GOODBYE TO TWO WONDERFUL ELDERS

Elder Money and Elder Fontaine, you have served well.  We will miss you here in Angola.

 It's always the same...packing and

 

 

 

 

 

 repacking!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 What am I going to do with all this stuff??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Last minute visits with Elder Garcia and Elder Garn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We love you Elder Fontaine.

 

 

 

 

 

 Elder and Sister Henry came to say good bye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We love you Elder Money.

 Thank you both for being part of our lives.

 

LUBANGO VISIT

Our visit with the Lubango Zone Elders

and the Lubango Branch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lubango Elders, Elder Rodrigues, Elder Petersen, Elder Victor, Elder Rush

 

 

 

 

 Lubango Elders with Assistants, Elder Garn, Elder Garcia and President and Sister Merrill  

 Lubango Branch

  
Elder Victor, Elder Petersen, Elder Garn, Elder Garcia.
 
 
 Visiting with Branch President and Sister Marques.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Come rain or shine...nothing stops missionary work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not even washed out roads...

But there is always time to stop and enjoy

the good things in life...

 and count our blessings.

LUANDA 2 ZONE MEETING

Working with Branch leaders and learning together...

Zone Leaders Elder Fontaine and Elder Domingos...

this was Elder Fontaine's last zone meeting.  :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Elder Garn and Elder Hollingsworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Elder Raso and Elder Mistola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Elder Yeanoplos, Elder Almeida, Elder Sefita, Elder Quezeda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Elder Domingos and Elder Fontaine..

 

 

 

 President Merrill observing Elder Raso and Elder Mistola

 Elder Mavile and Elder Garcia

...and of course FOOD!!!!!

NEW MISSIONARIES FROM ANGOLA

Two new missionaries were set apart during the month of December.  Both will serve here temporarily while awaiting for their visa to serve other countries.

 

Elder Almeida

Elder Almeida with his parents. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 President sharing a few thoughts.

 

President Merrill and Elder Nistler

after the setting apart. 

 

 Welcome to the best Mission in the World....

 

Elder Sikuafenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Saying good bye Sisters...and Mom.

 

 What a special young man and his lovely mother.

 

 Delivering missionaries and making a few transfers.

Their happiness is very contagious!!

WE'RE DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS

AND OUR DREAMS CAME TRUE...

Baptisms in December  :)

Twice a month we have baptisms at two different chapels.  These are just a few of those baptisms.  The gospel is definitely rolling forth in Angola. 

 

 

 

 

 Some of us just come to watch!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The man and woman and little girl on the right is a family.

What a wonderful privilege we have to witness such miracles here in Angola.