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Para ex-misioneros que sirven en Chile 11 de septiembre, 1973
Hace unos cinco años empecé a meter los dedos al teclado y comenzó a escribir una "basada en una historia real" novela sobre mi misión a Chile entre 1973 y 1975, que probablemente se titulará "Testigo Involuntaria”. Es una obra destinada a un general (incluidos los no mormones) público. Contiene varios temas generales que son "las personas pueden hacer y altura de las circunstancias en los momentos difíciles (por ejemplo, el Golpe del Estado y la hiperinflación), que con frecuencia no ven los resultados positivos de la buena labor que estamos haciendo, y preparar misiones de LDS hombres y mujeres jóvenes a hacer frente eficazmente a los desafíos de la vida.
Desde la "novela Chile" ha sido mi proyecto de aficionado, el progreso en el libro ha sido esporádica debido a las exigencias de la vida hasta hace poco. El 17 de octubre de 2011, que tuvo una mala caída que me dejó con la izquierda pierna quebrada a la y una rotura de tendón de los cuádriceps y una fractura de tobillo en la pierna derecha. Esto dio lugar a varias semanas en que no podía trabajar en mi trabajo regular, pero me dio tiempo para escribir. He completado alrededor de la mitad del libro y la esperanza de al menos el proyecto de descanso antes de regresar al trabajo en unas pocas semanas.
El último capítulo del libro está previsto para ser un "epílogo", capítulo brevemente la vida y los logros de muchos de los 150 misioneros que estaban sirviendo en Chile durante el Golpe. De las partes y piezas de información brillaba en el sitio web de la Misión de Chile, que resultó ser un excepcional grupo de personas que han hecho contribuciones significativas a la iglesia, gobierno, industria privada, y nuestras profesiones.
Me gustaría incluir potencialmente su resumen biográfico de 1-3 párrafos en este capítulo. Sin embargo, para mí hacer esto tendrá que obtener alguna información de usted. Por favor, armar su propia bio-bosquejo que incluye su:
• Nombre
• Ramas y Barrios que sirven en Chile
• Su historia del 11 de septiembre, 1973
• Logros de la educación
• Logros de ocupación
• Logros de la Familia
• Logros profesionales
• Todo lo que usted piensa que sería interesante que nuestro único en que se desea ser incluido.
No puedo garantizar que el libro será publicado o bio será parte de ella. Yo es probable que tenga que editar lo que has escrito. Sin embargo, por favor vea esta solicitud como una forma de honrar a que posiblemente por su servicio al pueblo chileno. Por favor envíe la información como un archivo adjunto a summers99@verizon.net o por correo a mi dirección: 17189 Pickwick Drive, Purcellville, VA 20132 EE/UU. No dude en llamarnos al 540-338-4630.
Saludos cordiales,
Carl R. Summers, Ph.D.
Formalmente, el Elder Carl Summers
Misión Chile, Santiago, 1973-1975
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It is great to hear from John Boyd Tenney, I always liked the Tenney brothers and I would like to know where Carl is. John served in San Bernardo, the hometown of my birth, and not San Bernardino, that's in California. Have a great day. Roberto
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I found Elder Riggs, he is on a mission at this moment. Still I have not heard anything on Elder Manness. Also when I was a construction missionary
building the first chapel in Nuñoa (1962) I met a family by the name of Broughton and I would like to know if anybody have heard anything about them. Thanks - Roberto H. Romero
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This is John's wife Peggy.
John Passed away on Sat. the 18th of September, 2010.
His funeral is this Fri. the 24th of September at 1:00 p.m.
If you need further contact my email is peggy@compu-help.org
Peggy Pearson
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Fui bautizado en Chile, Rama Quilpue a los 8 años, el 27 de Mayo de 1967 por Elder Jack Lee Wood y confirmado por Elder Larry Heaton. Quisiera saber de ellos. Es posible que tengan mas menos 61 años.
He sevido misión en Chile Santiago Sur. Actualmente Segundo Consejero del Obispo y Oficiante Templo Santiago Chile. Entre otros, obispo, presidente de rama, maestro de seminario por 14 años, sellado en el templo, 6 hijos, uno de ellos cumplió misión en Colombia y orto actualmente en misión en Perú.
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From: Nolberto C [mailto:nolberto_address@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:45 PM
To: nolberto_address@msn.com
Subject: Utah Chilean Community Special Event
Dear friends, community and business leaders:
The Utah Chilean Community, with the support of Noah's Event Center and some community businesses, is planning a fundraiser event to help Chile.
