Elder and Sister Davis Arrive in the City of Araucarias!!

Elder and Sister Davis arrived today after waiting forever for visas!! They are definitely not in Kansas anymore. They have been assigned to work in the Vila Bela Branch in Guarapuava. We are so excited to have them here and to utilize their experience and knowledge. The missionaries and members can't wait to meet them and work with them. (l to r: Elder Melo, Pres. Cordon, Elder and Sister Davis, Sister Cordon, Elder Romm)

Dia Da Patria!! 7 De Setembro!!

Presidential Haircut on P-Day!!!

Elderes Vincent and Lima came over this morning on P-day to do some service. Elder Vincent gave the president a haircut and they were rewarded with pancakes for breakfast and a quick tour of Parque Barigui where we saw some Capivara.

Conferencia de Zonas Ponta Grossa e Campos Gerais

Zone Conference in Ponta Grossa. Can you tell what might have been one of the central themes? Kneeling, l to r: Sisters Andrade and Roy; Front row, l to r: Sisters Enszer, Brandao, Pres. & Sister Cordon, Sisters Castellano, Correa; Second row, l to r: Elderes Lima Santos, Lott, Coslett, Bons, Cardoso, L. Pereira, Soares, Rogers; Third row, l to r: Clift, Barbosa, Stevenson, Dow, Lyon, Black; Fourth row, l to r: Patton, Maia, de Jesus, Cruz, Keaton, Smith.

Zone Conference with the "Frozen Chosen"

We got up very early this morning and drove to Guarapuava. We watched the thermometer on the car slowly drop as we approached our beloved district. The temperature ended up in the upper 30s with a steady drizzle all day. The Guarapuava chapel was freezing and Sister Cordon never took off her wool overcoat. OK, I didn't either. Front row, l to r: Elderes Sardinha, J. Santos, Pres. & Sister Cordon, Elderes Finato, Palacio; Second row, l to r: Elderes L. Oliveira, Constante, I. Silva, Tenney, De Oliviera, Evans, Cannon, Gabriel, Thorpe, Andrade.

Conferencias das Zonas Boqueirao e Jardim do Sol

Zone Conference for the Sao Boqueirao e Jardim do Sol Zones held in Portao. Front row, l to r: Simplicio, Lemos, Almeida, J. Lopes, S. Almeida, Lima, Aparecido, Palmer (behind), Camargo, Andrade (behind), Deivid, Teles, Askins, Costa; Second row, l to r: Nacimento, Youngberg, Flynn, Karren, Justino, Croskrey, Suan, Harper, Brino, Alexandre, L. Santos, Barrios; Back row, l to r: Borges, Vincent, Piper, Pres. Cordon, Nascimento, Sister Cordon, Smith, Marx, Medeiros, Viega.

Heading Out After Zone Conference

Elderes Elias, Pereira, Braga, Davies, and Holliday leaving to work after the Taruma and Luz Zone Conferences. Sister Cordon tried to get a photo of everyone but by the time the camera came out, the missionaries had dispersed to work.