Jan 2024

Alan fixing the tech sister's kitchen sink.

It was a stinky mess, but he got it done.

Woot, woot!

He also fixed their bathroom sink and light switch.

 

Sunrise on one of morning walks/

T's baptism, both grandparents had to join over zoom.

We went to a shoemaker in Balanga and he copied our footprints and made sandals for us.

Delivering packages and supplies to the missionaries.

Mango smoothies from mango road, near San Narciso, mmm good!

Going with the tech sisters to teach Maria and her little sister, Blaze. 

The trike we took back to the office.

New couple just arrived, the Larsens.

Eliza Albrecht's birthday party at the mission office.

Olongapo zone conference lunch.

Sister Allred's car after the accident.

Eating yummy pizza at S & R pizza in Olongapo Puregold store.

December 2023

The senior missionaries ate at Papagallos by the beach, we love the food and mango smoothies.

Alan repairing the sister's washing machine.

 Every town has a ton of Christmas decorations and lights, this is part of our town.

The ward Christmas party, I danced with the Relief Society, it was really fun.

The senior missionaries got together and watched the hatchling turtles in Marong and ate dinner at the Akagi's house.

Dinner at the mission home.

Traffic cop, Filipino style.

Picture after Christmas dinner at the mission home.

Alan fixing a door knob and lock for the sisters.

Christmas traditions at zone conference- stringing popcorn, making snowflakes, making paper chains, coloring nativity pictures, and they had white elephant gift exchange, name that Christmas tune, and decorating Chirtmas cookies.

Christmas day we ate at a Korean restaurant, it was good but confusing.

The boxes from our stake in Cedar City came. Missionaries said they were fine but their companion could use some clothes and shoes. Most of it was new, it made us cry and the youth and primary wrote love notes!

Nov 2023 POM

After traveling over 24 hours we arrived at the mission office and they had this sign for us, so sweet.

We had our picture taken with President and Sister Albrecht in front of the office.

Rice patties coming into Zambales.

They took us out to eat at Papagallos on the beach, it was so good and what a view.

Papagallos beach view.

Trash men every Friday.

We ate at the mall at Chow King, it was pretty good.

The drivers for MLC meeting.

Alan testing some of the missionary bikes in front of the chapel.

We drove down to Bataan to check out the Lauritzen's apartment.

We stopped and got banana chips, honey, coconut water, and mangos, mmm.

4am we woke to a toilet overflow, they told us we could flush paper in the toilet, but FM said nope! Duane put a pot on their stove, on top of the glass and walked away as it exploded.

Gary Arnell sent this that morning and we both feel the prayers of our family and friends.

Zone conference, I made Banana chocolate chip cookies for all the missionaries.

It's so nice to have our own Christmas tree in our apartment..

Oct-Nov Pre-MTC and MTC

JT's boys got to come and see us for a day before we left for the MTC.

Played pinochle with Deb and Tom and I got double aces.

We left Cedar airport with the Nufers and made it to SLC and a shuttle to the MTC.

Lots of luggage to move to our rooms.

We got our name tags at the front desk.

That's where we're going map.

World art in the T4 bldg.

2 sisters going to our mission in Olongapo, Sister Driscoll and Beazer.

Our morning teacher, sister Fliton.

Got subzero ice cream with the family.

Loving the Christmas decorations.

Playing rummikub with G.

Dale fell on a microwave while taking it to the trash. When they checked him out, they found a mass in his sinus and operated. Looks like everything is going to be okay.

The 3 couples from our ward going to Olongapo. Us, Nufers, and Lauritzens.

Sister Monica Stewart and her husband, Turbat Mikhlai were our ministering partners. her story of translating the Book of Mormon into Mongolian and meeting her husband was amazing. They will do great things on their mission over there.

We watched the G and A wrestle, it was rough, but the really improved. We watched T play basketball. We went to the mall and got ice cream and hit Bath and Body and got some lotion.

Deb, Rhonda, and I tried lotions for Rhonda to buy, it was really fun!

Ate at JCW's and then Jamie and Josh dropped us off at our hotel. We weighed our bags for the airport Sunday and slept.

After church Whit and family came to our hotel to say goodbye.

Last picture at the MTC.