On February 27, 2010 an 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest ever-recorded, hit the nation of Chile.
According to Chilean government here are some statistics of the damage: 432 persons dead, 98 missing, over 800 thousand homeless, and nearly 2 million people affected by this quake, 200 thousand houses destroyed with several damaged, 4000 schools inhabitable, 79 hospitals and 56 clinics unusable, 200 bridges destroyed, and the towns of Dichato, Iloca, Pelluhue y Curanipe have disappeared. This earthquake caused damages of nearly $30 billion, which represents 18% of the Gross Domestic Product of Chile.
The Utah Chilean Community has been in contact with government officials from the city of Talca in Chile which is one of the areas affected by this earthquake. The fundraiser event will help them with some of their needs.
Location: Place: Noahs for All Life Events" www.mynoahs.com
Date & Time: Friday, July 09th 2010 from 07:00pm - 10:30pm.
Address: 322 West 11000 South, South Jordan, UT 84095
Entrance Ticket: $20.00 (Includes dinner, International dance performances and special presentation)
Because some countries are celebrating 200 years of Independence this year, we have invited them to be a part of this event. There will be special performances representing Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Mexico.
We will have a special guest performing for us. PETER BREINHOLT (www.peterbreinholt.com) is a very popular local singer/songwriter who has performed across the United States and has performed at sold out concerts in his home state of Utah. He lived in Chile for 2 years and we are very pleased and honored to have him supporting us at this event.
Tickets are on sale at any Smith`s store, online at www.smithstix.com or by phone at 1-800-888-8499 or 801-467-8499. **TICKETS ARE LIMITED**
The Utah Chilean Community is registered in the State of Utah. We are recognized as a non profit public charity organization under section 501 © (3) of the Internal Revenue Service. Contributions are deductible under section 170 of the Code.
The Utah Chilean Community would like to ask for your support and participation at this fundraising event. If you would like your business to be a sponsor, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Nolberto Castro
Chairman, Board of Directors
Utah Chilean Community
www.utahchile.com
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Ya que tengo contacto contigo ahora deseo expresarte que nosotros (ex: Hermana Damian y Elder Marquez, from Uruguay), vivimos en la Patagonia, muy far ...far away de Buenos Aires, desde hace 26 a#os. Ella trabaja en un periodico, nuevamente, luego de 20 a#os de dejarlo para criar y ayudar a nuestros hijos a crecer muy bien. Sirve como consejera en Presidencia de Soc. Soc. de Estaca. yo sigo trabajando como tecnico en la Administracion Publica y maestro de electricidad, etc.Soy Patriarca de Estaca desde hace siete a#nos y medio.
Estamos en estos dias en Chiney, (cerca de Spokane,Wa.), ya que vinimos a la Graduacion de nuestra hija en su Master de E.S.L..Los otros dos hijos tambien estan casados y han completado sus Masters en Ingenieria y ahora ya estan realizando Doctorados, et., ellos viven en Argentina.
Somos unos "viejitos" muy felices y agradecidos, Blaine!
Por fin podemos conocer este querido/amado gran pais de USA y verificar que si, que hay un gran proposito en que este ,nuestro amado USA, sea EL LIDER en el mundo!
El otro dia en la graduacion de nuestra hijita me di cuenta que valio la pena perseverar todos estos 46 a#os dentro de LA iglesia del Se#or...para poder llorar al escuchar el Himno de USA...Algo he aprendido ,ademas!
Muchas gracias por tu amistad, amamos la Obra del Se#or y a nuestros hermanos, donde ellos vivan o quienen sean!
Un fortisimo abrazo y saludos a los hermanos y hermanas que se recuerden de nosotros! (Mayo 1969 /Mayo 1971 Chilean Mission)
Atte. Santiago Marquez Perez y esposa.(MINDA)
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My wife and I were just released after spending 3 1/2 years on a stay at home mission with the Hispanic Initiative in Salt Lake. We served for the entire time in the Magna Hills Spanish-speaking Branch where we met Presidente Roberto Jimenez. He came from Chile when he was a teenager more than 25 years ago and now has a family of four kids and is the Assistant Principal at a Junior High in Salt Lake. He is also working on his Doctorate at the U of U.
Presidente Jimenez still has many family members and friends in Chile and has been extrememly concerned about the devastating earthquake that recently occurred. He has organized a fundraiser to help victims of the disaster. Below is the notice Roberto put on Facebook.
