April 2015 Arrivals

Back row L-R:  Sisters Minguito and Cain on our right.  Sisters Ete and Plaizier on our left.
Front row L-R:  Elders Pesantes, Haggard, Cowen and Tutu'u

From the airplane straight to the Metro.   Here they come!

At an interim station, Elder Haggard didn't hesitate to try out his spanish and hand out referral cards

Elders Haggard and Cowen

  At the final station, Elders Haggard and Cowen explained the Book of Mormon promise to a fellow passenger and gave him the book.

Dinner at the Mission Home

Elder Cowen (left) sits next to Sister and Elder Colson from the Mission Office
Elder Pesantes takes the end of the table with Elders Tutu'u and Haggard on the right, next to Sister and Elder Schroer also from the Mission Office

This photo has the addition of our beloved sister caterer, Helene Doue Thornton (standing)

L-R:  Sister Lorenzana (wife of Pres' 1st counselor, Pres Lorenzana - far right), then Sisters Cain and Ete
with Sisters Veenker at far end and Sister Amparo next to her in white (both Sister Training Leaders)
then Sisters Plaizier and Minguito

L-R:  Sisters Amparo, Plaizier, Minguito, Pres and Sister Lorenzana, Sisters Cain, Ete and Veenker

The next day, at Transfer Meeting, our new arrivals got to meet  their trainer companions

(Please notice the glorious April blossoms surrounding the Washington D.C. Stake Center)

Sister Veenker will train Sister Ete

Sister Parabirsing will train Sister Cain

Sister Turley will train Sister Minguito

Sister Plaizier will be trained by Sister Hansen

Elder Haggard will be trained by Elder Harsten

Elder Coombs will train Elder Cowen

Elder Andrade will train Elder Pesantes

Elder Tutu'u will be trained by Elder Springer

P.S.   Don't mind Sister Cooke while she fusses around doing "Mom stuff"

I LOVE our new kids !