I'm Playing Catch Up

Today I uploaded pictures from our cameras and decided to post a group of random photos of our life in Antofagasta. Hope you enjoy the randomness of them all.

The Transfer Board in Leland's office at home. I find him sitting in here staring at the pictures often. He has memorized both the first and last names of each missionary and can always remember where they are located. It takes me weeks after a transfer to remember where they have been sent. I guess I could spend more timing staring at the board.

Elder Pulsipher, a trainer, has grown taller than Presidente Bruce since he arrived in the mission. The picture, taken at the cambio, proves it. (But Leland is still cuter.)

Leland with Elder Vergara, a former assistant. We caught up with him at our last Zone Conference.

Leland doing what he does best: teaching. Here he is with our newest missionaries giving them instructions.

Presidente Bruce with Elder Jiminez. He is one of our assistants and is from Santiago, Chile.

More teaching from the Presidente.

This is my life: sitting in airports. Thank goodness I have my IPad.

Elder Fowkes is my right hand man. He is the commissary for the mission and takes care of all the details. Here we are at the Institute during the cambio.

I'm tall in this mission. Elder Rivera and Elder Cruz went home last month but here is proof that I am not the shortest person in the mission.

Jillian took this picture of us Skyping with Dallas on Mother's Day. What a great picture. Two missionaries talking to their missionary.

Traveling the mission takes lots of luggage and baggage. Thank you to the Assistants for being expert trunk packers.

We hosted the Viejas last month for some training. Here they are relaxing after lunch.

Elder Lopez, our new secretary and Elder Edwards, an assistant. Our camera gets shuffled from one missionary to another and the best photos get taken.

Our specialized training with the newest gringo missionaries. Elder Clark in the front row said something funny and we were all laughing. (More info on the gringo training can be found on the Camino Conmigo Blog).

Elder Leaño is one of first Terminators. Here he is posing in the "mantle of Elijah."

The office elders arrived with these beautiful flowers for me on Mother's Day. I've never seen roses like these in the mission. They were beautiful.

It was late in the evening when they brought me the flowers and I was already in my pj's with makeup removed. Oh well...we still had to get a picture. I love all of these missionaries. Pictured are: Elders Jimenez, Duerden, Fowkes, Stringham, Ramirez, Edwards, Morales and Detrinidad (Jimmy, Dirty, Fowksie, Stringy, Rami, Eddie, Mo and Trini.)

One of my responsibilites during Zone Conferences was administering flu shots because there was no doctor around. So I studied up on YouTube and Google and taught myself how to give a shot. Every missionary got their picture taken while getting their shot and here are just a few.

Elder Madariaga receives his sucker after his shot.

Maybe I should have put on my glasses before trying to give this shot to Elder Garrido.

Elder Smith looks happy about receiving his shot.

Elder Reviriego tried to think about something else while I gave him his shot.

Elder Martin looks apprehensive.