We haven't had a group like this in a long time!

We LOVE getting missionaries and this week we got 11!!!  We are so grateful to have each and every one of them.  We haven't had a group this big for months!  We feel very blessed to have them.  We also feel grateful that they came to us in normal hours :).  No trips to the airport in the middle of the night, thank you!  We like getting 5 straight hours of sleep.  You are so good to us already!!

Welcome to our mandatory blood test. What a way to start!!

Changing Assistants

With this change came a new assistant.  Elder Fairbanks has left us and we gained Elder Murphy who will serve with Elder Villacreses. These Elders are incredible!  They do so much to lead this mission, work hard themselves in their area and make all the trips back and forth to the airport and other places.  We are so grateful to have their dedication.

Multi country conference in the Chaco

We had the opportunity to view the multi country conference for South America in the Chaco.  New technology was used that for the first time ever we used a camera to watch the conference in Abundancia but it was sent from there to Mistolar.  This alieveates the very long trip for them to attend the conference.  All worked perfectly!  I wish I had taken a picture of the whole set up but I did get some pictures of those good Elders and the cute kids.

They love the ipad!  But we were able to work on some matching games and teach a little bit of double digit math.  It was great!

Taking a hit

Special changes this last week to send three awesome missionaries home to go to school.  Not enough words can be said about the great things that they have done here in the mission.

Elder Tveten, Elder Fairbanks and Elder Behrens Thank you!!!!  You have blessed our lives so much and the lives of many others!  

We know that you will accomplish many great things.

Musical zone conferences

When I look at some of these pictures it makes me think about our last round of zone conferences and it they were productive or boring.  I see a lot of faces that look a little bored!  These missionaries continue doing amazing things despite a few of those faces that don't look as engaged.  

We also had the opportunity to hear some of the musical talent of there good missionaries. Wonderful!!

Finding new spots

We have been here for over a year now and are still discovering new things.  This little group in Taquati is one of those little faithful groups that we had the opportunity of meeting this month.  What a great thing that so many of them were wanting temple recommend interviews so they could be sealed before the temple closes.  

We currently don't have missionaries here but President is very close to putting some there.  What a great group of saints and it is always so incredibly wonderful to see primary functioning and well planned talks for sacrament meeting. 

Concilio

 We ended July with Concilio.  What a great bunch of leaders we have right now.  All of them work hard and we are so greatful for all they do.  We got one quick picture before lunch.  Next Concilio we will add new faces and some of these will be on to their future.