David Watson has been called to serve a two year mission to the Paraguay, Asunción Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and will report to the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah on January 6, 2010. While in Paraguay, David will be teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to its inhabitants.

Paraguay is known as the “Heart” of South America, being located in the center of the continent. There are approximately 6.8 million people who live in the country with about 520,000 living in the city of Asunción. Asunción is one of the oldest cities in South America, being founded on September 16, 1541, and is the capital of Paraguay. The summer climate, from October till March, is hot and humid. With the amount of walking required of missionaries, physical and spiritual health is important to maintain continued success. The countryside is green and open. Oxen or horses pulling carts down rock covered roads are a daily sight. Alongside animal driven carts are luxury vehicles and large Mercedes Benz trucks laden with produce and/or other cargo.

The Asunción mission covers part of the city of Asunción and the southern part of Paraguay.

David was born in Burbank, California and moved to Piru, California in the spring of 2000. He graduated from Fillmore High School in June 2009 and is currently majoring in Mathematics at Brigham Young University. David will defer his college education for two years until he returns from Paraguay.

Michael Watson has been called to serve a two year mission in the Argentina, Buenos Aires North Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and will report to the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah on January 6, 2010. Mike will spend his two years teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to those he comes in contact with.

Argentina is the second largest country in South America with over 36 million in population. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land. Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. The generally temperate climate ranges from subtropical in the north to sub polar in the far south. The north is characterized by very hot, humid summers with mild drier winters, and is subject to periodic droughts. The southern regions have warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall, especially in mountainous zones. The hottest and coldest temperature extremes recorded in South America have occurred in Argentina. A record high temperature of 120.4 °F, was recorded in 1920 while the lowest temperature recorded was −38 °F in 1972.

The Buenos Aires North mission covers the northern part of Buenos Aires (and surrounding cities) and the southern tip of Argentina.

Mike was born in Burbank, California and moved to Piru, California in the spring of 2000. He graduated from Fillmore High School in June 2009 and is currently attending Brigham Young University. Mike will defer his college education for two years until he returns from Argentina.