Christmas Zone Conference December 2012

Fun Christmas gift for President... :-)

Elders Mendoza, Rosario, Natividad and Silvosa...

Elders Navarro, Diaz, Ocuaman, Sisters Begontes, Marino, 

Lamosa, Padua, Ayap, Bayubay and Bendiola. Elder Eyre is

standing in the background...

Elders Najorda, Seggay, Bandoy, Polatis, Ano-Os, Viloria,

Pablico, Ignacio, Manzon and Howes.

Elders Carino, Smith, Sisters Buduan, Andersen, Sagaysay,

Harris, Hadley, Cayanan and Elder Merriam.

Elders Oliva, Pesamino, Libutti, Palavi, Trapsi, Cook, Burton,

and Adams...

Elders Comamao, Shepherd, Dait, Spezia, Guba, Cabacungan,

Nerza, and Sembrano.

Elder and Sister Packer, Me, Elder Ocuaman (standing), 

President, Elders Ignacio (standing), Diaz, Silvosa (standing), 

Sister Wagner, Sister and Elder Smith.

Great little musical production written by Elder Diaz and 

starring Elder Merriam...actually they were all stars! :-)

Nice Christmas song...

Cute skit...

Fun games... 12 days of Christmas...

More of the 12 days of Christmas...

Gifts...

More gifts...

Happy receiving of gifts... :-)

Christmas Zone Conference December 2012

Elders Bayla, Bactad, Collado, Cabacungan, Dela Rosa 

and Saunders.

Elders Guyer, Tagulao, Alvaro, Tabbilos, Revillo, Dait, Orro, 

Nemenzo, and Bandiola.  Elder Cabacungan in the back 

holding up hands!

Elders Sagagi, Naeata, Delfin, Capulac, Nance, Mac Millen, 

and Lucila.

Sisters Basa, Ortiola, Donato, Pacampara, Taobure, Pitman, 

Salon, Yorro and Agustin

Elders Eyre, Lalo, Hurst, Malit, Geranimo, and Ah Wong. Elder 

Sauders is standing in the back...  

Elders Lacson, Dela Pena, Maiz, Rivera, Illustrisimo, Cello, Boyd, 

Pioquinte and Knight.

Sister Packer, Me, President, Sister and Elder Smith and Sister

Douglas.

Yes, you are seeing it right...It's a pig.  They call it, Lechon...

Sister Douglas leading the Lucena Zone in a song...12 days of

Christmas!

A funny skit...

A nice song... 

Another nice song with Elder Sasagi reading the Scriptures...

The Christmas gift exchange.

Outgoing and Incoming Missionaries! Transfer Week, December, 2012

Three of our missionaries going home...Elders Eldridge, Brown 

and Glenn.  All three were really great missionaries!  We will miss

them so much!

Here's the whole bunch going home.  It is really hard to let go of

our missionaries.  From the left, Elder Campbell, President 

(looking for the bus!) Elders Eldridge and Glenn, Me, Elder

Pascua, Elder Brown, Sister Campbell, Elders Abendanio

and Galutera.

Elders Navarro (AP, getting new assignment this week), Brown,

Pascua and Abendanio.

Elder Eldridge, President, Elders Brown and Glenn!

This is Sister and Elder Campbell as we dropped them off at their

hotel before going home in the morning!  We hated to see them

go! They arrived in the mission just days after we got here!  They

were such great sports as we were learning our duties!  What

a blessing they were to us!  We miss them already!!

Some of our new missionaries that we picked up at the airport.

They are the foreigners...Elder Clarke from Australia, 

Elder Slater from Utah and Sister Andersen from Idaho...

with President! 

Here is the new batch...missing one...Elder Pal.  He left with his

companion to get to his area before I could get the picture!  I

will have to get a picture when they come back for more training

next month! (January) From the left, Elders Dela Pena and 

Carina, Sister Molar, Elder Cambe, Sister Andersen, Elder 

Comamao, Elder Slater, Sister Ortiola, Elder Clarke, Me,

Elder Sinilong and President.

Here is Elder Pal who is missing in the group photo...with me and

President...

This is a photo taken at the training meeting after transfer day.

more... 

and more...

This is our new couple, Elder and Sister Smith.  They are taking

the place of the Campbells on the island of Mindoro.  They are a 

delightful couple with a great attitude and a lot of energy.

This is a picture of Elder and Sister Smith on our way back from

Nasugbu where we attended church their first Sunday!  This is

going through Tagaytay...I was trying to get the volcano in the 

background and this picture turned out much too dark!

This picture is taken facing the other direction.  You can see their

happy faces!!

Visit to MRC and Wedding Reception

Here we are visiting Elder Palavi at the Missionary Recovery

Center (MRC).  He injured his foot playing basketball and he had

to have surgery. :-(

Brother Spencer Abangan brought a friend, Barbie and visited 

with Elder Palavi also.  Spencer is a Returned Missionary 

from out mission.

Spencer and Elder Palavi...

Here is the Merdegias' son with his new wife at their reception in

Manila.  Beautiful couple.

A close up of the bride and groom...

Zone Leaders Council, December, 2012

Giving their reports and counseling together for the new training 

plan.