November 2015 Arrivals

Fresh off the plane

Back row L-R:  Elders Woodis, Tetuaapua, Bias, Mellon, President and me, Elder Talbot
Middle row L-R:  Elder Cowan, Sisters Sigauke, Piutau, Freeman, Gomez and Elder Vermeulen
Front L-R:  Elders Wilcox and Granger

Sister Training Leader Wilson helps wrangle the troops at the airport

AP Herring explains the Metro cards to the new elders

On to the Metro

On the Metro, L-R,  Elders Wilcox and Granger with Elder Woodis right behind them with, on the right, Elders Cowan and Talbot back the President

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Mission Home Welcoming Dinner

President Marco Lorenzana (First Counselor in the Mission Presidency)
welcomes Elders Mellon and Cowan to the Mission Home

With Sister and President Lorenzana, Sisters Freeman, Gomez, Piutau and Sigauke

Our daughter Elizabeth and AP Ord joined Elders Granger and Wilcox along with Sister Training Leader Sundwall

Elder Wilcox, Sisters Training Leaders Sundwall, Simpson, Wilson and Washburn along with Elizabeth

Sister Training Leaders Simpson, Wilson and Washburn

Elders Talbot and Cowan with President and Elders Woodis and Vermeulen

Elder Vermeulen next to Elder and Sister Berghout from the office, Sister Schroer and the end with her husband Elder Schroer next to Elder Tetuaapua and Talbot

At the Visitors' Center of the

 Tallest Temple in the World!

Presenting… the new arrivals' TRAINERS!

Elder Vermeulen will be trained by Elder Hall

Elder Wilcox will be trained by Elder Tutu'u

Sister Gomez will be trained by Sister Klaass

Sister Griffin will train Sister Freeman

Elder Granger was trained by Elder Haggard

Elder Tetuaapua will be trained by Elder DeMill

Elder Hamblin will train Elder Cowan

Elder Woodis will be trained by Elder Jorgensen

Sister Washburn and Sister Stirling will train Sister Sigauke

Sister Piutau will be trained by Sister Kucharek and Carter

Elder Gaudette will train Elder Mellon

Elder Rowley will train Elder Bias

Elders Summit and Talbot got away before I got their photo.

And they're off and running……..

November 2015 Departures

Back row L-R:  Elders Ortega, Wang, Archibald, the President, Elders Dahl and Elliott
Middle row L-R:  J.S. Armstrong, Sisters Wathen, Cooke, Amparo, Sindylkova
Front row L-R:  Elders Humphries, Paul and Thornton

Our daughters, Carolyn (blue sweater) and Elizabeth (green top)
sharing some love with the sisters

Elders Paul, Archibald and Wang surrounding Elder Ortega

"Selfie!"

Elders Archibald and Thornton, along with J.S., listen while Elder Elliott tells one of his mission adventure stories

Preparing to present service coins

Sister Amparo

Sister Wathen

Elder Wang

Elder Paul

Elder Ortega

Elder Humphries

Elder Dahl

Elder Thornton

Elder Elliott

Elder Archibald

Parting selfie

Farewell !

Sisters Tour the Kennedy Center

On the first Preparation Day of November,

a group of sisters toured 

On the top deck of the Kennedy Center, overlooking downtown DC.

L-R:  Sister Nolte, me, Sisters Everton,  Cain, Higginson and Maughan
at the west entry.

From the Hall of Nations… 

… through the red Chinese-design glass doors...

… red-carpeted grand foyer.

… into the chandelier-draped, 

Millennium Theater on the left, Eisenhower Theater on the right. 

Looking out from the balcony in front of the
Presidential Box to the Opera House...

… to the outer deck overlooking the Potomac River.
The mission of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is to fulfill President Kennedy’s vision by producing and presenting the greatest examples of music, dance, and theater; supporting artists in the creation of new work; and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.

                                          

Specialized Training of the September Arrivals

The Chevy Chase Chapel in Fall Feuillage!

There could be no better setting for training.

Back row L-R:  Sisters Buhler and Martinez, me and the President, Elders Brown, Shirley and Payne
Middle row:  Sisters Pacheco, Mecham, Liou, Acosta, Larson, Lau and Johnson
Front row (holding admirable deep squats!): Elders Jenks, Call and Warnes

No one planned for AP Ord to have such lovely sister company during lunch.
He honestly just took the only seat left!
(With Sisters Buhler, Larson, Pacheco, Mecham and Martinez)

Front (clockwise):  Elders Coombs, Warnes, Brown, Payne, Brown, Jenks, Shirley and Call

L-R:  Sisters Johnson and Lau, President and AP Herring, Sisters Liou and Acosta

I'm grateful that to Elder Ord, our master photographer, for helping us stay "chill."