Part of the Mission Tour November 2011 plus more

Freetown Zone with Elder Mensha on his Mission Tour with us.

Bo Zone with Elder Mensah, Area Seventy, Mission Tour

From Elder Anderson's camera:  Elder Harris doing push ups in the rain this morning.  Also, they put their buckets out to catch the rain so that they can wash their clothes today (preparation day)

 Elder Anderson and Elder Essel

 Elder Anderson took this in Ghana at the MTC.

From his camera also.  He said "These are the first animals I saw in Africa!".  These come with the meal on Kenya airlines' flight to Freetown.

Elder Akwah holding the chicken and Elder Essel the bread....staples in a missionary's life.

Sweet voices...

Elder Ngerem and Elder Barth practicing hymns in the Njaboima Chapel in Bo District, Sierra Leone.  It was a tender moment and had to share it.

Returning Missionaries Oct 25th!

Elders contemplating life after mission looking out over Lester Peak....above the Mission Home.... before a farewell dinner.

Elder Asafo-Adjei, Elder Merrill, Elder Adjei, Elder Omale and Elder Dogbaste returned home after serving an honorable two years as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  We miss you all! (Thanks to Elder Priddis for these snaps!)

October/November pics

 Elder Priddis showing his carved jack-o-lantern last Monday during preparation day.

 The Freetown Zone carved these four that day.

They looked very professionally done!

 We had four missionaries on their way to the Missionary Training Center in Ghana.  Brother and Sister Kargbo were seeing her sister off (on right)

 Elders Rochester, Purcell and Jenkins at the Njaboima Chapel prior to the District Conference last Sunday.

We had 1090 people come to the Bo District Conference.  Every room and every chair was filled.  It was a wonderful sight! 

The Relief Society sisters sang in the choir.  Nearly half of them were young single adults preparing for missions.

 Elder Obinna and Elder Goncolo

After the serious picture in Bo, I told them they could ham it up.

  Elder Kenner watching as Elder Vaughan practices after leadership training in Freetown

 Sister Arthur and Sister Usen in Bo

 Elder Barth, Elder Adah, Elder Goncola and Elder Ngerem---all in Bo Zone

This was blurry but still liked it: Elder Ngerem and Elder Barth leaving the chapel.

Freetown and Freetown East Zones Leadership Training

Our Assistants, Elder Wood and Elder Priddis with Elder Dickson, of the Seventy.

 After Leadership Training...

Myself, President Roggia, Elder Dickson,of the Seventy, Sister Breillatt and President Breillatt, Accra Ghana Temple President and Matron.

Bo Zone and new Bo District Presidency

President Roggia with the new Bo District Presidency: President Kpaka (1st counselor) President Taylor and President Cobinah (2nd counselor) with Elder Dickson, of the Seventy, President of the Area West Africa.

Bo Zone with President and Sister Breillatt, Accra Ghana Temple president, Elder Dickson of the Seventy with President Roggia and me.

New Missionaries arrive in Sierra Leone and Liberia

 It was starting to get dark...but you'll still be able to find your missionary.  This is on the ferry to Freetown from Lungi Airport and Wharf last night.

Elders arriving at Roberts Airport in Monrovia, Liberia yesterday afternoon. The Senior Couples picked them up, fed them and took them to their new areas.  We will see them all in two weeks when we go to Monrovia.

Our assistants, Elder Priddis and Elder Wood, with President Roggia sitting in the middle.  Elder Priddis drove the van and President Roggia drove the Ford Everest onto the ferry.  Then, they filled both vehicles with luggage and missionaries, drove off the ferry and headed to the mission home for a late dinner.