In December, Rob traveled to Thailand with six other students from his school, and a teacher. In advance of the trip, he did his Eagle Scout Project - collecting simple reading and picture books to take to the village in Thailand. The students at his school were very supportive.
Rob took photos of every meal he ate, and enjoyed it all. He loved being in a village "above the clouds". My favorite story, is that he gave a Book of Mormon to a fellow who was employed by the school and assisted Rob's group. The young man was impressed with Rob and asked about his life! Rob read him a few parts in the Book of Mormon and shared his testimony.
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| books collected for Eagle project |
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| At the airport, leaving for Bangkok and Chiang Mai |
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| Village Children |
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| village homes |
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| Rob's first missionary contact! |
On the day Rob flew to Thailand, the babies arrived, beautiful and healthy!!!!
Welcome to the world, Grant and Grace Pugh!!!!!
Even though it was the 12th in Utah, it was the 13th (my birthday) in Perth!
Such a precious gift.
12-12-12
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| Grant 5 lbs 4 oz Grace 4 lbs 8 oz |
While Rob was in Thailand I was able to travel south with President Lindsay to visit District Meetings
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| Dinner with missionaries in Bunbury |
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| The Bunbury Chapel, rented from the Catholic Church |
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| New missionary training in Southern River Zone |
We also held a Senior's Conference for our Senior Missionaries. We combined sight seeing with a Temple Excursion and a Testimony Meeting at the Mission Home.
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| at the Temple |
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| This is how Senior missionaries do the beach! |
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| Lovely little stained glass window in the chapel at Rottenest Island, a penal colony for Aboriginals |
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| Christmas caroling at the Mission Home! Many of our missionaries have beautiful voices and they love to harmonize. I think Elder J is our very own David Archuletta! |
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| Christmas Eve |
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| Christmas morning |
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| After Christmas morning brunch | | | |
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| Southern River Zone |
The week between Christmas and New Year's we invited each of the Zones for breakfast/lunch/or dinner and training and then a Temple Session. It was a lovely way to start the New Year.
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| North Coast Zone |
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| Rockingham Zone |
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| Missionaries from around the world, Mona, Utah, Thailand, South Korea, Ireland, California |
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| Dianella Zone |
