Our Mission

Transfer Week November 4-6, 2013. Departing Missionaries!

Our going home batch, from the left Elders Seggay, Hansen, Cello,

Howes, Sister Buduan, Elders Thompson and Burton, Me, Elder

Adams, President, Elders Ah Wong, Alvaro, Kartchner, Torculas,

and Tolentino. We will miss them so much!

We are pictured here with Elder Revillo. He and Elder Manzon

went home a little earlier so didn't get in the batch picture.

Here we are with Elder Manzon...

We had to get a picture with all the Elders with suits! Aren't they

handsome. It's too bad that it's too hot to wear them here! They

sure look more professional, huh?

We are pictured here with Elder Alvaro and his family that came to

pick him up! From the left, his 14 yr. old brother, Father, Mother,

Me, President, Elder Alavro and his 17 yr. old brother.

What a nice family! It was nice to visit with them!

Getting ready to walk with the luggage to the bus stop...

Sister Buduan was the only Sister going home this time! That
made it kind of hard on her to not have a regular companion!

Here we go!! Elder Howes leading the way with Elder Merriam
close behind him!

We are walking to the bus stop at the end of the road!

And here we wait for the right bus to come! Back and from the left

is Elders Thompson, Burton and Adams, then, Elders Tolentino,

Hansen, Cello Seggay and Howes.

Elder Alvaro and his family are waving goodbye!

Waiting...

The bus has arrive!

Hugs goodbye... Elder Adams... with Elder Burton looking on...

More hugs...Elder Thompson...

I don't normally get to hug the Elders. However, I hug them

goodbye! I am giving Elder Thompson a hug. Elders Tolentino,

Seggay and Cello standing by. Elder Ah Wong is back by

the bus, seeing that his luggage gets loaded on the bus!

Loading up the bus!

Elders Tolentino and Seggay getting their luggage on!

We can see Elder Thompson and Elder Cello waving goodbye!

I'm not sure, but it looks like President is shedding a few tears as

the bus is loaded and taking off!

We always have a Family Home Evening the night before the

Missionaries depart! They all bore such strong testimonies. It

helps so much to get to see the growth and strength they have

acquired during their mission! We have confidence that they will

continue to serve, feast upon the words of Christ and remain

faithful... We love them all!

Mission Presidents Seminar October, 2013 Manila

This is the new batch of Mission Presidents and their wives as of

July, 2013. They've been out almost 4 months...President and

Sister Balledos (Baguio mission), President and Sister Torres

(Butuan mission), President and Sister Bulseco (Cagayan de Oro

mission), President and SisterRahlf (Cauayan mission), President

and Sister Tanner (Cebu East mission), President and Sister Tye

(Cavite mission), President and Sister Reeder (Naga mission),

and President and Sister Revillo (Quezon City missiona).

President and Sister Guanzon somehow missed getting in the

picture...They must have already gone into the temple! We had

the great privilege of attending the temple one afternoon during

the seminar! We sure enjoyed that! I miss going to the temple!

President George Peterson and Elder Mark Ferrin (our In-field
Representative) were mission companions in the Philippines over
40 years ago! It is a sweet experience that they can work together
again here!

We had a wonderful cultural event on the evening after the
temple. It was very well done by different Youth and Young
Single adults from around the different missions close to Manila.
Elder Neil L. Anderson and Elder Whitney Clayton and his wife
attended the show and really enjoyed it.