President and Sister Mabunga came to Cauayan for a leadership meeting. They stayed with us for a couple of days. While they were here they also gave a fireside at the Cauayan building. Their topic was of course, temple service.
We had a lot of fun visiting with them. His family were some of the first pioneers to join the church here in the Philippines soon after the church was established in the PHilipppines back in 1961. (50 years ago, almost!) His father was the branch president in Manila when Rudy joined the church. President Mabunga had left to be married in the Hawaii temple and Rudy got to know his younger brothers and sisters. Many of them now live in the states and Rudy has kept in contact with his younger sister. President and Sister Mabunga raised their family in New York and retired to Salt Lake. He was called to preside over one of the missions here in the PHilippines for 3 years. They returned to Salt Lake and within a few months they were called back to preside over the Manila Temple, another 3 year commitment. So we had a lot of fun visiting with them about mutual friends.
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