This is a picture of the apartment which will be the Lindahl's home for three years while they serve in Argentina. 
This is a view of the east side of the Andes. Funny they look just like the west side! It was a special feeling for us to see the other side of the mountain. Our home in Santiago is just over the hill. 
This beautiful fountain is in Mendoza. Two senior couples took us out for a tour of the city and a wonderful lunch and visit to an olive oil factory. 
It was very cold in Mendoza which usually has a very mild climate. But then winter is coming. This country is filled with vineyards and olive groves.
This company makes olive oil for specialty markets. They buy their olives from local farmers who bring in a mixture of green, black and purple olives to be processed for oil. 
First they grind up the olives, pit and all. Then they spead the paste on large round screen like platters. They appear to be made of basket material.
Next, they press it so that the oil and water drip out. If you eat an olive straight from a tree it will taste terrible because the water in an olive is very, very bitter. In fact, to prepare an olive to eat it has to be soaked in brine to draw out the bitter water, leaving behind the salt. In South America if you say, "I need to go change the water on the olives", it refers to needing to find a bathroom. Kind of like "I need to talk to a man about a horse". Where do these sayings come from?!
Once the water and oil are drained off they go into these tanks where the oil rises to the top.
The oil is put through filters and is then drained off into bottles. This woman was filling bottles with olive oil. This process is not mechanized as you can see.
This is the finished product. She told us that you should only buy virgin or extra virgin oil. If you buy a cheaper product your oil will be made from the stuff that falls on the floor or is left over after all the pressing is done. Ugh.
Of course, we stopped in the gift shop and tasted the oil and bought some hand cream. These are our new friends in Mendoza. Seniors like us, serving in South America.
These murals decorated the grounds of the olive factory and some of them are award winning.
Now it is time to go to lunch. In South America the presentation of food is always lovely.
Here is the group of us enjoying a lovely lunch on a cold day in Mendoza. Least you think that all we ever do is play in South America, now we will share some work pictures.
Please meet Elder and Sister Arce. They are in their 80's and are sad that this will be their last mission because of age and poor health. They are very dear friends of Elder Scott of the quorum of apostles. Elder Arce is one of the key builders of the church in South America and is considered a modern day pioneer in church history in Argtentina. We were honored to meet them.
Elder Arce is a singer and entertained us during our lunch break. He was dressed in a goucho outfit.
Elder Riggs who has competed in the Weiser, Idaho fiddle contests teamed up with Elder Arce. It was a rare treat. Elder Riggs is completing his mission in a few weeks.
Here is one zone of the three zones we visited. Pictures are important to these missionaries so we always sat for a group photo at the end of every conference. We loved these zone conferences. It was a very spiritual experience as we listened to the young missionaries share their experiences and feelings about their mission.
Once the water and oil are drained off they go into these tanks where the oil rises to the top. 
The oil is put through filters and is then drained off into bottles. This woman was filling bottles with olive oil. This process is not mechanized as you can see. 
This is the finished product. She told us that you should only buy virgin or extra virgin oil. If you buy a cheaper product your oil will be made from the stuff that falls on the floor or is left over after all the pressing is done. Ugh. 
Of course, we stopped in the gift shop and tasted the oil and bought some hand cream. These are our new friends in Mendoza. Seniors like us, serving in South America. 
These murals decorated the grounds of the olive factory and some of them are award winning. 
Now it is time to go to lunch. In South America the presentation of food is always lovely. 
Here is the group of us enjoying a lovely lunch on a cold day in Mendoza. Least you think that all we ever do is play in South America, now we will share some work pictures. 
Please meet Elder and Sister Arce. They are in their 80's and are sad that this will be their last mission because of age and poor health. They are very dear friends of Elder Scott of the quorum of apostles. Elder Arce is one of the key builders of the church in South America and is considered a modern day pioneer in church history in Argtentina. We were honored to meet them. 
Elder Arce is a singer and entertained us during our lunch break. He was dressed in a goucho outfit. 
Elder Riggs who has competed in the Weiser, Idaho fiddle contests teamed up with Elder Arce. It was a rare treat. Elder Riggs is completing his mission in a few weeks.
Here is one zone of the three zones we visited. Pictures are important to these missionaries so we always sat for a group photo at the end of every conference. We loved these zone conferences. It was a very spiritual experience as we listened to the young missionaries share their experiences and feelings about their mission. 
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Very interesting. I will be sure to buy extra virgin Olive Oil from now on! Yikes.
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