Monday, January 13, 2014

January 2014 Departures

Evening at the Mission Home for the January Departing Group

Pres, Sisters Bowman and Robertson, Elders Anderson, Jelitto, Wright, Branning and Moore

Elders Szabo, Bates, Branning and Moore

Clockwise from the Pres,
Sisters Bowman and Robertson, Elders Anderson and Jelitto
Elder Wright
Elders Szabo, Bates, Branning and Moore

Clockwise from bottom:  Elder and Sister Neibaur,
Sister and Elder Pearson, Sister Conell,
Carrie and Howard Cooke, Elder Miyasaki and Elizabeth






Elder Wright, Sister Bowman, Elder Branning and Sister Robertson
with Howard and Sister Connell in back

 Storytime:  Where each departing missionary shares one of their craziest experiences
Sister Robertson

Elder Branning


Elders Jelitto, Anderson, Moore and Bates
Elder Moore
Elder Wright

Elder Szabo




Elder Bates


Elder Jelitto

Sister Bowman



Elder Anderson


Presentation of Service Coins





Elder Szabo


L to R:  Elders Anderson, Moore, Bates, Jelitto, Szabo, Branning and Sister Bowman
with the Cookes
(Elder Wright and Sister Robertson have been with us only temporarily while awaiting their VISAs to Brazil so they can claim their coins for service fulfilled after they complete their missions in Brazil)
The Cookes with the Neibaurs - our fabulous Mission Office 
Farewell Testimony Meeting at the Visitors' Center
(We call this their "Victory Lap.")

Elder Jelitto conducting his final Transfer Meeting
Elder Nollet (not leaving us yet, thank heavens!)
Elder Eyring giving the featured testimony





Elder Branning
Elder Jelitto


Elder Bates
Elder Szabo

Elder Moore

Elder Anderson

Sister Bowman





























Parting Note:
This "graduating class" split off in different groups, one leaving from National Airport the next day.
L to R: Joe and Howard Cooke, Pres and Elders Jelitto, Bates, Anderson, Moore, Sister Cooke and Carrie Cooke
The departure of Elder Jelitto as the Senior AP leaves his long-term side-kick, Elder Miyasaki,
to train a new AP (Elder Giles).




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