Welcome December Batch

Twenty new missionaries arrived on December 2nd. After arriving to the mission office, they spent the day in orientation and meeting their new companion/trainer. What a great group of new elders and sisters! 

Orientation at the Mission Office

 Sister Harvey is giving instructions on ordering supplies.

 

 Elder & Sister Petersen are instructing the new missionaries about sending and receiving mail and the CLS program.

Meeting Their Trainers and Having Lunch

 

 Awaiting the announcement of new companionship's. 

 Elder Balenaveikau and Elder Manabat

 Elder Manabat is a strong trainer. 

 Elder Puasan and Elder Christensen

 Elder Masima and Elder Bilog

Elder Masima loves his Tatay!

 Sister Bastillo and Sister Palle

 Elder Tedrow and Elder Amora

 Sister Silbasa and Sister Fa'aoa

  Sister Pacquiao and Sister Calica

 Sister Alcober and Sister Musni

Sister Thomas and Sister Verances 

 Elder Alifante and Elder Abad

 Elder Fangufangu and Elder Pascual

 Sister Manzano and Sister Tau

 Sister Balderama and Sister Swanson

 Elder Cook and Elder Alvior

 Sister Bricenio and Sister Lolohea

 Elder Javier and Elder Wu

 

 Sister Barrameda and Sister Alapa

 Elder Orongan and Elder Castillo

 Elder Serrano and Elder Calpito

 Sister Fernandez and Sister San Diego

 

 

 

 

At The Welcome Sign

 

 Sister Baldarama

 Sister Bastillo

 Sister Tau

 Sister Fa'aoa

 Sister Lolohea

 Sister Barrameda

 Sister Verances 

 Sister Alcober

 Sister Fernandez

Sister Calica 

 Elder Balenaveikau

Elder Wu 

 Elder Alifante

 Elder Christensen

 Elder Serrano

 Elder Cook

 Elder Tedrow

 Elder Masima

Elder Fangufangu 

Elder Castillo

Going Home Activities

We started the "going home activities" with breakfast at the Mission Home. Corned beef over rice, sausage and egg casserole, bananas and mango juice. Yummy! There are 14 elders and sisters leaving tomorrow. We also had 2 extra elders join us - they are scheduled to go home next transfer, but school has them leaving a few weeks earlier than the official transfer day. Not wanting to miss out on the goodbye traditions, they came along with the December batch.

Breakfast

  

 

Sister Baleña

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elder Ritter

 

 

Sister Tampac and Sister Magro

Manila Temple Session

We love the missionaries!

 

  

 

 

 

I wish this picture wasn't so blurry - I love that we are all laughing!

Ties, Quilts, and Testimonies

 Only 4 suit coats in this group

 Elder Sessions and Elder Hansen lookin' good

 Sister Perez

Elder Dela Cruz and Sister Estorgio 

 

 Elder Sessions and Elder Go

CLS certificates

 

 Sister Havili

 Worn out!

Elder Baniago

 

 

 Goodbye to a great batch!