A Day at the Zoo

                            We spent a day at the zoo recently with Elder and Sister Mizukawa,                                   but somehow we did not take many pictures with people.

        We thought this was a good pose with the alligator sculpture near the entrance.

                                              This was a huge lizard!

 








This owl sat on the arm of the zoo worker.

These two alligators were some of the smaller ones we saw.

                                                                





                                                                                                                                              

This parrot was the most colorful one we have seen in Australia.

 

Koalas are still one of our favorite Australian animals - so calm and not frightening.

Elder Madsen almost stepped on the kangaroo who was sitting down.

                 You would not want to meet this alligator up close.  He has a powerful bite.

All the animals had large open areas to roam in.  The tigers and giraffes seemed very much at home in their surroundings.

There are so many birds in Australia and they make a lot of noise. Many different one are housed at the zoo.

  




          Australia is a great place for birdwatchers.                                  You would never be bored.  

Missionary Work

Elders from the Coomera Zone

Sisters from the Coomera Zone  - sister on the left is Manu, a recent convert.                     

More elders from the Coomera Zone

            Coomera Zone at Temple Day in May 2015 - They are such great missionaries.

                   
         Elder Huntington, a Coomera Zone Leader, who is from Orangeville, Utah

                   This is the scene near our flat where we can run a 4.5 km route around the lake.

                  Elder and Sister Richins from Salt Lake City, a  new senior couple, joined 
                          Elder and Sister Mizukawa at our flat for dinner one evening.

                 We met as senior couples to say good-by to Elder and Sister Montague.

                        The Cleveland Zone enjoyed lunch after the temple session.

                  The Cleveland Zone at the temple in May 2015 - oh, how we love them.

                               Elder Madsen is doing yard work in his missionary attire.

Trip to Papau New Guinea

Elder Madsen flew from Brisbane to both of the missions in New Guinea.   He left on Friday and returned on Monday.  It was a wonderful experience to meet so many great people.  He was accompanied by security guards wherever he went because it is a dangerous place.

Some of the missionaries in the Papua New Guinea Lae Mission with a senior couple.  Elder Madsen gave a powerpoint presentation about sanitation practices and how to prevent and treat the diseases common to this area of the world.  He also did exams on all of them.

The missionaries in the Papua New Guinea missions are from Tonga, Samoa
and Papua New Guinea.  They are wonderful representatives of the Savior.

                     Here is another group of missionaries who came to the mission 
                           home on Tuesday for the presentation and to be checked.

                                           










Some of the members in the Lae Branch and others who wanted their picture taken.

People set up stands along the road to sell anything.

 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                       The people love to have their pictures taken.  This is a member 
             family and friends. Though the people live in poverty they seem to be happy.

                 Sister Peteru, the mission president's wife with members of the church.   

President Peteru and Elder Madsen with a member couple who
teach at the technology school in Lae.

This is the emergency room of a private hospital in Lae.





Hospital employees explain the lab tests to Elder Madsen.

This is the waiting room of a public hospital in Lae.

People ride in the bed of truck on benches. This is
a common mode of transportation.

Two elders in front of the Lae Mission home.

The last group of missionaries in the Lae Mission gather for the
training session and check ups. 

Dr. McCarthy, a doctor and member of the church with Elder Madsen
at his clinic in Port Moresby.

This is one of the church buildings in Port Moresby.

This is where some of the elders wash their dishes.

            This is the local swimming hole and where the elders bathe by
              laying in the water with their clothes on.  Then they walk home
              and put on dry clothes and hang the wet ones out to dry.

This is the inside of the missionary flat.

The elders cook on a hot plate powered by gas.

The flat has no electricity so the elders study using battery powered lanterns.

Elder Madsen with the two happy elders from the Port Moresby Mission
who live in the humble flat described above.  They are amazing young men.

This photo was taken from Elder Madsen's hotel room in Port Moresby.  It is a beautiful country with valuable natural resources.  Note the open pit mine on the mountain.