Monday, September 30, 2019

Curacao (20-30 SEP 2019)



CURACAO



Welcome Elder & Sister Lehman







Sister Poulson, Sister Sichtman, Sister Meyer

Elder Jaeger & Elder Weiss

Elder Holman & Elder Garcia

This is a Birthday Cake!!
Pretty clever of Sister Jones

Sister Meyer, Elder Holman, Sister Sichtman






I learned a wonderful lesson from this sweet Sister on Sunday (the day after she was baptized)
We were talking about the cleansing power of repentance and how we use the Atonement of Jesus Christ to do this.
She raised her hand and said, "When we stand before the judgement bar of God we cannot take our friends and
family with us.  It will be us and God, but....(she said) Jesus Christ will be by our side.
He will be our advocate with the Father.  That is why we need to get to know him....He is the only
way we can return to live with our Father!!"
I loved that - It creates a beautiful scene....I know that as I come to know my Savior more each day
and strive to live like Him that He will be standing by my side on judgement day and He will say to
the Father that I am clean through His atonement. 



Every once in a while we take a
"selfie" so we can send it to our kids!


Leadership Dinner (Mambo Beach)

Beautiful Sunset!!

Our morning walk before Zone Conference




Brother & Sister Scott came for a visit!  They served here on a mission a few years ago.
We sure wish we could get them back and they would love to come but with current callings the timing isn't right.
Elder & Sister Jones, President & Sister Baird, Sister & Brother Scott, Sister & Elder Heiner





Back Row:  Elder Heiner, Elder Jones, Elder Bigelow, Elder Holman, Elder Jaeger, Elder Weiss, President Baird
Middle Row:  Sister Heiner, Sister Jones, Sister Christensen, Sister Poulson, Sister Meyer, Sister Sichtman, Sister Baird
Front Row:  Sister Lefrandt, Sister Tulaga, Sister Scott


Sister Heiner, Sister Meyer, Sister Christensen, Sister Poulson, Sister Sichtman, Sister Scott
Sister Tulaga, Sister Jones, Sister Lefrandt, Sister Baird




Sister Tulaga

Elder Jones, President Baird, Elder Jaeger, Elder Holman, Elder Weiss, Elder Bigelow, Elder Heiner












Date night!

We went Bowling
I won the first game but then Kyle beat me the next two games...
I did, however, improve my score each game.  

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Suriname (16 - 19 SEP 2019)



One thing I want to share is how amazing it is that the Lord is involved in each of our lives.  I have had the wonderful opportunity of being over the Health of our missionaries.  I must admit that this has been a little overwhelming for me because I have no professional training in this area.  I am a mom.....good training and the things I have learned over the years have been so helpful.  We have wonderful area Doctors both MD and Mental Health that are on call 24/7 and I can call them at any time to ask questions....and I do.  Also, WebMD is very helpful.  But the most amazing part is the personal revelation I have been able to receive on behalf of our missionaries.  This is real and very incredible to me.  There are times I have a missionary call me and I feel at peace and calm and I talk them through their problem like a mom would....other times I feel a real sense of urgency and I know for a fact that I need to have them go and see a doctor. Then there are times I may have a struggling missionary call me and I am able to help them in ways that I know are not coming from me....I feel promptings of what they need or things that may help them.   It's amazing!  I know that the Lord is watching over His missionaries.  


SURINAME


I had a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with the
sisters in Suriname. 
We had lunch together!!








Leadership Dinner


Sister McGuire

Elder & Sister Vermeeren

Elder Karssen & Elder Wall

Elder Baldwin & Elder Martinsen

Elder Holthe & Elder Dillworth

Elder Wardel & Sampson

President Baird & Elder Somson






SURINAME ZONE CONFERENCE

Back row:  Elder Millard, Elder Sampson, Elder Karssen, Elder Wall, Elder Garcia, Elder Holthe, Elder Dillworth, Elder Hendrickson, Elder Wardel, Elder Somson
Middle Row:  Elder Morales, Elder Smith, Elder Brockbank, Elder Martinsen, Elder Huntsman, Elder Ricks, Elder Baldwin, Elder Seffker, Elder Hollingshead, Elder Newton, Elder Frandsen
Front Row:  Elder Vermeeren, Sister Vermeeren, Sister Baird, President Baird, Sister Mergenthaler, Sister McGuire, Sister Orchard





Elder Karssen & Elder Garcia

Elder Holthe & Elder Sampson

Elder Martinsen & Elder Wardel


Elder Frandsen & Elder Smith
Elder Newton & Elder Millard

Elder Baldwin, Elder Hendrickson & Elder Brockbank

Elder Seffker & Elder Dillworth

Elder Morales & Elder Wall

Elder Huntsman & Elder Somson


Elder Huntsman & Elder Somson

Elder Hollingshead & Elder Ricks




Sister Mergenthaler, Sister Orchard, Sister McGuire
 















Sister Vermeeren
"Working on her Blog!!"
I think when she leaves our parents are going
to have withdrawls.....

Role play teaching President Baird


A familiar look - President Baird
spends a lot of time on the phone

Celebrating Birthdays
Elder Karssen, Sister Vermeeren, Elder Dillworth

President Baird trying to shield the candles from
the air conditioner