Daybreak in Osorno from the back windows

of our apartment building

 Home sweet home!

 A view of Ancud on Chiloe Island

A view of Chiloe from the ferry

 The beginning of our midday p-day trip to

El Parque Nacional Puyehue near the

Argentine border

 A beautiful sight after the mists cleared

 We enjoyed an afternoon of hiking to six

different waterfalls

 The trails through the forests were beautiful

Salto Los Novios

 Salto Indio

Salto Princesa

 Salto Repucura

 A few hours in nature is a great

way to recharge our batteries

Salto Pudu

 Elder Kandare (office historiador) on his 19th birthday

Elders Simmons, Mason, Hoybjerg, and Anderson

(all zone leaders headed home to attend school),

pictured with AP's Balbuena and Brown

 Barrio Centro noche de hogar -- a fun

evening with a great attendance

The "men's team"

 Elder Llauce, the Peruvian chef, preparing one of his 

specialties for us -- lomo saltado y taco taco

 So fun to watch a chef in action!

 Elder Llauce with his companion, Elder Sprenkle.

Elder Sprenkle is more than happy to be the

recipient of the chef's creations

 Yummmmmm!!!

 Are we working the mission secretary too hard?

 The Osorno Zone Conference

 The paparazzi at the Osorno Zone Conference

 The Erickson's "on the trail" to Las Cascadas

 Elder Goodman and Elder Erickson

 Elder Klinkefus, Elder Abel, and Elder Sprenkle

on their way home

Saying goodbye to Elder Abel and Elder Klinkefus -- the

elders who met us at the same airport when we 

arrived in Chile

 Preparation Day Road Trip to Petrohue Falls

with office elders and AP's

 We never get tired of the beautiful scenery

 We love these missionaries!

 Sister Goodman with Elders Gongora, Brown, and

Balbuena

 Another beautiful day at Petrohue Falls

 Could you bring these elders home with us?

 Nope, they didn't get their feet wet!

 Ahhhh!!!  Peace . . .

All worn out!

Elder's Larsen, Balbuena, Goodman, and Jimenez

before Elder Larsen (AP) and Jimenez (financiero)

were transferred

 The July group of returning missionaries

 Watch for this young man you single girls --

he is on his way home (Elder Walker)

 Hermana Castillo with one of her successes --

Huajupe

Elder Trujillo -- another EXCELLENT assistent

to the president on his way home to Mexico

 Elder and Sister Goodman bidding farewell to

two amazing sister missionaries --

pioneers as "sister leader trainers"

 Things are not always serious in the office as

demonstrated by Elders Moreno and Covington

"How much did you pay for that passport, Elder Covington?"

 On occasion we see a "lighter side" of Elder Jimenez --

the mission financiero

 Saturday morning pancake breakfast with the office

missionaries and AP's (Elder's Balbuena, Gongora,

Covington, Jimenez, Larsen, and Moreno) with

the "chef" in the background

 Elder Covington -- the new record holderof 18 pancakes

consumed in one meal

 A new missionary couple from Santiago serving

a six-month mission while three of their

children complete their missions

 We traveled to Chiloe with the Erickson's to prepare

some apartments for missionaries.  Our visit

included an overnight stay at this hotel.  Hmmm . . .

So, maybe it wasn't the Marriott

 Chiloe is famous for their colorful churches

 We're not sure what this road sign means.  Elder Goodman

is convinced it means "no mooning"

 Some of the Barrio Centro relief society sisters

Happy Birthday to You!  President Rappleye

and Elder Balbuena celebrate their July birthdays.