Transfer Week/New Incoming Missionaries April 23-24, 2014

Our next batch of fine missionaries...Elder Coloma, Sister Paulo,
Elder Encinares, Sister Karawa, Elders Sison, Bulo, President,
Elders Minas, Fernandez, Me, Elders Farley, Villamor, Sister
Lero, Elders Vaitohi, Costales and Lopez.

Waiting for orientation, Elders Costales, Fernandez, Villamor, 

Sison, Encinares, and Farley.  Don't they look excited?!

Here's the other half of the room... Elders Encinares, Farley,

Vaitohi, Lopez, Coloma (closing the door), Bulos (playing

the piano) and Minas.

Here we are with Sister Paulo...

...with Sister Karawa...

...with Sister Lero...

...with Elder Farley...

Elder Encinares...

Elder Fernandez...

Elder Sison...

Elder Lopez...

Elder Coloma...

Elder Costales...

Elder Bulos...

Elder Villamor...

Elder Vaitohi...

...and Elder Minas.

Transfer Week/Departing Missionaries April 20-22, 2014

Again, parting is such "sweet sorrow"!  We are always sad to have

missionaries leave, but are excited for their future endeavors!

Pictured here is Elder Viloria, Sister Banzali, President, Elder

Capulac, Me, Elder Inlayo, Sister Andersen and Elder Pablico.

It is always a bit of a chore getting luggage ready for the trip 

home...especially those flying.  They can't go over a certain 

weight and they often have to decide what to leave behind! :-(

Elder Capulac is sitting on the sofa, Sisters Malig and Banzali 

are standing with Elders Pablico and Viloria squatting down with

their luggage, working hard!  Elder Inlayo with his famous pose!

In the background, you see Elder Boyd talking with his new 

companion and fellow Assistant to President, Elder Valdez.

President and Sister Andersen are visiting in the far background.

The missionaries get to call home to make sure they are going to 

be picked up at the airport or bus terminal.  Sister Andersen is 

doing that in this picture.

Another angle of those missionaries working to get their stuff ready.

Elder Hansen is visiting with the office elders about this weeks 

duties, etc. Elders Talanoa, Hansen, Reynolds and Ano-Os. Elder

Talanoa is being trained to take Elder Ano-Os' place in the office.

We will miss Elder Ano-Os!! He did a wonderful job and he is 

always so happy and kind!

Sister Malig is going home early for a medical release.  She is

such a sweet sister!  We will miss her.  We hope she recovers

quickly!

Train the Trainers April 17, 2014

General Conference April 12-13, 2014

We attended General Conference in San Pablo Stake Center on

Saturday and Sunday at Santa Cruz and Cabuyao stakes...

One of our returned missionaries showed up there with a girlfriend.

This is Elder (Brother) Biala!  We miss him! I know...his girlfriend

looks very young.  She's 21 and even prettier in person!

Zone Interviews April 2014

Lucena/Marinduque Zone Interviews

I know... it doesn't really "Match the Message", but these Sisters 

just wanted me to give a "ninja" pose with them!  From the left, 

Sister Aotriz, Me, Sisters Rasmussen and Cowley.  They are all 

Sister Training Leaders! :-)

I am here in the middle of Sister Lisaca and Brown.  They are a 

sweet, hard-working companionship!

Elders Mallari and Strobelt are posing with me here.  I think a lot 

of the missionaries are feeling our time is short and want some 

remembrances! President was still finishing up interviews! 

Interview Workshops:

The Zone Leaders passed along all the counsel and training they 

received in MLC... I gave a workshop concerning the AU file...

That is the Address Unknown File. It's a list of members that have

been in the different branches and wards in our missions, whose

names were sent back to the church records as unknown or not 

living there...but some are still there and so our missionaries are 

taking names from their areas and looking for them to find out if

they are still there, or moved away (and where to) or if they have 

passed away.  I did a PowerPoint using much of President 

Monson's counsel about going "To the Rescue".  The Assistants

 did a workshop concerning finding new investigators.  Teach 

when you find and find when you teach!

President had them all come up with a "Vision" for their areas. 

After the first couple of Zones, he gave a little training about 

increasing their faith, expanding the visions and stretching to

reach higher goals...with greater faith.

New Missionary Checkup Training April, 2014

Baptism in Lipa April 2014

Lipa 1st Ward Baptism

Sisters Richman, Balcita, Buckley, Kekauoha, Me, Tatay Boy 

(nickname), Sisters Ika and Leon and President.  This was such a

nice service.  These sisters all sang a beautiful song, accompanied

by the talented, Sister Kekauoha! :-)

Lipa District Meeting April, 2014

Lipa District 1

Sisters Rasmussen, Hingano, Buckley, Ika, Leon, Balcita, Ott, 

Dicen, Kekauoha, Richman and Elders Tabillos and Garcia.

Mission Leaders Council April, 2014

MLC

Front row, Sisters Aotriz, Cowley, Warburton, Lacanieta, 

President, Me, Sisters Balcita, Ika, Baird, Wilkes, Tua'One and 

Malig. Middle row, Elders Pelayo, Hansen, Mallari, Polatis, 

Spezia, McMillan, Capulac and Kaloa. Back row, Elders Malit, 

Boyd, Torio, Bodkin, Bayubay, Rivera, Slater, Valdez, Aguilar, 

Bacyan, Merrill, Johnson, Inlayo and Abad.

Zone Conference March 25-27, 2014

Cabuyao Zone

Front row, Elders Slater and Valdez (Zone Leaders), Elders

Milligan, Calianga, DeSosa and Daranciang.  Middle row, Elder 

and Sister Jackson, Elder and Sister Hansen, Elder and Sister

Papa, Elder and Sister Smith, Sisters Darasin and Cassinat.

Siniloan Zone

Front row, Elder and Sister Jackson, Elder and Sister Hansen, 

Elder and Sister Papa and Elder and Sister Smith. Back row,

Sisters Temaaka, Burnham, Tabokai, De Castro, Elders Javier, 

Acain, Kauvaka, Bryson, Minguel, Taguiam, Bodkin, Torio, 

Langi and Viloria.

Santa Cruz Zone

Front row, Elders Villarosa, Harding, Capulac (ZL), Kaloa (ZL).

Middle row, Elder and Sister Jackson, Elder and Sister Hansen, 

Elder and Sister Papa and Elder and Sister Smith, Sisters Baird

and Wilkes. Back row, Sisters Mahoni, Lorente, Reed, Kinikini,

Seastrand, Baguio, Elders Dela Cruz, Wise, Benosa, Comamao,

Caballa and Mata.

San Pablo Zone

Front row, Elders Estolano, Layugan, Branzuela, Tupou,

Lipa Zone

Batangas Zone

Mindoro Zone

Lucena Zone

Marinduque Zone

Lopez Zone

Siniloan District Conference, March 22-23

I love the Sisters from the Siniloan Disrict!

Our missionary sisters are with us in this picture. Sisters Temaaka 

and Burnham.

Don't you like the way her son sneeked in 

this picture?

A couple of young women wanted a quick photo 

with me!  They love to take pictures in 

the Philippines!

I love to get pictures of them, too!

Sweet family...

Aren't these children beautiful?  They are waiting 

in a tricycle waiting for their parents to 

take them home.

I had some good visits while waiting for President.

With this Sister too!  Sorry there are so many

pictures with me in it!

Church attendance in Calauan March 16, 2014

Beautiful People in the Philippines!

A lovely family in the Calauan Ward of the 

San Pablo Stake.

Another Sweet family in their tricycle, getting ready

to go home.

Many of the children in the Philippines enjoy getting

their picture taken...

Others do not... :-)