Wednesday, September 24, 2014

September 2014 Arrivals

Here come our newest arrivals...

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From Reagan National Airport, 
we boarded the D.C. Metro
with Books of Mormon and referral cards in hand.
Front row L-R:  Elders Squire, Blackner, Winn, Mayta
Middle row L-R:  Sisters Liu, Sundwall, Hermosillo, Moore, Maughan, Everton, Caldwell and Castaneyra
Back row:  Elder Patchett with Pres and Sister Cooke

Back row L-R:  Elders Mayta, Squire, Patchett, President Cooke, Elders Blackner, Winn and Sister Cooke
Front row L-R:  Sisters Hermosillo, Everton, Castaneyra, Sundwall, Caldwell, Maughan, Moore and Liu

Orientation, Training and Testimonies at the Mission Home




Sisters Maughan, Everton, Caldwell and Sundwall

Sisters Everton, Maughan, Moore, Castaneyra
President and Sister Lorenzana (First Counselor in the Mission Presidency)
with Elders Mayta and Winn, and our daughters Elizabeth and Carrie
Sister Colson, Sister Johnson (a Sister Training Leader),
Elders Blackner, Patchett and Squire and Sister Castaneyra
Sisters Croese and Taggart (Sister Training Leaders)
Sisters Caldwell, Sundwall, Wathen and Liu
Sister Castaneyra, Elders Mayta and Blackner

The Washington DC Temple


Back row L-R: Pres. Cooke, Sisters Everton, Sundwall and Caldwell
Middle row L-R: Sisters Cooke, Moore, Maughan, Hermosillo, Liu and Casteneyra
Front row L-R: Elders Mayta, Winn, Blackner, Squire and Patchett
Elder Mayta

Elder Squire

Elder Patchett

Sister Moore

Sister Sundwall


Sister Liu


Sister Hermosillo

Sister Castaneyra

Sister Maughan

Sister Everton





Sister Caldwell

Sister Wathen
 (Arrived a week earlier)


New Arrivals Being Introduced at Transfer Meeting 
with their Newly Assigned Trainers


Sisters Wathen and Rowley 

Sisters Caldwell and Howe

Sisters Lewis and Sundwall 

Sisters Moore and Bertholon



Sisters Maughan and Griffiths

Sisters Everton and Taggart

Sisters Castaneyra and Kirkland

Sisters Liu and Black

Sisters Hermosillo and Busath

Elders Squire and Richards

Elders Winn and Lussier-Houle

Elders Mayta and Lines

Elders Patchett and Ah Ching

Elders Blackner and Owens

Elders Richards and Squire





Elders Winn and Lussier-Houle

Elders Owens and Blackner



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Sisters Lewis and Sundwall

Elders Ah Ching and Patchett







Elders Mayta and Lines

Sisters Howe and Caldwell



Sisters Kirkland and Castaneyra





Sisters Hermosillo and Busath



Sisters Bertholon and Moore





Sisters Griffths and Maughan 

Sisters Everton and Taggart



Sisters Black and Liu














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!)