Sunday, December 28, 2014

We'll Be Home for Christmas....If Only in Our Dreams!

Senior FHE
 


 Quite the spread!  Assigned pot-luck dishes and great company!

We are sure going to miss getting together with the other Seniors!






TERESA BRANCH CHRISTMAS PARTY!
 Looks like someone is trying to say STOP!
Sort of makes you want to DIG RIGHT IN, doesn't it?


See the lighter piece of meat on the left side by the chicken....LECHON!
We waited 4 hours for this?? How about ham and funeral potatoes?



We love the kids....These are some of the welcoming party!


The crowd on both sides of the room.  



Elder Tinsley helping to translate my Christmas story.
 LET THE GAMES BEGIN!



The Elders singing Christmas Songs in Tagalog!
 Elder J. drawing names out of the cup for the Christmas Raffle!


Lining up for Prizes!


Peralta's winning the 500 peso drawing!










OUR VERY SPECIAL
WHITE CHRISTMAS!
L-R back:  Elder Blessant, Sister J. Danny & JoAnna Faircloth, Elder Tinsley, Elder Capate, Elder J.
front: Precious Mojos, Elder Ballon

CHRISTMAS STORES IN THE PHILIPPINES!
 CHICKEN......ANYONE???


 I may have to teach a class in Relief Society when I get home on how to save money with your Christmas decorations! HAHAHA

They are kind of amazing but I have never really liked "egg carton" art!

I see my name here more than I ever have at home!

Practicing up on our Grand-parenting Skills for Isabella...





Cute and tiny Rod Moroni Peralta!

The bottle is the size of a large nail polish bottle.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Celebration Time!

Zone Training Christmas Treat!
Our poor phone takes some pretty fuzzy pictures but you get the drift.

Christmas Party for Antipolo Zone at our House




There are some BIG guys in this zone.  They loved the soup and  snacked the whole time!


The Sisters all showed up late and they live the closest....go figure.
All are native Filipinos or Islanders.

Great missionaries and so fun!


ELDER  BROWN 
AND 
ELDER NELSON





Great a CARROT!
Opening his BAR of SOAP




ELDER CAVA
and
ELDER ROCK (hidden behind him)
They fought over our 8x10 picture!



The other side of the room was filled with Sisters.







PQCM Christmas Conference
 
This was the WHOLE ENCHILADA!

BEAUTIFUL SETTING FOR LUNCH
One of the fun games we played-Fruit Basket

Program picture with Pres. & Sister Revillo


It was a little tough to just dig in and eat this...we had to not think about it!

Crib for Baby Moroni
 

BAPTISM
L-R Back Row Elder Capate, Sister Rose Lyn Candari, Brother Christopher Candari holding daughter, Elder Blessant, Brother Dexter Candari, Sister Vanessa Candari
Front Row: Candari brothers and Yanni
All the brothers are now members of the church.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Babies, Baptism and Blessings....

Zone Interviews
 
 Singing with the Sisters...Just LOVE them to bits!


Elders just being cool waiting for the meeting to start.

 







 These gloves are made by a sister in Salt Lake City for Sister Kristen Oaks, Elder Dallin H. Oaks wife.  She takes them by the hundreds and gives them out to help Elders with their discussions.




Elder Singh wrote this on his cup so he'd know which one was his. 


CALLED TO SERVE!










SENIOR FHE CHRISTMAS SOCIAL



HAVING FUN WITH THE WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT GIVING.....


Sister Morrison is the one in the turquoise blouse.  She was so kind getting our picture!


Sister Schlager dressed for the evening!  Elder J and I wore reindeer antlers but didn't think to get a picture of us.

 The Manila Temple all lit up for Christmas!  Not quite Temple Square but so beautiful at night!

I just LOVE the hand booties!


 




She is such a cutie.  
And Danny is a very proud papa!











Helping Sister Rimano with her English Studies


 She is Filipino and is doing quite well with English.  I hope she keeps using it as it really is a marketable skill for these native missionaries.


I also worked with Sister Wiradi this week.  She is from Indonesia and had to learn Tagalog and English!

The missionaries must speak Tagalog when they are out of the apt. and only English when they are in the apt.


MARIVIC AND MORONI PERALTA


 


 
The NICU Nurse showing the family and us baby Moroni

 And we thought UVRMC in PROVO was the baby hospital!












Elder Tinsley's shoe.  I took this without him knowing.  It's a good sign that he's working hard!




The YSA's did a great job on the Branch Bulletin Board!