"Join us in a fundraiser for the victims of the earthquake in Chile on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Albion Middle School located at 2755 East Newcastle Dr, Sandy, Utah. We will have music, Chilean cuisine, local bands, etc. All funds will be donated to the Chilean Red Cross. If you need directions or would like to volunteer call me at 801-412-2706."
Unfortunately, I will be out of town. My wife will be there. I encourage all former missioinaries and friends to support this event. I can assure you that Presidente Jimenez is a great example of our Chilean Hermanos who have distinguished themselves through hard work and tenacity. He is a man of great talent and integrity who has organized this fundraiser to help our beloved Chilel ravished by the events of the past couple of weeks.
Please get the word out and let's have a big group in attendance.
Carino y abrazos,
Dale and Debbie Inkley (1962-1964)
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Gary Davis obtained a hand-written history of the Valparaiso Branch 1959 to 1961 while he was in Chile last month. He made arrangements to turn it over to the Church History department. Gary is not sure if the names listed are of members, investigators, or both. You can find a copy of the record (in two parts) near the bottom of the "links" section of the mission website at www.chileanmission.com. Take a look and see if you recognize any names. If the content of this journal triggers any memories, feel free to post your story on the website.
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Forwarded from Allen Forsyth at bigadf@gmail.com:
The Andes Mission will be celebrating its 50th Year Anniversary on Monday, October 5, 2009 at the Ensign Stake Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Ensign Stake center is located at 135 A Street in downtown Salt Lake City, just a couple of blocks east of the Conference Center. The reunion will be held from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm (MDT).
All missionaries who served in Peru and Chile when it was part of the Andes Mission, their friends and family are welcome to attend. We would like to have an idea of how many people will be attending. If you plan to attend, please e-mail Allen Forsyth at bigadf@gmail.com.
If you have pictures or stories of interest that you would like to have shown or told at the reunion, please send them to Allen at the same e-mail address. If you have any questions, please contact Allen by email or at (435) 656-2635. Current information on the reunion is also available at: http://www.mission.net/chilean/index.php and will be available shortly at the Deseret News web site: http://www.deseretnews.com/reunions/. Type “Andes” in the search box, press “Go” and then page down to the reunion announcement.
We look forward to seeing you on October 5, 2009.
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Change in Andes Mission 50th Anniversary Reunion
The Inca gods are working against us. As noted in a previous e-mail, the Huntsman Senior Games start October 5th in St. George, the day after General Conference. Finding a motel room in or around St. George during the Games will be impossible. So we moved the Reunion from October 5th to October 2nd, the day before General Conference.
It turns out that the annual St. George Marathon is being held on Saturday, October 3rd. Again, there will be thousands of outsiders in St. George and motel rooms will be impossible to find on October 1st and 2nd.
Given the problems with finding an acceptable date in St. George to coincide with October General Conference, Garth Olson, who is currently serving a Family History Mission in Salt Lake City, graciously offered to find a location in SLC for Monday, October 5th, the day after General Conference.
The location Garth obtained is the Ensign Stake Center in SLC located at 135 A Street in downtown SLC. The location is just a couple of blocks east of the Conference Center. We will hold the reunion from 1:00pm-4:30pm (MDT).
Hopefully, this will be the last change we have to make.
All other plans remain in place.
We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may create. St. George would have been a great place to meet in October. Unfortunately, it appears that thousands of other people feel the same way.
If you have any ideas or suggestions you would like considered for inclusion in the reunion, please contact me right away. Time is getting short.
See you on October 5th!
Allen Forsyth <bigadf@gmail.com>
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Fw: Harold L. Payne update 21 July 2009
An update at the request of family:
Most of you don't know, but Harold was burned on his arms, hands, fingers and face in a propane explosion last Saturday (11% of his body) 7/18/09.
He and Barbara (and grandkids) were returning from a ward campout where he had been in charge of cooking.
They had stopped in Mesa to drop off some grandkids at John Payne's (Harold's oldest son) home. Barbara opened the door to the toy hauler to get luggage, smelled gas and heard a co2 alarm going off. She told Harold, who told Barbara to immediately evacuate the kids and got Barbara going toward the house. He let the tailgate of the enclosed trailer down to allow air flow, and discovered a propane tank valve slightly open. He shut it off, and was quickly running away from the tank when a sudden explosion caught him off guard, and pushed him away from the trailer.
