February

We had a great mission tour with Elder Haleck, of the Pacific Area Presidency.  He is originally from American Samoa, and was a great inspiration and role model for our island missionaries.  They loved him! We all loved him.  It was a highlight for all of us when the missionaries performed special musical numbers and sang in English and Samoan.  It was a wonderful example of the unity among the cultures that we find among the missionaries.

with Elder and Sister Haleck

Bruce was honored to be asked to baptize Renee

with Renee

with the Pilkington family

new Branch President in Karratha

with the President and Sister Henderson

with President and Sister Maxwell

January 2015

We were on the road to train and teach with missionaries.
We had wonderful zone conferences with Elder and Sister Meurs.  And we had a great transfer week, welcoming new missionaries.

role play at a district meeting

taking a great group of elders to lunch following training

I took this photo from our car

Before Zone Conference begins

Quietly, reading scriptures

A zone with Elder and Sister Meurs

Great toppings for ice cream - thanks to very creative Relief Society sisters

Zone Conference the next day in Rockingham

beautiful women

new companion

welcoming new missionary

Mary and Chad in Perth

Of course, we took them straight to Pinnaroo to see the Kangaroos

A beautiful day in King's Park

Fun at Caversham Wild LIfe Park

Not a care in the world

Perth Mint

Chad and Mary shared their testimonies with the MLC

Fish and Chips in Freemantle

Beautiful bike ride around the Swan River, along the city shoreline

We are very grateful to share a little of the Perth Mission with you!

December 2014

Perth temple gets a shiny new Moroni

Red and white roses in bloom at the temple, in time for Christmas

Two cranes, one to carry the statue, the other to hold the worker to guide it in place

Departing missionareis

I like my Christmas card this year!

Arriving missionares, six from the Phillipines!

Two great sisters on transfer day

Elders from Thailand and China

First Christmas Bruch at the Mission Home

Amazingly beautiful piano music by an elder from the Phillipines who does not own a piano

Singing, __________ in English and Tongan

Second Christmas brunch at the mission home

I love to hear the missionaries sing!

Where is my picture?

Thank heaven for Senior Couples!!!!!!

Third group for brunch at the Mission Home

Fourth, and final group for brunch at the Mission Home

A good time was had by all!!!

What a way to end the year!  The sealing of a family who we watched be baptized.

YSA Convention in Perth with our returned missionaries.  Our first "reunion"