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Elder Jones with Bobson who has been a branch missionary.  He just received his mission call to the Nigeria Calabar Mission leaving in September.

Amazing!

Downtown Freetown

More downtown...

Elder and Sister Lauritzen arrived today.  We are so happy to have them serving with us in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission.  Welcome!!!

We have "four" Assistants.  Elder Appleby and Elder Barth are being trained by Elder Lambson and Elder Norton (far right).  Elder Lambson and Elder Norton go home together on July 3rd.  They are doing lots and lots of training before they leave!  

Recently...

Freetown Zone... Elder Curtis and Elder Yirenya Tawiah visited us and took some time to speak to us for a couple of hours.  So very wonderful!

Bo East Zone...we were in Bo for District Conference.  We had 1058 people there to listen to Elder Curtis and Elder Yirenya Tawiah. 

Elder Despain

Elder Richards and Elder Tawiah...they are both tall.  This pictures doesn't do them justice.

I liked my husbands smile...so even though the exposure is poor, I had to post it. 

 :-) (Our children will like it.)

Some of the Bo Zones' missionaries.

Before Sunday's Bo District Conference.  Every seat was filled and every room was filled and video was available to them.  This is one of the very best chapels in Sierra Leone.

 Zone Leaders preparing for District Conference

Elder Dyngee and Elder Burton..in Kenema

Here are two beautiful sisters who have accepted the invitation to follow the Savior and be baptized.  They attended the new member and investigator meeting prior to the Bo District Conference.  We had 158 in attendance.

Mail.... a very BIG thing!

On our way from Bo to Freetown... I just love the huts we see along the road.

After Freetown Zone Conference with Elder Curtis and Elder Yirenya Tawiah

Elder Lambson and Elder Appleby on their way to a lesson.

Elder Barth carrying a large suitcase for a return missionary from Bo who served in Nigeria.  The little children thought it was funny to see.

Special times...

Elder Norton with Elder Jenkins before he boarded the water taxi

And, way out there.... (Elder Jenkins and Elder Lambson)

Your turn, Elder Jenkins!

Elder Fife,  Elder Boateng and Markus

The next week, Elder Moss (with Elder Norton) went home...

And...

Off you go, Elder Moss.

Elder Wolfgramm and Elder Mills

Elder Stewart and Elder Symons 

Elder Allred and Elder Taylor with a baptismal candidate

Wonderful day.

Celebrating Elder Norton's birthday with the district...

Yes, indeed, there is pizza to be found...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped do measles immunizations last month!  Good job, McDowells!

Markus and Elder Lambson wore the same tie!!

Elder Assumong, Norton and Ngerem...

Beauty at the Mission Office

We are enjoying all the splendor of the rainy season!

Orange blossoms on the tree with seed pods...

Bright red....

Beautiful!

Thanks to Sister Squires and the Senior Couple sisters a few years ago who planted all these wonderful plants.

Makes me think of fireworks in the sky.

Find the insect?

Lizards all around...

Just thought you all would like to see how it looks in Sierra Leone during the rainy season at the Mission Office.

Elder Moss Farewell

Elder Lambson, Elder Moss and Elder Norton.  Elder Moss flies tomorrow to Utah.

Two years completed with a happy heart!  Return with Honor, Elder Moss!  For Christmas one year, his dad made the plaque for the mission.  Thank you!

Last Week in Liberia

New missionaries arriving from the Ghana MTC straight to Monrovia, Liberia last week:  Elder Pentreath from the UK.

Elder Nabende from Uganda

Elder Dlamini from South Africa

Elder Kouao from Ivory Coast

Elder Sekirimie from Uganda

Elder Oni from Nigeria

Elder Mohlalutsa from South Africa

New missionaries on their way to their first area to meet their trainers.  Always a nervous moment!

Elder Moyo and Elder Buckman--Bushrod Island zone leaders prior to Elder Moyo going home the next day.

Elder Moyo's Farewell Dinner with the Senior Couples and us the night before he flew home to Zimbabwe.

A Branch Missionary from the Harbel Branch receiving his mission call to Nigeria.  He is the first from his branch to serve a full-time mission to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sister Kirkham and I.

Elder Smith and Elder Liufau sporting their umbrellas for the rainy season.

So fun...

Elder Appleby, Iyiewuare and Obinna...

Elder Buckman...delighted to have received some mail.

Sweet children... the little boy was just learning to walk.  We smiled at his huge shoes.  He was doing great mastering being mobile!

 She is just such a little angel!

Elder Appleby letting her look at his umbrella.  I like how his umbrella isn't on the floor yet and her little hand is reaching for it....

 Bushrod Island Zone

Elder Smith..."just singing in the rain" (he didn't see that I took this)

 On the way to the Sierra Leone border from Monrovia.  Elder Kirkham got to use his automatic tire pump.

Making the exchange at the border. Of course, the truck with the most mud came from the Sierra Leone jungle road.

Elders leaving Monrovia Zone Conference

Monrovia Zone

Elder Anderson and Elder Ekpo after Elder Anderson came across the border.

Elder Taylor with the Branch Missionary he is training.  (It was hot out...)

 I asked Elder Boakye why he had on green socks.  He said it was Green day with his family at home.  Don't you love it?

This is for you Br. Barguwah... With Elder and Sister Krumm.

Back to Freetown via Accra after 10 days in Monrovia.