Two Years Of Companions -

Elder Gates became good friends with his companions. They worked hard and had fun at the same time! Friends for Life!!

Elder Fischer - North Carolina

7-15-09 9-14-09 (MTC)

Elder Mangels - Louisiana

9-14-09 10-26-09

Elder Marques - Uruguay

10-26-09 - 12-02-09

Elder Miller - Tremonton, Ut

12-7-09 - 4-12-10

Elder Rosenlof - West Valley City, Ut

4-12-10 5-24-10

Elder Gunnel - Colorado

7-5-10 8-16-10

Elder Coats - Salt Lake City, Ut

7-5-10 8-16-10

Elder Najera - Mexico

8-16-10 9-27-10

Elder Gonzales - Argentina

9-22-10 11-8-10

Elder Prunty - Las Vegas, Nv

11-8-10 - 1-31-11

Elder Willes - Sandy, Ut

1-31-11 - 3-14-11

Elder Barlow - Sandy, Ut

3-14-11 - 7-15-11

Camillo was like a 3rd companion. He went everywhere with Elder Gates & Barlow and now has his own mission call to Columbia!!

St. George Airport Arrival!!

7-20-2011

The week in Chile went by very fast but we had a wonderful time meeting all the new friends Tanner met while serving for 2 years. It was an incredible experience that we will never forget. Our new friend Christian (our taxi driver for 6 days) was awesome taking care of us and keeping us on schedule to wherever we needed to be. The last day was a riot trying to put all our luggage on and in the taxi but we made it work! Tanner had several appointments set up for us each day and we made every one of them! There were too many pictures to upload so I will include them later. There were some tears shed for sure as we said our last good-byes to our new friends in Chile and we thank our Heavenly Father for allowing us to experience this time in Chile with our son. We could see how much the people in Chile loved Elder Gates as we visited each family and it was heart warming to say the least. . . . . St. George, here we come!