Awesome Mangaldan Zone

Our Zone Picture - Dec. 16, 2009
Back row L-R: Elder Rabanes, Limnoan, Gumapad, Podzokowski, Wallentine, Espinosa, Natindim, Sangcap Sitting: L-R: Sis. Cerillo, Roman, Allred, Pres. Allred, Elder Angustia
Front: L-R: Elder Lato, Seva, Cortez

We brought Pizza and Soda for a Zone Birthday celebration and Christmas Party! They polished off 6 party-size pizzas! We all enjoyed ourselves.

Trimming the Tree

The Elders had to sing for their supper "sort of speak". They put up the Christmas tree in the Mission Home after our Thanksgiving Feast.

Desserts and More Desserts

Desserts and more desserts--all wonderful and delicious! Yum!!

More wonderful things to enjoy. We were all stuffed. We enjoyed each others company and expressed gratitude for blessings we enjoy and especially the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives.

Let the Feast Begin!

Let the feast begin!!

Pres. & Sister Thomsen, Sister and Pres. Cabrito (Stake President in Baguio)and Elder Morales at the end.

At the far end is Elder Morales, Elder Miller, Titensor, Duncan, Stone, Pres. & Sister Jensen (sorry Sis. J. you got chopped off!) and me.
Let the feast begin!!

Elders Morales, Miller, Titensor, Duncan, Stone and Pres. Jensen. They all look very happy.

Ready - Eager - Hungry--Let's Feast!!

The table was filled with wonderful Thanksgiving foods. Elders, Morales, Miller, Stone, Titensor and Duncan. Elder Duncan had never experienced a Thanksgiving Feast and had been looking forward to this for weeks!

Thomsen's at Mines View

This is the office couple from Canada, Pres. & Sister Thomsen. This is at the lookout point at Mines View, which overlooks the mountainous terrain of Baguio.

Pres. & Sister Thomsen arrived in the mission a month before we did. We really enjoy their company. They have five daughters, all of which served missions and one went to the Philippines.

This is shot on the other side of the Mission Home wall where poinsettias are growing wild.

"Kitchen Beautiful" in the Mission Home!

Kitchen remodel complete! Totally awesome transformation!
They barely finished it in time for our belated Thanksgiving Feast on Dec. 2,, 2009.

This is the center island, they made great use of the big open space. Pres. & Sister Jensen designed it themselves. They had a hard time making the cabinet people understand what they wanted because this kind of cabinets are not found in the Philippines. Pres. Jensen printed pictures off the Internet and told them this is how he wanted the cabinets made!

The oven is twice as big as anything I have seen in the Philippines, which is nice, Bert, the cook for the Mission is always preparing delicious meals for the incoming and outgoing missionaries and also for Zone Leader Council.

They even got a remake of the pantry. Filipinos don't stock up on food like we do in the US. They don't have much if any cabinetry in their kitchens and usually go to the "palenke" (market) every day for what they need. Many don't even have a frig. When the Filipino missionaries see Sis. Jensen's pantry they just stare wide-eyed in amazement!