GUYANA
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As we were driving we saw a group of kids playing soccer.
This and cricket are probably the biggest sports in our mission
with basketball and baseball next. (Baseball is huge in Curacao) |
These girls belong to a beautiful family that are fairly recent converts. They were having a great time listening to the songs that were programmed into the Keyboard. I sang some of the primary songs and hymns with them. It was really fun because they were trying but didn't know the tunes. As we practiced they got better. They have a lot of potential and beautiful voices. I'm excited to see them blossom in the gospel.
YSA Activity
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We had a Young Single Adult activity and talked about family history work. It was
really a fun activity. They learned how to enter their own family names as well as index.
As I helped a couple of young men get their information entered it was fun to see them get excited
about finding out more about their ancestors and preserving the history. |
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This is Jamacie, She is an amazing young woman that is a return missionary
and a real strength to the branch and the YSA program. I mentioned that
I liked her bracelet and she gave it to me. It was really fun because it had a tree
on it that reminds us of family history. (And it matched my outfit) |
Interviews
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| Elder Ward & Elder Jones |
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| Elder Weiss & Elder Bender |
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| Some good Sisters in Linden... |
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| Sister O'Dair, Sister Ramdahall, Sister Baird |
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| Elder Moracca & Elder Holman |
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| Elder Hoard & Elder Findlay |
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| Elder Singleton & Elder Garner |
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| Elder Barnett & Elder Aydelotte |
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| Elder Barnett, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Chase |
Guyana Combined Zone Conference
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| Practicing for the special musical number |
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| Elder Jones, Elder Ward, Elder Durfee |
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| Sister Haake, Elder Bender, Elder Hakaumotu |
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| Brother Jacobs - Preparing to go on a mission |
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| Elder Moracca |
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| Elder Andrews |
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| Elder Allen |
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Back row: President Baird, Brother Jacobs, Elder Lewis, Elder Singleton, Elder Hoard, Elder Smith, Elder Morgan, Elder Peterson, Elder Bender, Elder Wall, Elder Morracca, Elder Weiss, Elder Allen, Elder Stott, Elder Hakaumotu, Elder Peterson, Elder Ching, Elder Kennedy
Front Row: Elder Revilla, Brother Ali-Savory, Elder Holman, Elder Pingel, Elder Deppe, Elder Bigelow, Elder Findlay, Elder Durfee, Elder Ramero, Elder Garner, Elder Andrews, Elder Shields. Elder Chase, Elder Leitch, Elder Barnett, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Dapat, Elder Ward |
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Back row: Brother Jacobs, Elder Lewis, Elder Singleton, Elder Hoard, Elder Smith, Elder Morgan, Elder Peterson, Elder Bender, Elder Wall, Elder Morracca, Elder Weiss, Elder Allen, Elder Stott, Elder Hakaumotu, Elder Peterson, Elder Ching, Elder Kennedy
Middle Row: Elder Revilla, Brother Ali-Savory, Elder Holman, Elder Pingel, Elder Deppe, Elder Bigelow, Elder Findlay, Elder Durfee, Elder Ramero, Elder Garner, Elder Andrews, Elder Shields. Elder Chase, Elder Leitch, Elder Barnett, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Dapat, Elder Ward
Front Row: Sister Bohne, Elder Bohne, Sister Baird, President Baird, Sister Haake, Elder Haake, Sister O'Dair, Elder O'Dair |
Departing Testimonies....
