Mission

We joined the Richins, the Mizukawas, and the Johnsons for a real
Australian experience at a rugby game.

We also went bowling before the game.  Notice that
Elder Mizukawa's head is a bowling ball!

That is the filling for the chicken enchiladas. Below is the finished product that we served for temple day.

Coomera Zone enjoying lunch after the temple session.

Mission Memories

We attended the temple with the Cleveland Zone.

Elder Dunlop and Elder Graves needed our help to deep clean
a missionary fat that will no longer be used. They are pictured
in the very clean kitchen.

We will miss the Gold Coast Zone.  Our assignment
no longer includes that area of the mission.

Elder Madson from Payson Utah finished his mission this week.

Elder Matu and Elder Stephens came to dinner with
our investigator, Telmo, who is being taught by the missionaries.

Elder Madsen with Elder Gardner and
Elder Murakami in Toowoomba, a lovely city in the mountains west of Brisbane.

    





Sister Limoni is always happy.  She goes home to Tonga this week.            

We spent many hours with Elder Motuliki in the hospital, at our flat and in our zones.  He is a great elder who returns to Tonga.

Elder Kioa is another great elder from Tonga who returns home.

Two more great elders from Tonga - Elder Otuafi and Elder Hakalo also return home this week.  We loved serving with them.

Elder Madsen with Elder Hakalo

Elder Wu from China leaves for his home, too.

The Cleveland Zone at zone meeting - such great missionaries!

We will miss Elder Hatch from Canada.

Elder Cooper came from North Carolina and goes home to Idaho.

We have come to rely on the office elders for help with various
projects - Elder Westenskow, Elder Campbell and Elder Narramore.

Mission Experiences

During Golden Orientation the elders and sisters do "real plays" as they practice sharing the gospel with everyone they meet.

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The Coomera Zone are enjoying lunch after a temple session.

We served lunch to the elders and sisters at the Gold Coast Zone Meeting.  They always appreciate a good meal.

  Sisters in the Gold Coast Zone prepare to give copies of the
Book of Mormon to members at Stake Conference.

Gold Coast Zone at Temple Day

Senior Missionaries gathered at our flat for a dinner and Family Home Evening.

Nigel Shepherd, the complex manager, with his wife and son at his
60th birthday celebration.

Elder and Sister Pearson met with the senior missionaries during the mission tour.
He is the Area President so it was wonderful to meet him after just talking to him on the phone when Elder Madsen served as the Area Medical Advisor.

Mission Tour with Elder and Sister Pearson 

The Cleveland Zone

I participated in the Gold Coast 5.7K.

The Senior Missionaries spent July 4 on Coochie Island.  It is a short ferry ride from the mainland.  We walked around the whole island after enjoying lunch.  A friendly lady riding her scooter stopped and told us all about the history and what to look for on our walk.

We rode the ferry back to the 

mainland and enjoyed this

beautiful sunset!

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.