Tuesday, September 23, 2014

September's Departures


Farewell Evening at the Mission Home

Elder Loveless with President Cooke and Elder Hart and Sister Steenhoek
Sisters Truman and Tembo with Sister Cooke

Receiving Their Service Coins
Elder Hart

Elder Loveless (with Elder Hart looking on)


Sister Tembo

Sister Truman

Sister Steenhoek is a SLC Temple Square VC Sister
who has completed her two-transfer full-time proselyting assignment with us,
but will now return to Temple Square for the remainder of her 18-month mission.
After she completes that, she will be awarded her service coin.

Departing Testimonies at Transfer Meeting

Our newest Assistant to the President, Elder Malugin, conducted

Elder Loveless testified that, while these had been the best two years of his life so far,
they wouldn't end up being the best two years of his life in the long run
because he and the other departing missionaries are about to embark on the next phase of their evolving lives.

Sister Steenhoek talked about the promise in Ether 12:27 to make strengths of our weaknesses
 and the enabling power of the Atonement in her life

Sister Truman articulated what a rare and blessed situation we have in this mission to be such a "family."

Elder Hart declared that if anyone in the audience was thinking they hadn't converted anyone,
they were wrong, because they have converted him.

Elder and Sister Fulkerson have been serving at the Barlow Center

They have exemplified organization, innovative leadership and spiritual inspiration


Sister Tembo's early flight home to Zambia prevented her from attending.  We missed her!


Parting Words from the Cookes














   CHARLIE - MIKE !

L-R:  Elder Malugin (AP - not leaving!), Elizabeth, Carrie & Sister Cooke with Elder Loveless
Sisters Steenhoek and Truman, Elder Hart and Elder Farley (AP - not leaving!)





Wednesday, August 13, 2014

August 2014 New Arrivals

August 5th Arrival at Reagan National Airport

Back row L-R:  Elders Clemons, Hill, Jorgensen, Sister Caparas, Pres and Sister Cooke, Sister Whiteford,
Elders Rollins, Timmerman, Cruz
Front row L-R:  Elders Crowley, Coombs, Thorpe, Tanner, Williams, Porter
 Getting Ready to Ride the D.C. Metro



Joe Cooke teaches the new missionaries how to use the Metro system


Forest Glen - the Metro stop closest to the Washington Temple















Dinner, Training and Testimonies at the Mission Home







New Companionships formed at the Visitors' Center:

Elders Jorgensen and Tilby

Elders Lim and Thorpe

Elders Clemons and Wendt

Elders Hart and Porter

Sisters Holland and Caparas

Elders Nollet and Rollins

Elders Monsia and Timmerman

Elders Ng and Coombs

Elders Johnson and Crowley

Elders Fuller and Williams

Elders Buonocore and Cruz

Elders Collins and Tanner

Elders Paul and Hill