His son John was out on the sidewalk, and caught him and guided him inside to tend to him. The kids and John's wife first went next door, when other explosions (other propane tanks?) began igniting. They all got to safety by continuing to get further away. The trailer was hooked up to Steve's truck (They're in the same ward), so the fire spread to the truck, and two large trees on Johns front yard. It did quite a bit of damage to John’s house- front, a car in the driveway, and less extensive to nearby neighbor's houses & cars, etc.
The fire dept. ambulance transported Harold to the Maricopa County burn unit, the best in the state. They treated him and he received a blessing from a son and brother Saturday night. Harold has shown tremendous courage and strength during this ordeal. He has been on morphine, and they have had to scrape skin off daily, as well as nurses have shaved his face (hairs are bacteria hider’s I’ve found out). Maybe we Payne boys are more blessed than we knew - with shiny heads after allJ
As of tonight they had talked about releasing him to go home under Barbara’s care. He will get ongoing treatment, dressing changes, Etc. for the near future. He will have to undergo occupational and physical therapy, etc.
He was promised a full recovery in his blessing, so we are all relieved that he will recover, and are grateful that this accident was not any more severe. They had removed the gauze bandages from all of his fingers as of Monday afternoon, which allowed him to enjoy some ice cream right away.
The fire dept. said that had the tailgate not been down in this enclosed trailer, the gas would have continued to build up until it found an ignition source, and then it would have been an enclosed ball of gas exploding, 26 ft long, 8 ft wide, and 28 ft. high. Nearby houses would have had much structural damage, anyone on the street would have been in harm’s way, and no telling what other damage may have been done.
Your prayers and interest are appreciated by us all.
With love and gratitude, Von L. Payne
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RETURNED CHILEAN MISSIONARIES:
03-17-2009
This tidbit of news might be interesting. My wife and I were in Chile for 8 days last September (2008), a part of a trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. (We started our sojourn in Argentina, where we were lodged mainly in Buenos Aires and Rosario, visiting with friends and clients. From Rosario we flew to Santiago, rented a car, and drove around Chile for 8 days – Santiago, Viña, Temuco and all points in between - again visiting with friends, members, and family. We then re-crossed the Andes and spent 6 days or so in Uruguay for the 100th anniversary of my school in Montevideo. While there we visited school chums and friends from all over the world, met with members, attended Church, spent a night at La Barra in Punta del Este, at a resort hotel owned by other friends, then ferried back to B.A. and flew on home to Los Angeles. All meaningful to my family, of course, but just a setting for the following more detailed account of our visit to Chile.)
My wife, Bernarda, is from Santiago, and she has two sisters living in Santiago, and one in Osorno. Those relationships always determine a part of our itinerary when we are down there, and we have left a lot of rubber on the Panamericana and on the highways and byways around Santiago - Valparaiso and in the environs of Osorno - Puerto Montt. Departing from the norm, on this trip we had planned in advance to visit the Coaniquem children’s burn center, whose director and founder, Dr. Jorge Rojas, is a friend. The main facility is located in Santiago, and there are satellite centers in Puerto Montt and Antofagasta.
The Church has donated money and equipment to Coaniquem over the years, and in 2007 my wife and I organized a small fund-raising dinner for them, attended by many Church members from our area. Keith Atkinson, who is the Church’s Public Affairs director for parts of South America and the West Coast, lived in Chile a few years back, and he became acquainted with Dr. Rojas and an advocate for the center. He it was who enlisted our help in raising funds, sight unseen as it were. Although we had read the brochures, seen the video, and visited with Dr. Rojas here in California, we wanted to see the center for ourselves. And we did.
The center is dedicated to treatment and education. We toured the Santiago facility – a large campus in Pudahuel consisting of several impressive buildings – and visited with Doctors as we observed the interplay between the staff and the young patients and their families. I’m sure the whole operation is presented in interesting and colorful detail on the internet, and I would simply invite you to look it over rather than indulge myself in an attempt to describe it that would certainly fail to do justice. Look for “Coaniquem” (an acronym for the corporate name). It is a most wonderful and worthy non-profit enterprise, and donations can be made to a qualified U.S. charity of the same name (tax deductible) if any ex-missionaries are interested in making a difference. Or you can contact me. It would be nice to enlist the support of the thousands of Chilean missionaries who followed us. (After our tour we had lunch across from La Moneda at the monthly Santiago Rotary Club luncheon. A story for another day.) Viva Chile! Viva La Mision Chilena!
