Downtown street in Santiago. It is not very busy now but in about an hour there are so many people you cannot get around. Even with all the people, they keep their city clean and their metro is also very clean. I am holding my name tag because the magnet fell off the back. Not strong enough on a coat.

I am loosing my touch. It took me 3 days to find McDonalds and it was just beyond the corner we always get off the bus to take the metro. Oh well I probably wont find one in Lampa! Best I don't get use to it.

This is just a little traffic in downtown Santiago.

This is one of the parks in the neighborhood. They have lots of little parks and little plazas all around.

Just a few pictures of the area we have been working in with Elder and Hermana Brumbles who have been training us. If you notice the road, that is how all the sidewalks are so you have to always be looking down so you don't trip or fall in a hole. Of course with all the dogs you have to look for more than holes!!!!!! Along the street where I am standing are the houses. They all have gates and they are probably 15 to 18 feet wide. But every house has a flat screen TV and internet. The wires just run all of the walls from house to house. And most people have cell phones. Addresses are not easy to find but everyone will help you. They are so friendly and will take you to the place you want to go. It makes it easier to tract in this area because you know how friendly people are.

My blog is going to be a little out of order so hopefully you can all follow it.


There are dogs, dogs, dogs, everywhere. They are on every street, in every house, everywhere you look there is a dog. They never bother you or follow you but they are just loose all over. The mean dogs are the ones the people own that are behind their gates so you never want to go through a persons gate without them letting you in.

This is a picture of the street leading up to San Cristobal. It is lined with out door cafes. If you look very closely, the guy in the back walking towards me in the black coat by the umbrella is wearing Garys coat. Gary set it down when he took one of the pictures and left it. As we were walking back this guy had his jacket on. By the time we thought about it and turned around he was gone. Needless to say Gary doesn't have his jacket. I hope this guy likes it. Thank goodness it is getting warmer.

The picutre of Gary and I infront of the church was the first chapel built in Santiago and he helped built it. We went to that church today and I 2nd person to join the church in Chile was there. Her husband was the first and she was the second. Also the area Dr. for the church in Chile was there and he was in Panama with us 41 years ago. It is amazing how small this world is. We have met a lot of people we have know in the past. We went deep sea fishing with this couple in Panama and spent a lot of time in their home.

nday Aug. 28, 2011

This is Santiago. This picture was taken at the top of a hill north of Santiago called San Cristobal. It was a beautiful clear day and we could see the whole city. If you look close you can see the snow on the mountain.

This is the trolley we rode up to the top of San Cristobal. It is the same trolley Gary rode 50 years ago. Kinda of scary

Our Mission to Chile

This was a sad day at the airport and then we had to go through it again the next day because our flight was cancelled.
It was a long 24 hours once we left but all went well and we arrived safely.
We were meet by 2 Elders and Pres. and Sister Essig, and Elder and Sister Brumbles.
Going through customs was a breeze. Had no problems at all and all our luggage arrived. Even our peanut butter!
The first day we went to the Mission Home, which was the same one Gary stayed in 50 years ago. The Brumbles then showed us how to use the Metro and how to get to where we are living for a week before we go to our area.

This is the MTC in Chile and the apts. that we are in right now.

It is a beautiful area and a very safe one. We are about an

hour away by Metro to the Mission Office.

This is the Santiago Temple. It is in front of the MTC and the apts. we are staying in




























This is our apt.

The mission that won't come...

We were at the airport ready to fly to chile and our flight was canceled so we won't leave until tomorrow.