The Kennington's, who work with the Perpetual Education Fund, brought dinner to our office on May 2nd. Their office was closed due to a Chilean national holiday. They brought chicken, salad, pan, lemon bars and juice. It was so yummy and so thoughtful of them.
May 8th we had some kind of conference in Concepcion. I will have to look at my notes at the office tomorrow and then make an update.
On May 9th we went to Chillan to move the sister missionaries out of the Pulsipher's apartment and into a small, but nice, home in a different part of Chillan. This apartment was way to expensive for the sister missionaries to stay in.
You could see for miles and miles the city of Chillan,
Looking down into the backyard across the street. We joked about how the poor princesses had to move from their castle tower back down the mountain and live once again with the common folk, like us. They were good sports about it especially when the assistants pointed out that all of the sisters got much nicer homes than the elders. Life is just not fair - learn to deal with it.
The next day, on the 10th, we had to move the furniture out of our old apartment and take to Andalien. The mission has a place there to store it until we get another couple.
Luciano, who works for the maintenance end of the church, lives next door to the house where we store the extra furniture. In fact, the house is rented from his father-in-law and some of the missionaries live upstairs in it. This is a picture of Luciano's cute little daughter. She is standing under the grape arbor in their yard.
On the night of the 10th we had a traditional Chilean dinner at Andrea's house. Andrea and her husband are members here in Concepcion. Andrea also supplements their income by cutting the missionaries hair. This is a picture of her dining room.
Cute handmade Chilean chairs.
Looking out the back door is a lagoon. During the last big earthquake, the back part of her house fell into the lagoon.
On the wall is a traditional Mapuche wall hanging. Elder Pendly and Kennington are listening to Andrea's husband talk.
Brother and Sister Balden are looking at something that Andrea is showing them.
Sister Kennington is having a good time.
Elder L is enjoying his dinner.
The main course was a meat dish that included clams, chicken and pork in a chicken broth.
A salad made out of lettuce with olives and tossed with oil and lemon.
Lots of pan and peeled and boiled potatoes.
Tomatoes with onions and cilantro. It was very tasty.
Andrea and her sister cooking in the kitchen.
A group of happy missionaries with full tummies.
The sisters plus Andrea and her sister.
The elders plus Andrea's husband and son.
Happy yellow flowers for a happy Mother's day.
On the 17th we headed to Linares to find a house for the couple missionaries that would be coming in June. On the way home we stopped to take some pictures of the beautiful sunset, just outside of Chillan.
Almost as pretty as home.
Another rug completed for another set of missionaries. This one is made out of old t-shirts.
On May 22nd we were back in Chillan again. This time to clean out Pulsipher's apartment and move all of the furniture to Linares. This wonderful group of missionaries packed everything downstairs for us. We could not have done it without their help.
The apartment was on the 13th floor and the missionaries did all of that work for a doughnut. Great job guys!
It was a nice clear day and we could see one of the volcanoes on our way to Linares.
This is the unloading crew that helped us in Linares. They unloaded and packed all of the furniture into the house. Such great elders. We could not have done it without them either! Such hard work, all for a doughnut. Great job guys!!
Hermana Chavez left to go home on the 23rd and is now engaged to be married.
Another rug for another set of missionaries. This one is made out of old shirts and an old sheet.
May 28th it was back to Chillan for the Hermanas Conference. Sister Balden is blowing up a balloon for a fun activity. The couple standing in the background are medical missionaries for the area of Chile. He is a psychologist and spoke at the conference.
The sister missionaries participating in a fun activity.
A nice catered luncheon awaited us, after the conference.
Sister Pendley made a beautiful shawl out of a pretty coral colored yarn. Notice the flowers down at the bottom of the shawl.
She really looks nice in it.
On the 29th we celebrated Lilly's birthday at the Don Quixote restaurant with the President and his wife, the office elders and the Balden's. What a busy, busy, busy month
