Random Shots

I wanted to post some of these random shots of recent events where we got to spend a little time with some of the great missionaries from the Philippines Cauayan Mission.

 
A sunny day in front of the Cauayan District Center--it's Elder Zeigler and Elder Huffstutler. (Elder Zeigler is a zone leader and Elder H is one of President's assistants.)

 We were just loading our car after the Tuguegarao South Stake Conference and what did I see? A group of the world's best missionaries looking down at me!

Three of our district leaders: Elder Rostedt, Elder Smith and Elder Dixon. We love these elders!

During a recent visit to an Ilagan Zone District Meeting we got to watch these great elders participate in a listening activity. One companion described a picture while the other companion drew it. Elder Aquiton and his companion, Elder Laurente here at the front of the photo won the contest!


Sister Bigay described the picture and Sister Vaisagote listened and drew at the Ilagan's district meeting.

Visting Ekder Isaac James district meeting in Tumauini. (Elder Horlucas, James and Nielsen)


 Tumauini District with Elder Dionisio, Elder Wightman, Elder Carascal, Elder Daniels and Elder Nielsen. Elder Daniels was making a comment.


Visiting the office on transfer day. There's Elder Phippin, Elder Lisaca, Elder Llorin and Elder McLaughlin. It seems everyone has some business to take care of in the office on transfer day. It's a very busy place!

Elder Cruz and Sister Saez were waiting for their pick up at the commissary. You can see Sister Laker in the background. Our senior couples do overtime as they assist our missionaries. It takes an entire crew to service all their requests.

Sister Webre went home last December but came back this November and took a minute out of her busy traveling schedule to have dinner at the mission home. We loved visiting with Sister Webre and her mother. She continues to amaze us with the life she is leading. We are so proud of her! After dinner they were off to the bus for an all night bus ride to the temple in Manila to witness a very special family's sealing.


 President made a delicious salmon and pasta dish for Sister Webre and her mother. These two were very adventurous travelers! We loved hearing about their trip--in Banue they slept in the Ifugao huts. In Mallig they stayed with a little family Sister Webre had taught in their tiny bamboo house.

 After a recent baptism in Burgos we were invited to a party at the district president's house, which happens to be next door to Elder Cass and Elder Wellman's apartment. We enjoyed having a little extra time to visit with these great elders.

Elder Wooden is one of the zone leaders in the Burgos Zone with Elder Miole, one of President's assistants.

Inside the Burgos Branch President's home. Look at all this beautiful food. They even made nachos which tasted like home. What a thoughtful gift for all the American missionaries! We love our church leaders they are so kind.

The sisters are gathering for the Alicia District Annual VT Conference. These were the sisters who arrived on time. The rest eventually got there. I really missed Sister Breese this day as she and I were the speakers for several years at this event and these are her sisters from Alicia District--the district where she served for both years.

Elder Gottfredson spoke at the Alicia VT Conference. He did a great job. Eventually all the chairs were filled and they had a great crowd. Afterwards there were skits and dancing performed by each branch. I had to rush off to a baptism right after we spoke so I didn't get to see the dancing this year.

President loves to attend weekly planning sessions with our missionaries. Here he is in Gamu with Elder Armoreda.

Elder Oliva asked that President and I join in and play a game during one of his district meetings in Santiago North Zone.

We actually did very well and so President gave me a high five when we were done!

One Saturday we had some business in Santiago and President decided to invite the local missionaries there to meet us for lunch. This was Elder Kaloni's first week and we took him to Chow King and encouraged him to get one of their famous halo halos. (It's a strange drink that everyone seems to love here, with ice cream, ice, beans, unflavored gelatin, rice krispies, etc. The word halo means mix and that's how you eat it. You mix up all these strange ingredients and enjoy.) Elder Kaloni tried it but didn't like it much. Maybe it's an acquired taste.

 On the other hand, Elder Fry loves halo halo as does his new companion Elder Dulaca.