Sunday, April 28, 2019

Mission Leadership Training (24-28 APR 19) Dominican Republic


MISSION LEADERSHIP TRAINING

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC






Greeted with a wonderful welcome basket in our room


This is Sister Sue Ray
It was fun to meet so many area people that help us
out so much in our mission.








The view from our window




Elder & Sister Gonzales, Sister & President Baird




We had the wonderful opportunity of going to the temple while there.  We have missed being able to
go so much and realize how much we took for granted having so many temples so close to where we live.
What a blessing temples are in our lives.  


We took this picture specifically for one of our missionaries.  He wanted to see us "touching" the temple.  President & Sister Egbert were so wonderful at focusing our missionaries and members on the temple and they told them that when "you touch the temple the temple touches you."  We've seen many of our return missionaries "hugging" the temple because they missed it so much...that was so sweet to me so that is what we are doing here.  This photo is for you Elder Lopez...




President & Sister Baird, Sister & Elder Acosta, President & Sister Fisher








Sister Gavarret & Sister Baird
We had a special connection the first time that we met.  I just love her!
She calls me her Brave Sister.....it has a few meanings.  One is because
of the very busy schedule of our mission, the other is because
Elder Gavarret thinks my hair looks like Merida's from the
Disney movie Brave.  














Sunday, April 21, 2019

BonAire (20-21 APR 2019)


BONAIRE


I never get tired of looking at this beautiful
blue around the islands.....LOVE IT!!!





BonAire
Klien BonAire

Made another visit to Sister Albus and her
"Be -you- tiful" Salon to get my hair cut




Quite a few Iguana "sunning" themselves this morning


We met these two sisters last time we came to BonAire.
They were here this time closing on a home so I'm sure
we will see them more.  When I see them having "sister trips"
it makes me miss my sister....😃 Especiall since these two look just about
as alike as Pam and I do. 





EASTER --- The Albus family invited us and the sister missionaries over for Easter Dinner.

Sister Patterson, Sister Mergenthaler, Sister McGuire, Sister Almonte














Sister Albus made this fun bread.  You cook
it with an egg in the center and then when
the bread is done the egg is also cooked. 












Saturday, April 20, 2019

Transfer Week (16-20 APR 2019)


TRANSFER WEEK

Elder Tu'Avao, Elder McMillian, Elder Ramirez,Sister Baird, Sister Almonte, President Baird, Elder Giordani, Elder Avery, Elder Naef





Mount Christoffel Hike




Orientation























Outgoing missionaries.....




Elder Schwinger & Sister Robertson









































Suriname Air overbooked their flights to Curacao so Elder Kennedy got
stuck in Trinidad and had to join us for the departing devotional via Zoom.
We missed him but thank goodness for technology so we felt like
he at least closer.