so fun.  Thank you to Elder and Sister Rohlfing

Who do so much to bless the City Branch.

Its also time for the Royal Adelaide Show again.  This is our booth alll ready to go!

Elder and Sister Withington taking a few shifts at the Booth plus these wonderful

Sister missionaries using all of the tools we have been blessed with to share the 

Gospel. Sister Maea, Sister Starling and Sister Ili. Sister Starling sports one of the

Balloon animals Sister Lu taught them all how to make:)

Elder and Sister Snell, Elder and Sister Wilson and Elder and Sister Smith checking

Things out at the Royal Adelaide show on their p-day. 

We love it when members get involved.  Great job Jim Lee!  Great missionary!

The City

Can't get any better than this!  These very special brothers and sisters have made

The important choice to follow the example of the Savior Jesus Christ, and be baptized

By one having authority from God.  Congratulations to Su Fang Ming, Ma JiaZi, Yang

ChenHui, Ran Dan, and Liu Joe. We love these incredible young people who have a

Testimony of the Savior and shine with the Light of Christ. they are amazing!

Sister  Yan and Sister Brough are so happy today for these sisters they have been

Teaching about Christ.  It is a glorious day!

Elder Salcedo and Elder Li are master Teachers.  With great humility they share

Their testimonies with  all who will listen.

Felix and Max!  Newest members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 

Such a happy day.  We love you so much. 

The Book of Mormon class in the City, taught by Elder and Sister Rohlfing is 

Blessing lives and bringing joy and understanding to these recent converts. We

Are so blessed.

Three of our favorite people here for Family Home Evening. Big Mike, Brandon and

Tanya. these are great people and missionaries. 

New Zone Leader in the City, Elder Dietze here with new missionary, Elder Siaw

With a new friend they are teaching.

Oh I wish I was there!  Elder Li and Elder Salcedo here with Felix and Jim having

Hot Pot!   Delicious but very spicey!!!!!!!Love these good men!