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! |
I am new to this blog, since my son just arrived this week to your mission family. I look forward to watching our new mission family grow over the next 2 years. I have read every blog entry posted so far, and I love every single one!
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind to encourage me, Candace. With the missionaries now putting their own pictures on Facebook, I've lost a lot of my incentive to keep up on this blog, so it's good to know anyone still looks at it. Who is your son?
DeleteDear President and Sister Cooke,
ReplyDeleteSister Kelsey Bullock returned home and is doing well! Thank you for your care and concern for her as she served in the WDCN mission! I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the blog updates! Thank you!
Kristan Bullock
PS I look forward to meeting you!
Oh my goodness, I love your daughter!!! I've asked her to please keep us updated on the engagement and your upcoming trip back east. Can't wait to meet you!
DeleteWe continue to faithfully read this blog and all the posts and watch all the videos. Elder Jacob Peterson doesn't post too many pictures to Facebook, so this is fabulous! Thank you for this valuable link to the mission and all the crazy happenings! We look forward to shaking hands with you (and probably hugging you) next year! Looks like now there is only one Elder Peterson serving in DC North!! We love you!
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