SYDNEY AQUARIUM

This aquarium was the largest I have ever been in.  It took us 1 1/2 hours to go through.  The aquarium was about 3 stories down with all kinds of sea life. There is not enough space to put all the pictures!! (probably a blessing) 

Cortney was in the glass tunnel....a large manaray was overhead.  A large shark swimming near by!

 

This is called a dubbo...whatever that is but was large and ate lettuce!!

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE...DAY AND NIGHT

Our daytime tour of the Opera House!!

 

 Opera House and Harbour Bridge at night!! We walked 5 kilometers that evening from the aquarium.  I don't know if the ferry's were not working or Cortney was just thinking walking would be a good thing!!!

CORTNEY AND JOAN AT BONDI BEACH

Bondi Beach, the popular beach to be on!! We had to take the train from Campbelltown and then a bus to get to the beach area! Lots of people, sand and water---beautiful place!!

CORTNEY'S VISIT TO SYDNEY, CIRCULAR QUAY AND THE TARONGA ZOO

     Cortney's first look at Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House!!
 We were at the Royal Botanical Gardens with all their large unusual trees overlooking the harbour! Most beaches have a swimming pool with water from the ocean pumped in and out.

This tree is a Ficus Macrophylla
known as a Moreton Bay Fig

We visited the Sydney Temple grounds. The temple is small but beautiful!

 Love this veiw of Bulli Beach truely our favorite place!  You can see forever from the view point!

 

Aboriginal playing the digeridoo!! love the music!!  

Circular Quay where the harbours for the ferry's; the bridge and opera house are located.  We took the train from Campbelltown. Cortney and I got pretty good using the train to get places!!

View of the city from the ferry.  Across the bay by the shore is where some of the very wealthy live! We are off to the Taronga Zoo!

 Koala's, giraffe's all with a view.  The Zoo sits on a hill and you walk up and down through the whole zoo.  We had to take a ferry and then a gondola ride to get into the zoo...was brilliant!!

OUR MISSIONARIES AND SENIOR COUPLES

 Sister Missionary conference and training.  The Senior Sister Missionaries had a separate meeting with Sister Hawes after meeting together for the first half.  Was wonderful to be with all the Sister missionaries

 Our Zone for the Months of February and March.  Plus a few pictures of some of our favorite missionaries that we spent quite a bit of time with.....Elder Montoya and Elder Reyes; Sister Nunez and Sister Vaai and Sister Pio and Sister Vaai

Senior couples at a Zone conference.  Sister Lee Braden, Elder Ronald Tietjen and Sister Diane Tietjen.  The Samoan Sisters from the Samoan Ward fixed us lunch and they went all out with chicken, fried fish, sausages, potato salad, green salad, rolls, chow mein (not our chow mein) and dessert in a bowl (cake, cookie, and ice cream)!  

Senior Missionaries that we love doing things with.  Elder and Sister Harper and Elder and Sister Baker!



ELDER WHITE IN THE OUTBACK!!

SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UNIFORM

"I WILL PREPARE" PLEDGE TO BE A MISSIONARY

In the January 2011 issue of the Ensign President Monson told all the young men it was a priesthood duty to fulfill a mission and the young ladies could also if they chose to do so.  Elder Crawford decided we would promote this in the Sydney Australia Mission by having all the missionaries present to all the youth and older primary children President Monson's challenge to prepare to serve a mission.  Each youth is to sign a pledge card and accept the challenge and follow 3 steps in preparing which are #1 Keep myself clean and pure and worthy to represent the Lord; #2 Maintain my health and strength and #3 Pray and study the scriptures. President Monson has also encouraged and thanked us for this program!

 

Kaela is holding her pledge card and she has also put "I love you" to President Monson. There are pictures of Sister Vaai and Sister Nunez

Sister Hill, Elder Skinner and Elder T with Camden Ward and Elder White and Elder Hokopa from Mittagong Ward with Primary Children