Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Returning Home

This week we said goodbye to 16 faithful, dedicated missionaries, including Sister Smart and Elders Allbee, Anderson, Cooper, Galbraith, Geldmacher, Griffiths, Harris, Manship, Morgan, Ordaz, Rice, Rumsey, Simpson, Unsicker, and Wood.  Each served a great mission and we will miss them!  We are also excited for their continued growth and development at home.  Please find below some pictures of these missionaries' final days in Houston.

Departing missionaries eat lunch, write in journals, and set goals for the future.
Elders Wood, Rice and Manship
Elders Unsicker and last companion Elder Boehmer
Elders Galbraith and Simpson at lunch
Elder Allbee

Elders Geldmacher and Manship

Elders Morgan, Ordaz, Scoresby, Cooper, and White
Departing missionaries with President and Sister Pingree
at the Houston Texas Temple
Elders Anderson, Rumsey, Galbraith, Harris,
and Griffiths (the same MTC district)
Sister Smart helps to prepare breakfast at the mission home
Breakfast at the mission home
Elder Ordaz greets his mother with a hug

The Ordaz family comes to pick up their son
A few departing missionaries at the mission office
Departing missionaries at the airport
Departing missionaries gather for one final picture prior to entering security