Our Mission Experience: Curacao (4-8 OCT 2018)

CURACAO

We met this beautiful group of ladies in Trinidad at the airport while we were waiting for our flight. They were having a "girl's weekend" in Curacao, just to get away and relax and enjoy each other's company. It was fun to run into them when we got to Curacao on the bridge. We took their picture for them so they could all be in it and then President Baird hopped in one for the "Blog".....don't worry, he wasn't in all their pictures....lol. 😂 Some people ask us if we get tired of traveling because we are constantly in airports and on airplanes....well, we really meet a lot of great people that way. I have loved the opportunity to meet so many. In fact, this last trip to Suriname the lady I sat next to said to me, "I think God sent you on this plane so we could be friends!" I was so touched, but we really did have an instant connection and I felt the same way. I really feel that God puts people in our path that are ready to hear the message of His restored Gospel...even in airports and on airplanes.

President Baird and I sat next to this man, Brian, on the plane. He was headed to Columbia for a vacation. He had a layover in Curacao and we didn't want him to have to just wait at the airport because he had never been to Curacao so we took him to see downtown Wilemstaad. What a wonderful afternoon we had with him.

Making new friends is the BEST part of our mission!!!

Spotted Elders Bigelow & Porritt!!

Sisters From BonAire Arrived for Zone Conference!

Sister Melendez, Sister Hardy, Sister Woolsey, Sister Parr, Sister Davidson, Sister Didier, Sister Baird
The Sisters from BonAire Arrived for Zone Conference so we invited the Sisters serving in Curacao to stay at the mission home as well and we had a wonderful time hosting missionaries for the first time in the Home. We put mattresses in the downstairs area on the floor because the bunk-beds weren't set up yet but I think the sisters still really enjoyed being together.

"Selfies" Featuring Sister Woolsey and Sister Hardy.....😉😂

(I'm not sure why they are so blurry- but it gives you and idea of how

much fun these sisters have together!!)

Sister Didier, Sister Woolsey, Sister Davidson, Sister Melendez Sister Spencer

Our Morning Walk on the Golf Course

The Mission Home from the Back

Sister Didier, Sister Baird, Sister Hardy, Sister Spencer, Sister Woolsey, Sister Davidson, Sister Melendez

Curacao Zone Conference

President Baird, Elder Marks, Elder Weiss, Elder Richards, Elder Porritt, Elder Bigelow, Elder Parr
Sister Baird, Sister Spencer, Sister Hardy, Sister Woolsey, Sister Didier, Sister Davidson, Sister Melendez, Sister Parr

President Baird, Elder Marks, Elder Weiss, Elder Richards, Elder Porritt, Elder Bigelow, Elder Jones
Sister Baird, Sister Spencer, Sister Hardy, Sister Woolsey, Sister Didier, Sister Davidson, Sister Melendez, Sister Jones

Elder Jones, Breaking him right into missionary work.....
White shirt and tie, fixing a car 😂

Celebrating
Elder Mark's Birthday!!

We used Trick Candles😉💥

Beautiful Musical Number by Elder Marks

Sister Melendez, Sister Hardy, Sister Woolsey, Sister Baird, Sister Spencer, Sister Didier, Sister Davidson

"Selfies" with Sister Woolsey

General Conference

At home we have a tradition of having pancakes and waffles with strawberries and whipped cream on them for General Conference breakfast. We wanted to continue the tradition here so we invited all the Curacao missionaries over before conference (we just did waffles). One of my favorite sounds is the sound of happy people so my heart was full as the mission home filled up with the joyful sound of our missionaries!! They truly do lift me!