We would like to make this part of Elder Ridge's experience interactive so we want your vote (Details of how to vote at the end of this posting). As Elder Ridge arrives in Lima, he will meet with his Mission President and will be assigned somewhere in his mission. His mission, for those who don't know, is a huge mass of land that ranges from the coast to the Amazon Basin. Based on what we know about the mission, we understand there are 3 basic types of assisgnment areas for a missionary in his mission.
"The City" as pictured to the right. This is a portion of the mission that is north of Lima and is along the coast and west of the Andes.
"The Tourist Jungle" as seen to the left. This area is East of the Andes and is considered jungle but not quite part of the Amazon basin. The picture to the left is of Tarapoto that is a large city in this type of area.
"The Deep Jungle" as pictured to the right. This is the city of Iquitos is the largest city in the world that can only be reached by plane or boat. There are no roads into this city and is in the middle of the Amazon basin with the Amazon river running along side the city.
Now it is time for you to vote. Where do you think Elder Ridge will have his first assignment. Will it be "The City" or "The Tourist Jungle" or will it be "The Deep Jungle". You can register your vote by clicking on comments at the bottom of this post. Type in your vote and any other comments in the comment section. Stay tuned for both the answer and who guessed correctly.
6 comments:
Congratulations to Elder Ridge's success in Arizona and his departure to Peru. I know he will be a great missionary!
My vote is that he will serve in the city for the first few months of his mission, just a wild guess!
Theresa Hyde
MM to Elder Derek Hyde
We hope he soon follows Elder Ridge to Peru.
That's so cool. I'll let Elder Layton know. He just got to Peru last week and has already been having some INCREDIBLE experiences. I know how excited Elder Ridge must be right now.
I'll take a wild guess and say that Elder Ridge will go to Iquitos right off the bat. But the important thing is that he is on his way to Peru!
Of course the wild card in all of this is the fact that so many Bolivian Elders have recently been reassigned to Peru.
I agree with Theresa. I think they will keep him in the city for a little while....
Did he meet up with Elder Peterson's mom at the airport? Sure hope so.
Take care,
Love Gwen Rich
(Elder Rich's mom)
I know Elder Ridge really wants to go to the deep jungle. However, I think most new missionaries start in the city. However with all the new Bolivian missionaries I am going to guess the city is crowded so my vote is for the tourist jungle.
Scott and I think that he will serve in city just because we don't think new missionaries are put out in the middle of nowhere in the deep jungle unless they can handle the language pretty good. Out in the deep jungle, there is no help in learning the language and we are sure there are different dialects.
Well i guessed he was going to Peru before his call, and i will also say deep jungle. no body know mike Better than the Lord but i'm gonna say i'm pretty close to that.
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