Miscellaneous Pictures January 2014

Our Dear Spencer Abanggan came for a visit. It's always good to

see him.  He told us he is planning to marry Barbie soon after she

returns from working on the cruise ship!  It will be in the Manila

temple before we leave!  We are excited about that!

This was a family from Sariaya who were just sealed in the temple.

Elder and Sister Douglas got to witness the sealing!

Elders Lalo and Villador are with Elder Villador's Uncle, who was

picking them up to give a ride to the bus station for going home!

We will miss them!

This is one of the missionaries who came to us from Tacloban,

Elder Usario.  He is headed back to his mission in Tacloban. He

is in the first batch of missionaries going back.  We will miss him! 

He is a sweet missionary!

We saw these horses trotting down the highway as we were 

waiting for a bus!

Elder Cambinian, one of our Tacloban missionaries went home for

medical reasons and hopes to come back and finish his mission.

That will be in Tacloban... We'll miss him.

Not a great picture...That's what happens sometimes when 

someone takes a picture and is not used to the iPad. 

We are visiting Canlubang Ward with Sisters Burt. Finau, Darasin,

Me, Sister Meti, President and a sweet family that we have gotten

to know in the Ward there.  Great people!

BAPTISM IN LOS BANOS

Sisters Abubo and Kekauoha, with their new convert and his 4 yr.

old daughter, Me, and President...at the baptism.

Sister Kekauoho on the keyboard and Sister Kerr on the Violin. 

They played prelude, special musical number suring the baptism.

JONNEL PASCUA AND PRINCESS LIAHONA BOCOBO 

GARCIA WEDDING IN MANILA TEMPLE

The happy couple just coming out of the temple after their sealing.

I had to include this picture with President in it to show that we 

actually attended the wedding! For some reason, we didn't 

get a picture of us with them.  That made me sad.

 The happy couple!!

This is the bride and groom with Jonnel's family. 

Bride and groom are pictured with the bride's family.

Mission Leaders Council January 2014

This is a practice Ward/Branch Council Meeting.  It was good for

the missionaries to practice how one of these Council meeting 

should be run... And how to help it be an effective meeting getting 

the members more involved in Hastening the Work of Salvation.

The Mission Leaders Council...Front row, Sisters Ika, Ortiola, 

Aotriz, Narsico, Me, President, Sisters Asuncion, Anderson,
Umiten and Hadley. Middle row, Elders Caling, Manalili,
McMillan, Minguel,Pangilinan, Bayubay, Capulac, Valdez, Bacyan
and Johnson. Back row, Elders Malit, Quinco, Merriam, Crockett,
Biala, Torio, Bodkin, Polatis, Hansen, Boyd, Inlayo and Slater.

Miscelaneous Pictures for December, 2013 & January, 2014

Rogelio, Christine, President and I are here in the mission home

during the Holidays!  It was so good to have them come!  

They're engaged!  They are talking of March...at the Manila 

temple, which means we can attend!!  We are so happy for both

of them!  They are a wonderful couple.  He was one of our 

Assistants to the President and she is from one of our Districts 

here, so President set her apart when she left and released her 

when she finished her mission!

Sister Teaotai at the MRC (Missionary Recovery Center). She had 

to go home early for a medical release.  What a happy sister 

that got along well with everyone!

This is President and I with Sister Teaotai and Hellewell at the 

MRC.  They stayed there while they were having doctors 

appointments and lab work to figure out their problems and try

to help them get better so they could function.  Sister Hellewell is 

another happy sister.  She was a hard working missionary and

she ended up going home with a medical release, also.

Sister Hellewell and Sister Teaotai were good friends.  They were

in the same apartment, but each had a different companion.

Sisters Teaotai and Dayao at the MRC.  Sister Dayao was also 

having medical issues that needed addressing.  She ended up with 

an early medical release also! :-( So sad...

Dinner with Mission Office & Couples, December 2013

Gifts from the Office Elders and President's Assistants.  Sister 

Hansen got a little notebook and brownie mix and Elder Hansen

got a little megaphone...

I am showing off my new apron Harness the Power of Cookies!

President got this T-shirt that says "I Love Sariaya"... Which is a

joke because he "hates" the traffic in Sariaya and we have to drive

through it to get to a lot of places.

Skits and Games at Christmas Zone Conference. 2013

Batangas Zone Skit.  They had a great song that they acted out.

Sister Niupalau, Elders Kaifoto, Richards Nielson and Kaafi.

Sister Banzali is giving last minute directors instruction to her 

Lipa zone-mates.

Sister Reed and Elder Pacunla are showing the skit scene 

information.

The background singers in between scenes... Elders Caling, 

Maguale, Sisters Seastrand and Banzali...Elder Reynolds on stage.

Elder Reynolds (playing the part of President Peterson), Sister

Ortiola (acting as me), Elders Leavitt and Abad are Elders hoping

to talk with President Peterson...

The interview... :-)

Another one of the scenes...