What a week!

The last couple weeks have been busy, busy weeks with a lot of changes and more than a few challenges! New missionaries came to the mission, some missionaries completed their missions and went home, the Area President, Elder Valenzuela, and his wife, came for a mission tour, and there have been a few stake conferences within the mission. A busy time, indeed!

At the recent Colonia Dublan Stake Conference the leaders had a flower to be given to each investigator or recently baptized member and they reserved the front four rows of the chapel for them to sit. After they had prepared a meal for them and the missionaries along with Presidente y Hermana Henke and the Stake Presidency and wives. It was all really nice. The rows completely filled up and extra chairs had to be added. The missionaries had 27 investigators there! 

Colonia Dublan Zone:

Elder Oropesa (with his back to the camera), Elder Knuth, Elder Sanchez, Elder Davila, and Elder Stevens:

Hermana Cegue and Hermana Perez:

Elder Adcock is good with a broom!:

Two new missionaries straight from the CCM - Elder Castillow and Elder Velasquez:

All of the new missionaries with their trainers:

Elder Higgins (new AP), Elder Hernandez (AP) and Elders Rivera and Aguilera, two of the ten that had completed their service and were going home:

Elders Napeirski, Jensen, Valladares, Tenney, Parry and Munive:

Elder Lasson, fresh from the CCM, fell asleep on the couch. He is surrounded by a group of missionaries on their way home:

Elder Higgins was apparently very thirsty!:

14 Elders new to the mission! Bienvenidos!:

Bienvenidos Hermana Rotondo:

Bienvenidos Hermana Cueva:

Bienvenidos Hermana Mejio:

Happy Birthday Elder Crispin!:

Mission Tour with Presidente y Hermana Valenzuela!

Presidente y Hermana Henke, Presidente y Hermana Valenzuela, Presidente y Sister Call. Presidente Call is the Stake President in Colonial Juarez and the Calls have know the Valenzuelas since their growing up years:

Hermana Ferrin, Hermana Valenzuela, Hermana Chegue y Hermana Henke going on visits:

Zone Conferences

Two weeks ago Zone Conferences were held again...those six weeks sure went by fast! Be prepared for lots of pictures!

Zona La Cuesta:

Zona Norte:

Zona Colonia Juarez:

Zona Las Torres:

Zona Este:

Zona Colonia Dublan;

Zona Sur:

Elders Ugas y Guerrero y Hermanas Rogers y Velasco:

Elders Mujica y Nelson:

Back together again! Hermanas Clark, Leon y Marmelo served as a threesome for a few weeks:

Elders Valladares y Lorenzo y Hermanas Mena, Mina, Garcia y Henke

Elders Nelson y Valladares:

Hermanas Rogers y Velasco:

Group foto!

Elders Rosales, Muro, Piedra, Beltran y Timana, Elder Knowlton at the side:

Awesome AP's - Elders Hernandez y Alvarez:

Presidente y Herman Henke y Elders Lorenzo y Rhodes:

Presidente y Hermana Henke y Elders Beltran y Carman:

Hermanas Rogers, Henke y Rosales:

Hermanas Marmelo y Clark y Elders Nelson y Navarro:

A group picture, with a smile from Elder Piedra:

Hermanas Clark y Marmelo, Elders Valladares, Christensen, Nelson y Rosales:

Hermanas Fernandez y Gonzalez:

Elder Munive (Executive Secretary), Elder Hernandez (Assistant), Elder Higgins (Zone leader of Zona Norte):

Hermana Thompson was the pianist for the Zona Norte Conference:

Hermanas Ferrin y Medina y Hermana Henke y Presidente Henke:

Zona Norte has six Hermana companionships!:

Elders Centeno, Fabara y Diotaiuti:

Elder Fabrara (Zone leader of Zona Norte), Elder Alvarez (Assistant), Elder Napierski (Financial Secretary):

Hermana Bances y Hermana y Presidente Henke:

Elders of Zona Norte:

Hermanas Hernandez y Gonzalez y Hermana Henke y Presidente Henke:

Hermanas Bances y Sanchez y Elders Cauffman y Seminario:

Elder Gillespie taking pictures:

Companions of Rio Nilo - Elders Centeno y Diotaiuti:

Elders Raigosa y Jensen in matching ties! Elder Raigosa was Elder Jensen's trainer:

Tallest, Tall and short! :) Elder Diotaiuti, Presidente y Hermana Henke:

The Satelite District:

Hermana Fernandez y Hermana y Presidente Henke:

Hermana y Presidente Henke y Elder Fabara:

The two branch presidents, Elders Vega y Espinosa with their companions, Elder Diaz y Elder Heusser:

Happy Photographers:

Elders Ambelis y Foote visiting with Presidente Henke:

Elder Aguilera, taking a group picture:

Everyone say cheese...or queso!

Hermanas Cruz y Garcia got a new blender!:

Elder Roblero, his trainer/companion Elder Thomas with Elder Benitez, trainer/companion of Elder Gillespie:

Zone Leaders of Zona Sur - Elders Turciod y Crispin. When Elder Crispin first introduced himself to Presidente y Hermana Henke when the came to the mission, he told them he was from Alaska! It's not true, but it helped them remember who he is! :)

Elders Holguin, Castellanos y Turcios:

Elders Turcios, Evans, Gomez y Burton:

Companions, Elders Evans y Gomez:

Elders Fabara y Higgins teaching:

Elders Mahoney, Gilbert y Ferral:

Elders Jensen, Stevens y Van Dyke:

Companions Hermanas Naatjes y San Martin, companions Hermans Pizango y Munis:

Elders Mora, Davila, Stevens, Knuth y Sanchez:

Two of our Brazilian missionaries, Hermana Marmelo y Elder Souza:

Hermanas Muniz y Saldana, both finishing their missions on the 26th and heading home:

Elders Knuth, Sanchez y Oropeza:

Role playing "selling the product" with Elders Rosas, Adcock y Sanchez:

Hermanas Wagoner, Ray y Naatjes visit with Presidente Henke:

Elders Mora, Davila, Rosas y Adcock watching the role playing:

"Propagando el Producio" by Hermanas Saldana y Ray:

Hermanas Chegue y Perez:

Elders Tenney, Aguirre, Mateo y Meyer:

Elders Sanches y Jensen role playing with Hermana Perez: