2009 Service Projects - Dental/Medical Clinic 2

Area Seventy Elder Cordon (center) organized
logistics for the medical staff. It was a great event
that will be repeated across Central America.



The dental clinic set up in the cultural hall.


Sister Tilley holds a young man's hand who just
had his wisdom teeth removed by an oral
surgeon.


Improving this future missionary's smile.

2009 Service Projects - Dental/Medical Clinic

LDS doctors, dentists, nurses and hygienists
from the USA, came to Guatemala City to
prepare 1000 missionaries for mission field service.
They spent 10 days giving of their skills and expertise.

Some of our missionaries were recruited to help
translate for the USA medical staff, register the
future missionaries and help with medical exams.


Elders Jenson, Lanham and Armstrong helped
translate. Sisters Christensen and Badham helped
with medical tests.


Dr. and Sis. Taylor did physical exams.

2009 Service Projects - Blankets to Orphanages

The missionaries made blankets
for children in local orphanages.
Simple design - scissors, fleece and knots!!

Elders Thomas and Meija working hard.


Elders Millward, Molina, Lanham, Love, Pande
and Turcios finishing up.


The winter of 2009 was definitely cold - these
blankets were needed. Proudly displaying their
finished products.

2009 Service Projects - Eye Glass Clinics

Dr and Sister Taylor did several eye glass clinics
around Lake Atitlan villages - Santiago, San Lucas
Toliman, Solola and San Andres. With the Solola district
Elders Meija, Aguirre, Aceituno, Thomas, Young, Cano,
APs Elder Meza and Lanham.


Dr. Taylor doing an eye exam with Elder Thomas
translating.


Sister Taylor fitting the eye glasses - both exam
and eye glasses were free to the public. They
did eye exams for thousands of people.



Solola residents waiting in line for their exam

Elders Cano, Aceituno and Aguirre modeling

the latest eye wear.

December 2009 - Welcome!

The same night as we said goodbye to our departing
missionaries we picked up eight new elders at the
airport, fresh from the MTC. Bienvenidos a Guatemala!!


L to R) Hermanas Flores, Jimenez, Rizo, Rivera
and Elders Gonzalez, Sosa, Tarax, Cifuentes, Calona,
Aguilera, Park, Pickett, Johnson, Black, Corbett,
Larson, Carlson and Tueller.

December 2009 - Adios!

Adios! Hermanas Morales, Huaman,
Elders Paz, Marquez, Arave, Wankier,
Beck, Eliason, Gardner, Stoddard,
Renderos, Blanco, Cooper, Hamblin
and Mooth


On their way...


One last goodbye!

Elder Oldroyd's family picked him up and he left

a little earlier in the month.

Elder Rosales left earlier in the month for school.

We wish he and Elder Oldroyd success always!

December 2009 - Typical dress from Santiago

Elder Stoddard helps President don
his traditional Mayan "schoff" from
Santiago on Lake Atitlan

The outfit is completed with a machete!