Arriving Missionaries January 2012

Elder Miller from Arizona, Elder Gunnels from Texas, Elder DiPaolo from Maryland, Elder Kuo from Ohio, Elder Davidson from Idaho, Sister Lameko from Samoa, Sister Mueller from Utah, and Sister Bernstein from Utah have joined the CLAM.

Trainers: Sister Hudson (Bernstein), Sister Fonokalafi (Mueller), Sister Alcantara (Lameko), Elder Hardman (DiPaolo), Elder Jahng (Kuo), Elder Roundy (Gunnels), Elder Ditton (Miller), Elder Blackham (Davidson)

Departing Missionaries

Jorge Uribe (temple missionary), Jordan Hall, Douglas Carroll, Mary Ashby, Jamie Thurston, Aubrey Mortensen, Shelley Decker, Nathan Hill and Eric Feitz have all returned home.

Clean Apartment Awards January 2012

Elder Patten, Elder Muse, Elder Molinaro, Elder Scott, Elder Hall, Elder Hough, Elder Gilbert, Sister Nibley, Elder Acosta, Sister Bahr.  Winners: Elders Gilbert and Patten (Elder Scott was on exchanges with them.)  Disclaimer: President Baker and I don't select the winners.

It was a nice dream while it lasted.

News: here
The home being built for the Temple President has only slight damage.

Zone Leader Council January 2012

Front:  Elders Ferrin, Graves, Taylor, Patten, Loli, Wilson, Fourr.  Back:  Elders Warr, Hill, Orozco, Watkins, Matheson, Hall, Jones, Gilbert, Jahng, Molinaro, Takogawa, Cottrell, Carter.

Christmas Eve 2011

Music

Food

Friends

What could be better?

Mission Leadership Training December 2011

Mission Leadership includes Assistants, Zone Leaders, District Leaders and Sister Trainers.

Watts Towers

The missionaries all like to get their pictures taken in front of Watts Towers so President Baker took me to see them.   They aren't what I expected.  From missionary pictures I thought they were electrical towers but they are actually a 35 year art project done by one man.  The metal frames are covered with cement and then decorated with various types of mosaic -- seashells, tiles, broken bottles, rocks -- whatever he could find.  the artist climbed each layer as it was built and used no heavy machinery.

Monday's mail in the mission office

Arriving missionaries December 2011

Joining us are (seated) Elder Bergeson from Utah, Sister Muhlestein and Sister Chen (awaiting visas for Taiwan), Sister Bahr from Iowa, Elder Moscoso from Texas, (standing) Elder Lasukau from Utah, Elder Behnke from Minnesota, Elder Finnell from Utah, Elder Reeves from Utah, Elder Van Dyke from Georgia, Elder Dormuth from Canada, Elder Cressman from Utah, Elder Alsop from Utah, Elder Roberts from Oklahoma and Elder Ahn from Korea.

Trainers (front row): Elder Garrett (Roberts), Elder Ogden (Reeves), Sister Hudson (Chen), Sister Nibley (Bahr), Sister Green (Chen), Elder Pack (Alsop), Elder Nelson (Finnell), Elder Cooper (Van Dyke), (back row) Elders Ditton, Reichman, and Casper, Dudragne (Ahn), Harper (Cressman), Hernandez (Lasukau), Hsiao and Salzl (Bergeson),  Francisco (Moscoso),  Ursenbach (Dormuth), and  Carroll (Behnke)