Shopping experience...

This is a sign above the toilet in a bathroom stall in the public

restroom of the SM Department Store at the SM Mall in the 

city of Lipa where Sister Packer and I were shopping!

"Only in the Philippines!" lol!

Siniloan Zone Interviews October 2012

SINILOAN ZONE

I feel really bad...We missed getting a picture of Elders Jones and

Capulac in Paete area apartment.  We went to their apartment 

for interviews but forgot to take a picture with them!!! 

This is the Paete apartment's kitchen.  That apartment is very 

tiny, dark and musty!  We told them to look for another 

apartment!  It doesn't look bad in pictures, but it is!

This is our sweet Sisters Agustin and Meti. They are hard working 

missionaries and they take good care of their apartment in Pakil. 

Here is the Pakil apartment kitchen...It would be nice to have

upper cabinets!

These are the Zone Leaders in the Siniloan 1 apartment, 

Elders Basco and Libutti.  It is a nice big apartment and 

it was nicely kept.

I took this picture while sitting on a sofa in the living room...

Here is their kitchen...

This is their dining room, which also has another kitchen counter

space in it!...

I couldn't resist taking a picture of this refrigerator magnet of 

Elder Basco!  I love it!!  (...even thought it's blurry!)

We are with Elders Ah Wong and Navarro in the Siniloan 2 

apartment.  It is a small apartment, but right by the church.  It

seems to be a nice safe area.

This is the small kitchen area in Siniloan 2 apartment...

Sisters Buduan and Narciso are a beautiful companionship.  They

are both so happy and just want to be good missionaries!

Here I am talking with the Sisters about their Area Books...

Here is the Pakil apartment kitchen. They improvise with 

whatever they can to stay organized, even with no upper cabinets!

We  missed going to the Infanta area...President had already 

interviewed them...Elder Tupou and Elder Johnson are there!

Cute Twin Boys

These twin boys were sitting in the frozen yogurt shop having their

own dish.  As I walked in to take the picture they stop eating and

just stared!  They kind of looked like they were ready to fall 

asleep!  They were so cute!!

Lucena Zone Interviews. October 2012

LUCENA ZONE

We had a good time with Elders Rosario and Clark.in their

Pagbilao apartment in Lucena Zone. After finishing Lopez Zone in 

the evening, we visited a couple of the apartments in Lucena Zone 

which we were visiting the next day...Pagbilao and 

Lucena 3 apartments.

This is Elder Kartchner and Elder Lahom in Lucena 3 apartment.

They were good sports to let us come the night before we were 

expected to visit!  Elder Kartchner is training Elder Lahom and

doing a great job!

First thing Friday morning (7:30 a.m.), we visited the Lucena

Zone Leaders in Lucena 1 apartment.  Elder Nance and Elder

Naeata are hard working missionaries.

Elder Figuration just got transferred to Lucena 2 to finished 

training Elder Bactad.  I am sure that is going to work out well.

They are both good missionaries with strong desires to serve well.

Sister Huni and Sister Salon are serving well in Barra.  Both 

sisters are a sweet as can be!

Elders Collado and Cabacungan are enjoying their time serving in

Mauban.  They work well together!

These two sisters are always so happy and excited about their

service!  This is Sisters Snow and Calla!  Their apartment in

Tayabas is clean, organized and a cheerful place to be! Sister 

Snow is training sister Calla.

This is Elders Waga and De Guia in Lucban. Don't you love Elder

Waga's smile?  Poor Elder De Guia wasn't feeling well that day!

This is Elders Hurst and Dela Rosa in Sariaya.  They have a nice

apartment and they keep it very clean and orderly.  Elder Hurst

shared his pistachios that his mother sent! Yum! 

Even though the Assistants to the President are not in the pictures,

they are with us, doing a great job teaching a short workshop 

to each of the missionaries individually.  I had to add this shot of 

them in the Sariaya apartment!

Nice stairway in the Sariaya apartment...

...And this is their nice clean kitchen...

