The Primary presentation in the ward
Christmas program

The missionary's contribution

The Barrio Centro bishopric plus recruits

singing "Si vas para Chile"

The missionaries caroling

Sister Martinez, Goodman, and Howard just

after Sister Howard's call home on Christmas Day

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care . . ."

Santa found us in Chile

 The AP's - Elder Davis and Villantoy - enjoying

breakfast with us on Christmas morning

 The nativity gift from Elder Goodman - a "pesebre"

made in Chile with copper and brass

A plate decorated with copper and the symbols of Chile

 Farewell dinner with some of our favorites

 Elder Jeremy Smith on his way home to Preston, Idaho

 Elder Carmen, returning to Salt Lake City

 Hermana Furniss with Huajupe, one of her investigators

who was baptized

 Elder Winsor

Elder Barker, the comisario who "trained us" for

six months, on his way to Pucon

 A bus stop near the community of Cararrehue, 

near the border of Argentina

 A fisherman's dream

 The fishing stream with "El Peine" (the comb)

in the background

 "This is going to be fun, right?"

Size doesn't matter when you're having a good time!

 An ox cart on the road between Panguipulli and Villarica

 Lago Calafquen, close to Lican Ray

 Goose crossing

 The Villarrica National Park with the famous Araucaria trees

 It doesn't get much better than this . . .

 unless maybe it is this

or this

 Howard and Karleen Hamilton's house on Llanquihue Lake

 It would be hard to find a volleyball court with a more

spectacular view

 Our group photo, including the Hamilton's on the left

 It would be hard to give up this view and the

house that goes with it

 Our p-day group of missionaries including:

Elders Burgos, Chauque, Barker, Davis, Jimenez,

Mason, and Smith; Sisters Castillo and Howard

Totally worn out after the p-day activities

 Hand carved Chilean nativity from Villarica

 Our little tree in our apartment

 Elder Davis (one of the AP's) celebrating his 21st birthday

 The missionary board in the mission office - Sister Goodman's 

responsibility

 Sister Goodman's workspace in the office

 Feliz cumpleanos Elder Jiminez (with the cheese

furnished by Elder Mason)

The Barrio Centro tree-decorating activity

 Springtime splendor in Osorno -- flowering trees everywhere!

 The mission home back yard in full bloom.

 The roses are beautiful!

 The back covered entry to our apartment building

 Elder Goodman and President Rappleye "cutting up" in the kitchen.

Yummmm!  Thanksgiving turkey!

 Fifty hungry missionaries for Thanksgiving dinner

The kitchen help

A beautiful sunset that looked a lot like a volcano erupting