Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Zone Interviews July 2013

Zone Interviews
This is such a great time to get to see all of the missionaries over
a period of about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks.  We usually go to two zones 
a day.  This time we had Marinduque come from their island to 
Lucena so we could get them all done in the same place.  It 
worked really well.  They started out separate so the zone leaders 
could do their workshops in their zones.  Then, they came 
together for the Assistance to do their workshop for both zones. 
Meanwhile, President is pulling them out one at a times for 
interviews.  The zone leaders taught about setting goals and doing 
weekly planning to achieve them.  The Assistants did their 
workshop on daily planning.  At the end, I talked to them about 
their Area books and how to keep them neat and orderly and
to update them every day so they can keep track of their 
investigator's progress.  This is important for the missionaries who
will come to that area in the future.  This helps the work to be 
effective and that no one gets lost.

This was a big group...Lucena and Marinduque combined...
Front row from the left, Elders Orro, Pulido, Burton, Pascua,
Delfin, Tabbilos, Bandoy, Sembrano, Abad, and Caling. 
Middle row, Sisters Nabus, Mecham, Wilkes, Ombao, Cayanan,
Carmichael, Hellewell, Basa, Maka and McKinney. Back row,
Elders Clark, Bugarin, Mallari, Najorda, Silvoza, Dela Cruz, 
Dela Pena,McMillan, Jones (behind), Alinsoot, Espaldon, 
Sembrano,Villador, Leavitt, Lalangan and Viloria.

Elder Pascua looking on while seated are Sisters Buduan and 
Ombao, Elder Abad, Sister Teaotai, Villador, Alinsoot, Silvoza
and McMillan. 

Elders Burton, McMillan and Pascua.

Elders Caling, Jones, Clark, Viloria and Lanlangan.

Our Assistant, Elder Burton, giving advise to all the Sisters! :-)
Sisters Hellewell, Wilkes, Mecham and McKinney.  In the back 
are Elders, Sembrano, Villador and Silvosa.

This is just a random picture to show that we were there! :-) From
the left is Elders Sembrano, Villador, Me, Elder Hansen, Sister
Hansen, Elder Silvoza, Elder and Sister Gines and Elder Abad.

He is a good shot of the Assistants to the President giving their
workshop at the Batangas Zone.  They are teaching them how
to do their daily planning more effectively using the 12 steps on 
page 2 of their daily planners...

They seem very attentive to the training they are receiving from 
the Assistants... We can see Elders Sinilong, Peck and Sasagi on 
the front row...then Elders Torio, Collado picking through, 
Edvalson,and Pacunla.  In the far back is Elders Clarke 
and Pesamino.

Instead of practice teaching this time, they did a practicing daily
planning in each of the companionship's...

Here is one of the Assistants listening and giving pointers, as 
needed to Sisters Price and Niupalau...

This was after their practice...Elders Clarke, Slater (back to us),
and Elder Sinilong, Sisters Price and Niupalau, and it looks
like the side view of Elder Pesamino...

Sister Price, me and Sister Niupalau stopping for a picture before
we leave...

Another fun day with the Siniloan Zone for interviews and 
workshops!  From the left Elders Kartchner, Burton, Sister
Tua'one, Sister Hansen in the far back, Elders Bulan, Bacyan,
Sister Marino, Elders Figuration, Dait, Pascua, Sisters Ortiola
and Cowley...


Again, Sisters Cowley and Ortiola, Elders Bacyan, Kartchner, 
Stephenson, Figuration, Inlayo, Maiz, and Dait...

Zone Leaders in Santa Cruz Zone, Elders Brewer and Revillo, are
giving their workshop...Elder and Sister Gines are joining them on
the back row, far right side...  These Zone Leaders did a great
job teaching their Zone about weekly planning...

Here they are with two of the Sisters in their zone, Sisters
Lacanients and Sister Lamosa...

Elder Burton ins helping Elders Malit and Talanoa... Elder and 
Sister Gines are doing their own studying... They love to come to
these things and bring food and feed everyone a meal.  That day
it was fresh green beans cooked with bacon and fresh onions, 
a tasty pasta with ground beef and red sauce and a yummy fresh
fruit salad...so nice and so delicious!

