June 2014 Departures

At the Mission Home, June departing missionaries enjoy dinner, scrapbooking and storytelling

Sisters Shaw, Graff, Leben and Lau with President

President with Elder and Sister Eyring and Sister Morse (on her way to Brasil)

Sister Morse, J.S.Armstrong (Mission Executive Secretary), Sisters Shaw, Graff, Leben and Lau

Elder Munoz with Sam and Helene Thornton, our dear friends and caterers

Bottom L clockwise:  Elders Rushton, Brown, Chapman, Munoz, Loveless, Gilbert, Radford and Farley
(Elders Loveless and Farley are not leaving - just AP-ing)

L - clockwise:  Elders Munoz, Loveless, Gilbert, Radford, Farley, Rushton, Brown and Chapman

Elder Raasveld and AP Giles

Sisters Graff, Shaw, Lau, Leben and Morse

Elder Munoz

Brother Armstrong and Elder Raasveld

Let the memories begin (funny stories from each person's mission)

Elder Radford listening to Elder Rushton

Sister Shaw

Elder Radford

Sister Graff

Sister Lau

Elder Munoz

Elder Gilbert

Elders Rushton, Radford and Gilbert

Elder Chapman

Sister Leben

Elder Raasveld

Elder Brown

Explaining the presentation of Service Coins

Back row L-R:  Sisters Morse, Shaw, Elders Rushton, Radford, President, Elders Raasveld and Gilbert
Middle row:  Elder and Sister Eyring, Sisters Leben, Graff, Lau and me
with Elders Munoz, Brown and Chapman in front

Final Testimonies at Transfer Meeting in the Visitors' Center

Elder Brown

Elder Chapman

Elder Gilbert

Sister Graff

Sister Lau

Sister Leben

Elder Raasveld

Elder Radford

Elder Munoz

Elder Rushton

Sister Shaw

Departing Elders Gilbert (3rd from left), Chapman, President, Elders Radford and Rushton,
Sisters Shaw, Lau and Cooke
(APs Farley and Loveless on far left)

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

Lift Up Your Heart and Rejoice!

Night of Music and Inspiration happens every month in the Washington, D.C. North Mission.

One of our Visitors' Center sisters is asked to organize the event and all missionaries are

asked to bring as many people as possible. Thanks to Sister Mendenhall we

were able to enjoy one of the best Visitors' Center events yet!

Living the Dream

Missionaries just being missionaries, all while "living the dream!"
 

District Picture
Elder Swensen, Sister Kaarma, Sister Tembo, Hermana Hansen, Hermana Graff,
Hermana Pirir, Hermana Kirkland, Elder Brown, Elder Ah Ching

Elder Chapman & Elder Loveless making calls.

Elder Fuller, Elder Van Wagoner, and a little rain.

Elder Hansen & Elder Farley in the city.

Final goodbyes with Sister Chapman, Sister Truman, Sister Smith, Sister Sottili, and Sister Phillips

Sister Phillips & Sister Turley

The new clean up crew at the Visitors' Center, Sister Trumn & Sister Rowley. We work rain or shine.

The Silver Spring DistrictSister Bascom, Elder Springer, Elder Lines, Elder Jackman, Elder Tracy,
Elder Welch, Elder Parker, Elder Wood, Elder Guerrero, Sister Edmunds, Elder Hartzog, Elder Hansen

Elder Melander & Elder Brown learning learning how to make pupusas from a lady from El Salvador.

Sister Johnson, Sister Owens, Sister Truman

The end of a great day at the Visitors' Center with Sister Lewis, Sister Truman, Sister Owens

Hermana Stauffer, Sister Turley, Sister Phillips, Sister Sottili, Sister Truman, Sister Busath, Sister Holland

Elder Little & Elder Gipson at specialized training, testing the
mastery of  "The Joseph Smith Story," all while shooting darts.

Elder Crosswhite works with Elder Andrade to beat Elders Little & Gipson.

Our ASL sisters, Sister Phillips & Sister Edmunds at the Gallaudet University - a private
university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing located in Washington, D.C.

Living the Dream

Missionaries just being missionaries, all while "living the dream!"

Elder Tavana & Elder Hansen

Elder Farley & Elder Hansen

Elder Archibald at the grill.

P-day Activity

Hermana Cárcamo, Sister Bascom, Elders Parker, Wilcox and Archibald

Elder Farley being taught the "correct" way to shave by Elder Frost

Zone Activity  back row: Elder Whitlock, Elder Melander, Elder H-Reynolds,
Elder Guerrero, Elder Hansen, Elder Parker, Elder Paul, Elder Taylor
next row: Sister Busath, Sister Holland, Elder Farley, Elder Archibald
second row: Elder Tracey, Elder Wood, Elder Lussier-Houle, Elder Nollet
front row: Elder Rummler, Elder Springer, Sister Edmunds, Sister Bascom

Elder Little & Elder Jamias

Elder Stubbs & Elder Hartzog

Sister Checketts, Sister Chapman, Sister Busath, Sister Rowley,
Hermana Stauffer, Sister Connelly, Sister Weber, Hermana Cárcamo

Sister Leben, Sister Turley, Sister Truman

The Kentlands District
Elder Lim (district leader), Elder Thornton, Elder Von Trapp,
back row: Elder Tavana (zone leader), Elder Arnett (zone leader), Elder Wang, Elder Gerber-Kai,
front row: Sister Truman, Sister Leben, Sister Turley, Sister Chapman, Sister Rowley

Elder Bodda, Elder Chapman, Elder Buonocore, Elder Brimhall

back row: Sister Owens, Sister Truman, Sister Pirir
front row: Sister Checketts, Sister Connelly, Sister Lewis