MikeMaryMission

  This is Elder Tim Hansen. He and his wife Bev, are among the angels on earth with whom we serve.  This conversation, in impeccable Argentine Spanish, was a delight to see.  Any wonder that this man was a pediatric anesthesiologist?  The Hansen's moved to St. George shortly before their mission. Isn't that wonderful for us!? On a senior mission, we interact with angels every day. No. Not the kind of angels we usually think of, extra terrestial beings who come and go in our lives. No. These are human angels, an extraordinary group of senior missionaries. They love the Argentine people, they love each other, laugh together and serve each other. Sometimes there are things going on at home that, even if they were home they couldn't do anything to help the situation, but it's hard to see grown children going through difficulties and be so far away. It's wonderful that in many cases, senior missionaries go home for a period of time to assist when a new baby is born, ther...

Trees on Bonplante, the street where the area office is located.  Whenver I think of Buenos Aires, I think of trees. Trees here are lush, green, beautiful. Even in winter, without their leafs, they are beautiful. There are two entrances for the Area Office and both are on tree-lined streets. In the heat, the trees provide needed shade. I'm sure some of my enthusuasm is connected to where I come from, a beautiful desert where trees are not as plush as here.  As fulltime missionaries, we try to keep away from the worldly things that interested us before we were called. However, as a group of senior missionaries, we do sometimes talk about current events in the U.S. The perspective is different here. We all have our views but we do agree that being here has helped us see, if we didn’t already, how far the media in the U.S. has moved away from reporting facts. Media’s ability and willingness to stir up emotion seems limitless. We pray for our country. We know that miracles can and...