Pretty nice CR too!  A CR is a Comfort Room, which is

the Philippine name for bathroom or restroom.

This is Sisters Taobure and Pruden in Candelaria.  Sister Pruden

has been doing a wonderful job training Sister Taobure...Very

sweet sisters!  We are all kind of laughing in the picture because 

President posed for the picture with a sucker in his mouth! :-)

This is Elders Abad and De Leon is their nice new apartment 

in San Juan...

I was impressed with this nice clean and organized kitchen!

Lopez Zone Interviews, October 2012

LOPEZ ZONE

We are outside of the Antimonan apartment with Sister Roque 

and Nabus right next to our new mission van.  

We are in the Malinao area apartment with Elders Hansen and

Najorda.  Both of these elders are so kind and get along so well.

I had another picture, but decided to use this one because it shows

that we are having fun along the way!  This is Elders Kleinlein and

Sasagi in Gumaca.

This is Elders Pratt and Dait in Lopez 1 apartment.  It is a nice

place and it is connected to the Zone Leaders apartment.

Very nice kitchen in Lopez 1 apartment...I love how clean it is!

Great job, elders!

Here we are with the Zone Leaders, Elders Lacson and Yost, in 

Lopez 2.  Like I said their apartment is connected to Lopez 1.  

You can see the nice wood paneling on their walls behind us.  

Both places have nice, refurbished kitchens!

Wow!  Very clean...very organized!  Thank you, Thank you, 

elders!

Don't these two look happy? It has been such a blessing to be

able to visit every apartment to see how they are really doing!

This companionship resides in the Lopez 4 apartment...Elders

Rivera and Bandoy.

This is the Catanauan apartment and it is the farthest area in the 

Lopez Zone. We are with Elders Delfin and Torres. Elder Torres 

is going home this month.  He worked in the office for quite a 

while and did a wonderful job! We will miss him!

CALAUAG APARTMENT

We felt bad, but were not able to visit the Calauag elders.  We

didn't have directions to their apartment and didn't realize they

 had lost their phone, so we were not able to call for directions.  

We will have to make up for it somehow!! :-( This apartment

is where Elder Sembrano is training Elder Boyd.  

Siniloan Combined District/Zone Meeting October 2012

Okay...We really did have a meeting first...Just didn't get any 

pictures in there!  Sister Gines fixed chicken taco filling and we

put them together in our heated flour tortillas with all the 

trimmings...grated cheese, tomatoes and lettuce and she had

ranch dressing.  They all loved it!  She also had a delicious 

corn dish with peppers, onions and bacon with it.  We also had

a cut up honeydew melon. Elder and Sister Gines are the couple

assigned to this zone and they love to spoil their missionaries!

This is Elder & Sister Gines enjoying the time with their 

missionaries.  They love to show others a good time.  They said

that when they do these meals for them, it feels like home!  That

 is what they did at home... They would make the food, invite 

their family, and those that could come would just show up and 

enjoy a meal as a family.  They love doing it!

The sisters in the zone are, from the left, Sisters Buduan, Narciso,

Meti and Agustin.  Sister Buduan is training Narciso and Sister 

Meti is being by trained Sister Agustin.

From the left, we have Elders, Ah Wong, Figuration, Tupou, 

Jones, Capulac, Navarro and Johnson!

This is the Zone Leaders, Elders Basco and Libutti...with Elder

Ah Wong getting in another picture! :-)

Having a little fun!

This was an interesting statue outside a TGI Fridays in Manila.

I got the Packers to pose with him.  We had lunch there after

taking Elder Ebuen to the MRC.

I thought this was a great shot of President having some time with 

Elder Alvaro and giving wise counsel, I am sure!  

Here we are with all the office staff after a fun afternoon of 

bowling!  From the left, President, Me, Elder Packer, Elder 

Delos Santo, Sister Packer, Elders Erye, Navarro and Brown.

I am sorry I didn't get any action shots...boring pose! We sure

had a nice time.