Odori and Atsubetsu Zones Christmas party and Mission T-shirts
Half of our wonderful missionaries on Christmas day.
Sister Daniels made Christmas lunch for all of the missionaries
ballon stomp
Elders Santiago, Bellows, Lawry, Kobayashi, Takatsuka, Sisters Drasso, Kishi, Etchu

Elders Sato, Kobayashi, Robinson, Butler, Miller, Willis, Robinson, Haraguchi, Sister Imoto
Elders Hattori, Gandy, Turner, Endsley, Tamashiro, Sisters Saito, Taneda, Fuji and Elder Fuji
Elders Christy, Ackerman, Kinard, Kawahara, Sisters Ishida, Ujike, Muir
More doughnuts
Gift exchange at the Christmas party

Relay race at our Christmas party
Sisters getting ready to eat doughnuts
Odori Park lights on Christmas eve
Odori Park
Santa McCready handed out presents at Kotoni Christmas party

Birthday cake for Sister Ishida
Cute picture of Shannon that we thought we would add to the blog
Atusbetsu Specialized Training Meeting
Lunch with the Atsubetsu Zone
Morning McDonalds to celebrate Sister Ishida's birthday

Odori Zone Training Meeting and lunch
Training exercise
Training in progress
Sister Kaneko's last basketball day with Elders Butler, Bellows, Robinson, Ackerman, Endsley, Miller
Morning basketball with the tall Elders

Last smoothie toast with the Kanekos and APs
Sisters Kaneko, Sumiyoshi, Blyle, Saito
Sad final farewell for Sister Uchida and Elder Christensen. You can see how sad they look to be leaving our mission.
The final member of the Nakamura family, Misuzu was finally baptized. We have been able to participate in each member of the family's baptism over the past two years. They are a wonderful family and great friends to all of us. Sisters Etchu, Ishida and Uchida
Atsubetsu Christmas musical fireside with Santa Claus

Sister Uchida with her mother, Sister Arae, Sister Kaneko with her mother
A very sad sayonara to Elders Thurber, Fetters, Nakama, Dadivas, Allen, Kokusho, Christensen and Sisters Kaneko, Arae, and Uchida
The traditional tie cutting and signing ceremony
Elder Christensens parents and Sister Uchida and Sister Kaneko's mothers were able to come to our final dinner. We had a surprise visit by one of our previous missionaries, Sister Saito.
Final dinner for the departing missionaries