David L. Jensen (Beecroft -Burton: 1965 – 1967)
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If you know where is Elder Maness and Riggs please let me know. Elder Maness was my companion in Talcahuano and Elder Riggs in Villa Alemana. The years? At the end of 1962 and 1963. Muchas gracias amigos y amigas. Roberto
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I am putting together an autobiographical novel of my mission experience. I would love to hear from any of you regarding your experiences. I am particularly interested in finding out what happened to former companions after their missions and some of the members during that period. For example, Diego Cabazas O. of San Miguel branch, Miguel Barrientos of Orsorno, the Cortez family in La Calera.
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On the Chilean Mission website, we have posted a document listing former missionaries who served in Chile for whom we have no contact information. You'll find this document listed under "Links" on the right-hand side of the webpage. If you know how to contact any of these alumni, please have them log on to the website (chileanmission.org) or contact the Chilean Mission Reunion Committee at chileanmission@yahoo.com.
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Attention all LDS missionaries, church members and friends who served and/or lived in Chile under the leadership of Elder Parley P Pratt (1851) through Elder Royden Glade (June 1975): A reunion is planned for Friday, 3 April, 2009 from 6 to 9 PM in Bountiful, Utah. Details may be found at http://www.three-peaks.net/chile/0903Newsletter.pdf.
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Nilda,
I was saddened by learning of your husband's passing. I have fond memories of both of you from the time that I lived with my family in Chile.
May the Lord bless you and continue to uplift you with his comforting spirit.
Bruce Johnson
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Nilda,
Please accept our condolences on the passing of your good husband. I fondly remember working together in the mission office with you and the good person that you are. We pray that you will have the comforting peace brought by the Holy Ghost to be with you.
Leon Nelson
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I was sorry to hear about Lloyd's passing, and grateful that he was such a good person that he will be a treasured son before the Father. I also know that this is a very difficult time for you and wish for you the love, peacefulness, and comfort of knowing that there are many people who care for your well-being even though we haven't been in constant contact over the years. We pray for the best for you and your family.
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Nilda,
I was saddened to hear of Lloyd's passing. My sympathy to you and your family. I will always remember our association in Chile.
Ron Gill
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Forwarded message:
Sorry that I am so late with this communication. My husband of 43 and 1/2
years, Lloyd Castleton, passed away last Sunday, November 23rd at 2:53 AM.
The funeral services will be Saturday, November 29th at 10:00 AM, with a
viewing at 9:00 AM the same day at the Sandy Utah Granite View Stake center
(9880 South 3100 East, Sandy, Utah. On the 28th of November from 6 to 8 PM,
a viewing will be at Larkins Sunset Garden at 10600 South and Dimple Dell
Road. More details in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News obituaries.
Thank you,
Nilda Pinto Castleton
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Trying to find Richard Johnson. Email me at tevye7@msn.com.
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This is for K. Bradley Monson
Just saw your name uID 337356 in Webmaster list. I was one of your companions in San Bernardo -- we both had chileitus-- remember?
It has been a long time. You can email me at jdroundy@gmail.com.
Dale Roundy
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I have recently received a story of a few incidents in San Fernando in 1968. It talks about an Elder Nelson who worked with a Rojas family. Also, the story recounts about a branch outing where the youngest Rojas boy drowned in the lake. If anyone knows this Elder Nelson I'm sure he would really appreciate a copy of this story by Hector del Gaiso, the former branch president there. I didn't serve there until 1970, but I've been in contact with Hector for several years now.
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This is a message for those of you who served in Ovalle. The Eguiluz family were baptized by Elder Bundy and Wilson. Alba was about 13 in 1968. She now lives near Houston. She has had cancer for anumber of years and just last week went through an 11 hour surgery. There were no surprises. The Doctors found and did exactly what they needed to do. She is now in ICU. She would appreciate our prayers in her behalf. If you go a temple, please put her name on the roll. You can e-mail messages to me and I will forward them to Rick,her husband. The reason being I did not copy down the e-mail address before I started this message. I will also forward you their e-mail address. Thanks for your help in this matter. Abrazos, O'Dell
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Reflections on the best two years
A few years ago, a movie came out that was titled “The Best Two Years.” No active member of the Church—especially returned missionaries—had to ask what that movie was about. We all knew. Why? Because missionaries returning from their missions and saying that their mission was the best two years of their lives have become proverbial in the Church. Virtually every returned missionary that I ever knew said the same thing. I’m sure that there must be exceptions to the general rule, but I just don’t know any personally, and I feel sure that those few would form a very small minority.
