Nativity Scenes

In the west wing they had a display of Nativity Scenes. After leaving the Presidential Palace we walked down Jiron de Union looking in the shops. We then caught a bus for home and ended the excersion going to the Ice Cream Factory.

12-31-2009

We ended the year by going to "La Bistecca" restaurant to eat lunch. It was Nadine Ramirez birthday. We were joined by the Tylers, Cordons and the Ramirez.

In the evening we joined up with the Temple bunch and played games until 11:45.

We then went up on the roof and had a 360 degree view of the fireworks display all over the city. Every neighborhood was doing their own thing.

This was the group of us up on the roof.

You could see fireworks all over the city, both near and far.

12-25-09 Christmas day

We went to the Manning's for Christmas dinner at noon. There were three mission presidents, the Manning children, Karen and I and the office staffs and assistants of the South and Central Missions.

The Elders from the South mission and from the Central missions

Karen and I and the Tylers with elder Jenkins, the presidents assistant here in Lima.

Elder Huamani, the other assistant of the President here in Lima.

After the Ham dinner we all went our seperate ways to call home to our families.

12-23-09 Lima Zones Christmas

We arrived directly from the airport and Puerto Maldonado and changed our clothes. They played the game of popping the baloon.

We played basketball and around the world in ping pong.

My team won the basketball game. Sister Tyler would call out a number and you had to get into groups of what the number was.

At the dinner, all the sisters at the same table.

The elders fell down.

Bro. and Sis. Hugo Huapaya with the Tylers. Bro Huapaya is the mission secretary.

At the end of the evening we all went caroling around the neighborhood. It was a lot of fun and the people loved it.

12-22-09 Puerto Maldonado Christmas

Even the best missionaries get tired and need a nap.
All the travel in Puerto is by walking, motor bike or moto taxi.

We had this scrumptous meal all prepared by the Tipiani's. They go home on next changes. They are Peruvian but live in US.

Sister Tipiani made these bags that the sisters and Pres. and Sis. Tyler are wearing.

The shower in our hotel and how the water is heated. All the sisters at Puerto Maldonado.

Our hotel room. Puerto is in the jungle.

Entrance into our hotel Cabana Quinta and lobby. Moto taxi in front.

See the jungle in the background. This is the air tower at the airport.

12-21-09 Christmas Cusco

One of our games was to see which elder could eat a banana, cracker, whipped egg whites and drink a bottle of pop being fed by their companion who could not see what they were doing. Everyone got a lot of laughs.

Picture of Pres. and sister Tyler and us with sisters Gardner and her companion sister Comacho.

Elder Peterson and Cedeno. They are the Assistants in Cusco. Also Sisters Comacho and Gardner.

Missionaries playing game of cathing a water filled baloon tossed over volley ball net. Pres shaking hand of Domingues of Calca.

Quillabamba Zone and Andahuaylas Zone

Abancay Zone and Sicuani Zone

Inti Raymi and Cusco Zones

Zone winners of baloon popping contest and eating contest.