Week 51--June 12-18, 2016

Tuesday found us heading to Meycauayan for District meeting. The route we took had these cows wandering down the four lane roadway.

 These cows have decided to camp on the road.

Zone Conferences started on Thursday. As part of Zone Conference we are giving flu shots to all of the missionaries. Elder Westenskow is filling out the paper work before he receives his shot.

Sister Broadhead administers the shot to him.

 President Bertin gets into the action by helping to give the shots.

There was lots of information to hand out to the missionaries. Garnalee is set-up ready to hand out the new Apartment Resource guides, monthly recording sheets, and markers for the new boards.

Sister Bertin helped by answering questions and applying band-aids.

 Elder Broadhead is ready with the spray bottles and the Permetherin to hand out. Our mission is one of the missions in which the sisters will be allowed to wear pants during Dengue fever season. The Permetherin is used to spray on their clothes to protect against mosquitoes.

 After shots it was time to check for letters from home.

Friday evening we had a farewell dinner for Elder and Sister Jones who are returning home on July 5 to Island Park. They will be greatly missed as they have worked diligently to build up the branch in Baliwag and work with the YSA to encourage them to go on missions and marry in the temple.

Saturday was a special day as we attended the wedding of Reylan David and Ciely Joaquin. Brother David is one of the counselors in the bishopric of the La Mesa ward. The David family with Elder Ardern who performed the sealing in the Manila Temple.

 The stage is set for the arrival of the bride and groom and the parents.

 Tables were set up for all of the guests to enjoy a wonderful dinner.

 The love birds and the wedding cake.

The happy couple enjoy their first dance.

These darling girls are the Primary class of Ciely. They performed the cutest dances at the beginning of the program.








Sunday, June 12, is Independence Day in the Phipippines. Which coincided with the end of the Spanish-American War on June 12, 1898. It doesn't compare with Independence Day celebrations in the US. No fireworks, no parades, only flags posted around the city.

On Tuesday, June 14, we learned that Grace has a blood clot. She will need to have shots twice a day for the next six months.

On Thursday, June 16, we had the first session of Zone Conference. New Apartment Resource Guides have been created. To encourage the return of the old ones, the missionaries have been bribed with one of Sister Cherry's wonderful cookies. No guide--no cookie with lunch. There were 4 apartments who didn't bring their guide so 14 missionaries had to go without a cookie. Elder Broadhead and Elder Harrington each ate an extra cookie when they returned the pans from lunch.