Marriage and Baptism in Santa Rosa March 15, 2014

This was a happy day for the Caliuag family.  Brother and Sister

Caliuag were married and then Sister Caliuag was baptized along 

with her son and her sister.  Brother Caliuag is at the far left, a 

niece, Sisters Bermisso and Dadivas, their son, Sister Caliuag, a

friend, the brother who performed the baptisms, her sister that got 

baptized, Sister Balcita, Me and another dear friend. 

Transfer Week March 9-13, 2014

Departing Missionaries...

Elder Soliven with President...

Elder Manguale with President and I.  He's going back to his 

original mission call in Tacloban.  We will sure miss him!

Elder Vaaka is also going back to Tacloban.  We are so grateful

to have had them for a while.  They were a great addition to our

mission, while it lasted. :-)

Our regular departing batch for March...Elder Perez, President, 

Elder Merriam, Me, Sister Asuncion, Elder Manalili (another one

from Tacloban, but he finished here!) and Sister Umiten.  We will

miss them so very much!  There were all great missionaries!  We

love them so much!

Elder Merriam toured around the mission with his parents and 

they stayed with us a few nights.  He was one of our Assistants 

to the President and did a wonderful job and really kept things 

organized!  It was a pleasure to meet his parents and spend 

some time with them!  We are going to really miss him!!

New Incoming Missionaries...

Our new batch of missionaries...from the left, Elders Tumanguil, 

Cook, Benosa, Daduya, Gazzingan, Garcia, Edwards, Estolano, 

Ejares, President Sister Vaka, Elder Tabayocyoc, Me, Sisters 

Mahoni and Taufa, Elder Vilingia, Sister Leon and Elder Bryson.

Waiting their turn for interviews, Sisters Vaka, Mahoni, Taufa amd

Leon. They are the only sisters in this new batch!  Just 4 of them

out of the 15 missionaries...

After a long day, we are serving an early dinner of Pork Adobo, 

Chop Suey brown rice and warm Buco (young coconut) pie with 

vanilla ice-cream for dessert! Yum!

Our new Sister Training Leaders and Zone Leaders with their 

companions.  Sister Tua'One, President, Sisters Malig, Wilkes, 

Elder Boyd (AP), Sister Baird, Elder Malit (AP), Sister Ika, Elder

Capulac, Sister Balcita, Elder Kaloa, Sisters Lacanieta and 

Warbuton and Elder Abad.

Mission Leaders Council, March 7, 2014

MLC

Front row, Sisters Ortiola, Ika, Aotriz, Cowley, President, Me, 

Sisters Warburton, Umiten, Baird, Asuncion, Tua'One and 

Anderson. Middle row, Elders Malit, Pelayo, Valdez, Polatis,

Mallari, Capulac, Bayubay, Bacyan  and Aguilar. Back row,

Elders Spezia, Hansen, Crockett, Inlayo, Slater, Torio, Bodkin,

Johnson, Rivera, Manalili, Caling and McMillan.

Visits to Lemery, Marinduque and Nasugbu February, 2014

Visited Marinduque and went to District Meeting in Boac. From

the left, Sisters Smart, Kelleher, Elder Mac, Sister Banzali, Elder

Abad, Sister Moimoi, Elders Crockett and Inlayo.

In Nasugbu with wonderful members needing interviews for either

temple recommend, Patriarchal Blessing or to go on a mission.

This one is going on a mission...

This one is wanting to go too!

...and this one, a Patriarchal Blessing...

...and a Patriarchal Blessing.

Outing with Los Banos Sisters February 17, 2014

Here we are at the beginning of our tour of the the museum and 

video presentation at the International Rice Research Institute.

President, Me, Sisters Kekauoha, Kerr, Abubo, Legaspi, Sister

Hansen...standing is Sister and Elder Smith and Elder Hansen.

Here Sister and Elder Hansen are pictured by the display of the

 growth stages of the rice plant.

The sign above it...

Another area telling about rice... And that its the world's most

important staple.  Standing in front of it are Sisters Kerr, 

Kekauoha, Abubo and Legaspi.

They had a big map on the floor so the Sisters posed pointing to 

their homeland...Sister Kekauoha's from Hawaii and Sister Kerr 

is from Canada...

Sisters Legaspi and Abubo are from different areas in the 

Philippines.

I love the Riceworld sign...It's made from different parts of

the rice plant...with the rice heads hanging down!  The Heart 

I'm holding was a Valentine from the Sisters. The Smith's and 

Hansen's got one too. They're stuffed with goodies and valentine 

notes and pictures from them!  So sweet!

Valentines Day Celebration February, 2014

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Arabella's!! No better place in our mission to celebrate anything!! 

Some of our Senior couples shared the evening with us.  Sister and

Elder Hardin, Elder and Sister Hansen, Me, President, Elder and

Sister Smith.  Good food with great company! :-)

Elder and Sister Hansen showing off her beautifully presented 

Blueberry Cheesecake!

Her is a closer view...It takes as good as it looks!

Mission Leaders Council February 2014

Our Mission Leaders Council (MLC) for February, front row,

Sisters Umiten, Warburton, Aotriz, Cowley, President, Me, 

Sisters Tua'one, Anderson, Baird, Asuncion, Ortiola, and Ika. 

Middle row, Elders Torio, Bodkin, Hansen, Pelayo, Bayubay, 

Capulac, Aguilar, and Pangilinan.  Back row, Elders Malit (AP),

Boyd (AP), Inlayo, Crockett, Slater, Valdez, Polatis, Mallari, 

McMillan, Manalili, Caling, Rivera, Johnson, and Bacyan.