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| Elder Kennedy |
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| Sister & Elder O'Dair |
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| Special Musical Number |
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| Elder Dapat |
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| Elder Garner & Elder Chase |
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| Elder Moracca & Elder Holman |
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| Elder Allen & Elder Andrews |
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| Elder Revilla & Elder Ramero |
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| Elder Stott & Elder Hakaumotu |
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| Elder Kennedy & Elder Ching |
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| Elder Petersen & Elder Shields |
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| Elder Lewis & Elder Bigelow |
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| Elder Hoard & Elder Findlay |
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| Elder Leitch & Elder Dapat |
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| Elder Pingel & Elder Smith |
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| Elder Morgan & Elder Deppe |
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| Elder Singelton, Elder Durfee |
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| Elder Bender & Elder Weiss |
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| Elder Aydelotte & Elder Barnett |
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| Elder Peterson & Elder Wall |
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| Elder Weiss, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Barnett |
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| Elder Aydelotte, Elder Barnett |
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| Elder Chase |
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| Elder Hoard |
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| Elder Stott, Elder Durfee & Elder Ching |
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| Sister Haake & Elder Peterson |
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| Elder Revilla, Brother Jacobs, & Brother Ali-Savory |
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| Elder Holman & Elder Haake |
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| Elder & Sister O'Dair, Elder Ward, Elder Findlay |
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| I think Elder Barnett was showing us his "better side"??? lol |
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| Elder Chase, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Barnett, Elder Wall, Elder Weiss |
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| Our Departing Elders --- Oh! How they will be missed |
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| Elder Dapat, Sister Baird, Elder Kennedy |
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| Elder Andrews, Elder Ching, Elder Shields, Elder Aydelotte, Elder Kennedy |
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| Elder Pingel, Elder Morgan, Elder Ward, Elder Jones |
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| Elder Smith & Elder Allen |
INTERVIEWS AND PAGWA
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Pagwa is a Hindu celebration and they use the colored chalk and water. Our missionaries can't walk around without
getting doused in color so they just join in the fun. |
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These two got President Baird and I as we came into the Haakes. Luckily the Haakes armed
us with some chalk of our own so we could get them too. |
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| The neighbor girls came over to join in the fun. |
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| We made sure that Elder Kennedy & Elder Ching also got to Join in the fun. |
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| Elder Haake said that this is proof that he has "horns".....lol |
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This was while we were still clean
The Haakes loaned us shirts to wear over our clothes because they knew what was coming.... |
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| A common sight in Guyana to have animals in the middle of the road |
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| Elder Deppe & Elder Morgan hard at work |
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| Elder Morgan & Elder Pingel |
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| Elder Smith |
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This is the K&K gas station - the meeting place where the Berbice "taxi" meets the Georgtown "taxi
transporting us from place to place. That way neither has to drive the whole way.
Kyle doesn't want to rent a car because he says he "doesn't need any more stress" and we like
spending the time with the elders and the senior couples. |
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| Elder Andrews and Elder Allen with one of their "selfies"...lol |
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This is Sabrina - on her baptism day. I had a wonderful visit with her while we were waiting
I asked her what the missionaries taught her that changed her life the most. She said,
"Everything! I was in a bad place in life before they found me"..
It's so wonderful how the gospel can change someone's life so drastically for the good!! |
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| Elder Bigelow, Elder Curtis, Elder Holman, Elder Moracca |
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| Elder Stott & Elder Hakaumotu |
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| Elder Ramero, Elder Revilla, & Elder Andrews |
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| Elder Allen & Elder Revilla |
Visit to Linden......
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We went to visit the Emamudin family in Linden
They have an absolutely beautiful farm and grow so many things...
Truly self-reliant! |
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| Elder Bigelow & Elder Curtis |
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Almost all the water we see in Guyana is brown. I asked Brother Emamudin
how he was able to have clear water on his property. He told me that God told
him where to dig. Talk about extreme faith! My faith is strengthened when
I meet with the members in our mission!! |
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| Harvesting Casava Root |
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Elder O'Dair needed a little help....lol
These roots are used a lot like potatoes.
They use them for fries, chips, mashed and other similar uses. |
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| Picking a Lemon - They were HUGE |
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| Molly fixed a wonderful meal for us! |
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| A view of the farm from the road |
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| Elder Leitch & Elder Dapat |
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| Elder Barnett |
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| Elder Aydelotte |
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| Elder & Sister O'Dair |
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| Elder DaPat |
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| Departing Dinner for these wonderful Missionaries |
