June FHE at the Mission Home

 Spanish Family Home Evening in June

The game of "Simon Says" gets intense!

Elder Brown leading with Elder Hatch (sitting) watching

President Lorenzana leading

You gotta love anything that can get that much of a laugh from Elders Ah Ching and Dahl

Elder Brown

Elders Guerrero, Ord 

Sister Kirkland (in back, blond hair) and Elder Christensen with some members

President hosting dessert on the back patio

Elder Dahl and Sister Lorenzana

Sister Kirkland samples the dessert

Hermanas Carcamo and Amparo with a member

Hermanas Pirir and Kirkland

Elder Crosswhite (2nd from right) with a bunch of his friends

Elders Ord and Guerrero in the back right with members and investigators

Hermana Pirir with a dear member

Hermanas Austin (green top) and Pirir (pink skirt) with members

Elder Brown with a couple of faithfuls

Who loves FHE ?!!!

Elders Brown, Little, Stubbs and Ah Ching

Chinese FHE at the Mission Home

Nearly 50 Chinese-speaking members, missionaries and investigators attended Family Home Evening at the Mission Home

President Cooke welcomes

With the living room packed to overflowing, introductions were an interesting way to begin

One of the activities was a charades game of acting out familiar scripture stories

Elder Proudfoot conducted the opening and closing hymns

One of the members did a great job on the piano

Elder Giles and the President put finishing touches on the desserts

Elder Farley with one of the Chinese branch members

Elder GIles introduces our team of Chinese elders to the All-American mission tradition of TruMoo chocolate milk
(L -R:  Elders Giles, Liang, Gerber-Kai, Wang, Proudfoot, Ng)

Sister Adele Connell was the organizer of this successful evening

Spanish FHE at the Mission Home

On the first Sunday of most months, we host a Family Home Evening at the Mission Home, sometimes for english-speaking and other times for spanish-speaking members and investigators.

This past Sunday, March 1st, was a fun-filled, jam-packed gathering of joyful spanish-speaking friends.  

Sister Austin (standing) was in charge of the game
with Sister Engman (with her back to us) and Sister Shaw (upper right in pokka dots)

Elders Hatch, Hartzog, Andrade mingling members
Sister Marambio (striped sweater) and Sister Aldridge (standing in back)

Elders Hartzog and Dahl used this ribbon in their lesson
about being sealed to your loved ones forever

Refreshments for the kids… of ALL ages...

Elders Andrade, Melander, Brown, a member friend, Elders Hatch and Alca

Elder Alca, a member sister, Elder Anderson, Sisters Marambio and Austin, another member, Elder Dahl and Sister Pirir

Elder Hatch, a couple members, Sister Aldridge, Elders Hartzog, Dahl and Alca

Elder Andrade with President and Sister Lorenzana

Elders Anderson, Hatch, Melander, Andrade, Brown, Sister Pirir with a couple member friends

February FHE at the Mission Home

Elders Tavana and Thornton gave a great lesson on Faith

Elder Malugin discussing his perspective on Faith

Using their new iPads to teach

 The lesson concluded with a vintage Tavana-Trick:

Sisters Lewis and Smith explain the games

Howard Cooke doing the Oreo Slide

Elder Giles emptying a kleenex box…

… ahead of Elder Centeno

Sister Lewis demonstrating the M&M moving game

Elders Giles and Swensen

Member Scott

Elder Thornton

Elder Willis leading the closing song

Elders Swensen and Raasveld using iPads for the hymn

Elders Tavana, Centeno and Malugin

Sisters Lewis and Smith

Parting Note:        The beauty of our east-coast ice storms