Valentines' Day Celebration of
Eleven Missionaries Finishing Valiantly
While they rotate through their departing interviews with the President, each missionary creates a scrapbook page for our Book of Remembrance.
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| J.S. Armstrong (Pres' Exec. Sec'y) and Elder Schoemig |
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| Elder Vaterlaus |
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| Elder Peterson |
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| Sisters Tuft, Bullock and Nakatsuka |
After dinner, we go around the room hearing everyone's favorite "mission war story"
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| Elder Centeno |
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| Sister Nakatsuka |
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| Sister Bullock |
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| Elder Lanham |
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| Sister Clement |
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| Elder Peterson |
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| Elder Lanham |
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| Sister Bullock, Elders Peterson, Vaterlaus and Centeno |
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| Sisters Tuft and Clement |
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| Elder Moss |
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| Elder Centeno |
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| Elder Schoemig |
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| Elder Vaterlaus |
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| Elder Winkler |
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I congratulate them on nobly completing this "victory lap"
which will launch them on to their next adventures |
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The President explains the service coins
he is about to present |
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| Elders Moss, Schoemig and Peterson |
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| Each coin is delivered through a handshake |
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Our dear friends, Sister & Elder Neibaur, also get coined
as they complete their invaluable service in the mission office |
Singing the Mission Song: "Testify of Me"
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| Elders Moss, Schoemig, Peterson, Centeno, Vaterlaus, Winkler and Lanham |
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| Sisters Tuft, Clement and Bullock |
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| Sisters Tuft, Clement and Nakatsuka |
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"We are family….. I got my four sistas and me!"
PLEASE go to the CookeCrew YouTube channel to watch these ladies' parting ballad,
"Don't Worry; Be Happy." |
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J.S. Armstrong has a long tradition (several decades, in fact)
of sharing generously with the missionaries
his Brooks Brother ties and See's Chocolates! |
Parting Note
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The President and I are hugely blessed to have the services and friendship of
J.S. Armstrong and Sister Connell in numerous administrative responsibilities.
They are each superb! |