In fact, even to this day, thirty-seven years after returning from my mission, thirty-one years after marrying my sweet wife in the temple, and thirty years after the birth of our first child, I still have to say that the two years that I spent in Chile were the best two years of my life. Why? Because there is just nothing else in the world that can even begin to compare to being in the full-time service of the Lord and His children. It’s not something that you can explain or even describe to someone who hasn’t personally experienced it for themselves. It’s like trying to explain the taste of salt to someone who has never tasted salt before. But I suspect that most returned missionaries know what I am talking about.
What else can even come close to being in the full-time, selfless service of God? Going to school and competing for grades? Graduating from college? Getting a good job and working for a paycheck? All those things we do for ourselves.
Getting married in the temple to a sweet daughter of our Heavenly Father and having children are sweet experiences to be sure, but those things do not take two years, and after getting married and having children, they do not require all of our time for two years thereafter, but we spend significant portions of each day involved in other things. Thus, speaking strictly for myself, no other two-year period of my life can compare to the two years that I spent in the full-time, selfless service of the Lord, without having to worry about getting good grades, or making money, or paying bills, or supporting a family, or what my kids were doing.
In the mission field, I didn’t have to worry about myself at all. All my time, talent, and effort—my whole being was wrapped up in the service of the Lord and His children in Chile. That was a sweet experience indeed! I think I can understand why John the Beloved and the three Nephites would ask the Lord if they could remain in the flesh until His return and bring souls unto Him. What could possibly be sweeter? I think that’s why I once told a non-member friend of mine that my mission to Chile was the highlight of my life—I have never since then had the opportunity of serving the Lord full-time, as I did almost forty years ago.
I used to ask myself, even while I was still serving as a missionary, “why am I so amazingly peaceful, happy, and even downright joyful all the time?” I analyzed it every which way I could, and in the end, all I could come up with was that “being in the service of the Lord is its own reward.” There’s just nothing else like it anywhere.
Nothing I ever did before, and nothing that I have ever done since can even begin to compare in any way, shape, or form to the pure, undiluted (except for the fleas) joy that I experienced in the full-time service of the Lord. That’s when I learned what love really is. I loved the Chilean people and my companions like I had never loved anyone else.
I learned to love the Chilean people with a pure, unsullied, deep, profound, intense, and eternal love—agape. And I loved my companions the same way. They were righteous men of God. They obeyed His commandments and sought to do His will by sacrificing of their own time, talents, money, and efforts in His service. They were the best people in the world. You can’t find better men on earth, unless you want to count the general authorities of the Church, and I am not really sure that even they are really all that much better than the men that I served with in Chile.
I grew closer to my companions that just about anyone else I have ever known in my life. When have I ever spent twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, week in and week out, with the same person? I don’t even spend that much time with my own wife. We were close, and I loved my companions and still love them, even to this day—in some cases, even more that I love some members of my own family. In a way, they are my family—a brotherhood with everlasting bonds, forged in the service of the Lord. Where else can you find the like? You can’t. Search the world over, and you can’t find anything else like it anywhere.
That’s why I love attending the missionary reunions and seeing my brethren from the mission field once again—I miss them, and I miss the camaraderie we once shared. How can I ever get that back again and regain that sweet feeling that I used to have in the mission field, without retiring and going on another mission, this time with a companion of my own choosing?
The best two years? You’d better believe it! And speaking strictly for myself, they still are.
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I'm trying to find Santos Altamirano from San Bernardo. I heard she may be living in Utah. If you know where she lives please let me know 801-372-1221
Thank you,
Tina Vilches
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As some of you discovered, the Chilean Mission Alumni website has been down for a few days. The server on which we host our website was hacked and the mission.net administrators took it off line until the resulting problems were resolved. Some very evil people were able to insert code into mission.net files which diverted visitors to some obscene websites. The problem has now been repaired and our website is
back up.
Security of personal information was one of our primary goals when we selected mission.net to host the Chilean Mission Alumni website. We are pleased to report that no one's personal information was compromised.
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I am looking for Elder Rubén Munguía who served in Chile around 1969. The reunion committee has acquired some reel-to-reel tapes on which he translated some talks for then Elder Gordon B. Hinckley. We would like to present the tapes to Elder Munguía. The only information I have is that he may have lived in the San Antonio, TX area following his mission. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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