Sunday, June 5, 2011

Morning sports with Elders Powell, Ackerman, Hatch, Christy, Kawahara, Takeda, Sisters Etchu, Arashiyama, Saito, Masuda
Brother Kobayashi was baptized in the Kotoni Ward. Sisters Niiyama and Onoue taught him.
Sad airport farewell to Sisters Hori, Kado, McCready and Elders McCready and Woodrow
Missionaries helping us sort through ties
The McCreadys receiving their going away present from the missionaries
Farewell dinner for Sisters Kato, Hori, Elder Woodrow and Elder and Sister McCready
Lunch at one of our favorite restaurants that just opened a store in Hokkaido - Osho no gyoza
Missionaries with the McCreadys at the transfer spot.
Sisters Imoto, Kado, Elders Haraguchi, Woodrow, Yanez, Stoddard, Sisters Muir, Nishimura, Matsuki
Transfer spot with Elders Taniuchi, Yanez, Kakishita, Tamashiro, Haraguchi, Ackerman, Kobayashi, Ashimine, Clinton, Lowry, Kawahara, Turner, Takatsuka
Elder and Sister Ross, McCready and the Danies with Sisters Hori and Drasso
Morning exercise with the new missionaries, trainers and some of the local missionaries
Morning ultimate football
Another beautiful morning in Sapporo

Thursday, June 2, 2011

The final tie cutting - our own
A warm welcome to our new missionaries by doing their departing tie cutting
New Missionaries and trainers
Sisters Nishimura, Arashiyama, the Rosses. Standing: Elders Hatch, Nishijima, Kakishita
Our new office couple, the Rosses. They are both RMs from Japan and a wonderful addition to our mission
Coming back from our orientation hike
Beautiful view of Sapporo behind us
Maruyama hike with the new missionaries

There are little statues on the hiking trail
New Missionary Orientation with Trainers: Sisters Arashiyama, Etchu, Nishimura, Matsuki, Elders Bellows, Nishijima, Ackerman, Kakishita, Kawahara, Taniuchi, Hatch, Powell
Bonding time for Sister Daniels and Sister Matsuki
Heading off for their 8 hour train ride back to Sendai
Elders Robbins, Fukuta, Powell, Kameya
Saying goodbye to our remaining Sendai Missionaries
A sad goodbye to our missionaries returning to Sendai
Elders Ikeda, Aiura,Kobayashi, Andrus, Dick, Ellsworth, Taniuchi
We welcomed five new missionaries to our mission: Sisters Arashiyama, Nishimura and Elders Nishijima, Kakishita and Hatch
Elders Narita and Holbrook were the first to leave in this wave of missionaries.
Sisters Tanaka, Willis, Erika, and Saito with a departing present song