Elder and Sister Hansen were good sports and we drug them 
around to all the zones.  He does reimbursements for the 
missionaries who have spent money for medical needs, apartment
needs or other approved items for reimbursing them.  Doesn't 
Elder look so happy and excited?

After dinner clean up time!

I'm impressed he knows how to fold up a tablecloth? :-) 
Elder Burton...

The two in the middle are very new and being trained by their
companions...Sister Padua is training Sister Wilson and Sister
Rasmussen is being trained by Sister Umiten.

I am pictured here with Sister Lacanienta and her trainer/
companion, Sister Meti.

Here I am with one of the Sister Training Leaders, 
Sister Lamosa.

 and This is Sister Lamosa's companion, Sister Pitman with 
President and I...

Cabuyao Zone...

Elder Layugan, Sisters Wardrom and De Castro, Elders Rayos,
Lalo, Manzon and Carino.

Sister Snow and Sister Macariola look like they are getting some
good advice from Elder Hansen and Sister Hansen is looking on.

This is the Cabuyao Zone...Down in front is Elder Guba, Sisters 
Wardrom, De Castro, Elders Ayap, Rayos, and Carino.  Back 
from the left is Sisters Macariola, Snow, Narciso, Banzali, Smart, 
Hoffman, Balcita and Anderson, Elders Bayubay, Wanoa, Burton, 
Cordova, Sarmiento, Meniano, Pascua, Manzon, Merriam, Lalo,
Salisbury and Layugan.

This is President and I with Sister Balcita...she was late getting 
here so we didn't get a picture with her...so, 
we made up for it! :-)

Here's Lopez Zone.  As you can see, there are no sisters in this
Zone.  This picture is taken after interviews and workshops and 
they are gathered around Elder Hansen for reimbursements! In
front is Elder Hansen and Elders Comamao, Tagulao, Sollano, 
and Hunter.  In the back, Elders Nerza, Capinpin, Biala, Koloa, 
Caballa, De Leon, Mendoza, Polatis, Shepherd, Williamson, 
Taukei'aho and Tavita.


President giving some friendly advice to Elder Tavita... :-)

Elders Shepherd, Williamson and Taukei'aho after workshops.































Monday, July 29, 2013

Interesting Fruits of the Philippines

RAMBUTAN
This is Rambutan. They grow in clusters on a large, beautiful tree...
 I spent a lot of time rinsing and soaking to get rid of the ants that 
love to gather on Rambutan because it is so sweet. You might be 
asking, "How do you eat that hairy (or spiky) looking fruit?" 
I will show you...

The bristles are soft and flexible...

This is how it looks as you peel it open...

Here's the stack of peelings in the sink...

Here's the tasty results...a bowl full for President... :-)

MANGOSTEEN
This is our personal favorite (next to mango, of course!)

You just slice off the top like this... Now you would cut into it and 
pull it apart to reveal the delicious, white fruit inside...

...like this...

It has sections... The big sections have a seed to deal with but the
small sections you just chew them up!  They are sweet and
delectable!

This is Lansones...

This is to show the size compared to my hands...

I cut off the end but I ended up with sticky hands...

This is a peeled one...

Rubi showed me how to do it so I don't get the sticky fingers...

Langsat (Lansium domesticum) fruit
This is a picture from the internet...

























Sunday, July 28, 2013

Mission Leaders Council July 12, 2013

Mission Leaders Council
I always seem to get pictures when we are eating!

The Assistants to the President are sitting at this table with some 
of the Zone Leaders...From the lefts, Elders Figuracion, Revillo, 
Brewer, Burton (AP), Illustrisimo, Pascua (AP), and Kartchner.

This table has Elders Alvaro, Thompson, Merriam, Salisbury, 
Mac Millen, Adams and Clark. All of them are Zone Leaders.

This table has all of our Sister Trainer Leaders.  We are so glad to
have their input on these Council meetings!  From the left, Sister
Macariola, Folau, Snow, Asuncion, Cayanan, Lamosa, Pitman
and Carmichael.

More Zone leaders, Elders Tolentino, Biala, Silvosa, Edvalson, 
Viloria, Collado and Cabacungan.  I feel bad that Elder Tagulao 
wasn't in this picture! I'm not sure where he was!?

Here's Sister and Elder Hansen, Me, President sitting with the 
Office Elders...Elders Howes and Minguel.