Transfer #8 * September 27 ~ November 7, 2017 * Awesome Transfer!

GOLDENS ~ ARRIVE ~ SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

SISTERS: DATT/TORRES

ELDERS: LIN/BAST

ELDERS: MCALISTER/TAHERE

ELDERS VAN DER LINDON/MARTIN

ELDERS: NICOTRA/BROWN

ELDERS: BURNETT/HUANG

ELDERS: CHATWIN/WANG

ELDERS: WAQALEVU/HO

ELDERS: WATSON/PAULINO

ELDERS: CHEN/JOHNSON

STL’s Wati-Cooper and Lifo with AP and Office Elder Morris and Sister McSwain way in the back:)

Selfie! AP Elder Smoot ~ Office Elder Cummings

AP Fukofuka and Smoot with Elder Cummings

Off they go ~ don’t you just LOVE the selfies! 

MLC ~ SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

MLC Sept. 28, 2017

STL’s: Aloua, Doig, Tsia, Tang

STL’s: Wengert, Anitema, Lifo, Wati-Cooper

BAPTISMS & SETTING-APARTS ~ SEPT. – OCT. 2017

Elders: Pugsley and Johnson in Cairns

Elders Johnson and Pugsley in Cairns

Sisters: Ash and Putnam in Augustine Heights

President Houser in Cairns

Johnson and Pugsley in Cairns

Sisters: Ezekiela and Hoiesi Baptism IN EMERALD

BAPTISM ~ IN EMERALD

The Davey Boys

Davey Twins: Joseph going to England, Elijah going to Italy

ElderJoseph Davey

Davey Family

Elder Elijah Davey

Elder Isaac Crane

ZONE CONFERENCE – OCTOBER 2, 2017 ~ SUNSHINE~ BRISBANE~ BRISBANE NORTH~ & CLEVELAND ZONES ~ FOREST GLEN CHAPEL

Elders: Campbell, Nicotra, and Brown

Elders: Tai & Tewes Sisters: Orleans, Kolia, & Teihoarii

Elders: Buchin, Etilage, Lim Sister Mitsuyama

Sisters: Shan, Roberts Elders: Olson, Brimley

Elders: Clyde, Waqa, and Huang

Sister McCall and Elder Briggs

Elders Morris, Cummings, and Winter

Elders: Hymas, Bullock, Waqalevu and Ho

Sisters Ruasu, Faulofo, Robles, and Gale

Elders Choi and Evans, Sisters Butler and Curran

Elders Tenny and Peacock

Elders Bulusui and Saban

Sisters Aloua and Chu

Elders Nicotra, Campbell, Brown and Sister Clyde

Elder Weed and Kallas

Elders Saiyavong, Smoot, and Caindoy

Sisters McSwain and Briggs

FINDING MORE! COMMITMENTS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~ Elder Tewes with Saban

ZONE CONFERENCE ~ OCTOBER 3, 2017 ~ CHINESE ~ EMP ~ COOMERA ~ GOLD COAST ZONES ~ UPPER COOMERA CHAPEL

Gold Coast Musical Number

The wonderful Food committee. WONDERFUL!

LOOK AT THIS FOOD! YUM!

Hard decisions:)

Waiting and visiting!

Waiting our turn!

YUM

YUM

YUM

YUM

YUM

YUM!

ZONE CONFERENCE ~ OCTOBER 4, 2017 ~ CENTENARY ~ IPSWICH ~ IPSWICH WEST ~ LOGAN ZONES ~ KARAWATHA CHAPEL 

Powerful 4 minute Lesson ~ Sister Anitema and Wengert

Lesson given to the Kings ~ by Elders Pierce and Ray

After Spiritual Feast ~ Elder Fukofuka, Haiane Sisters: Wiradi, Miranda, Kaumaitotoya Salu, and Wati-Cooper

Food Committee ~ with President

WEEK #3 GOLDEN ORIENTATION!  THE PICTURES SAY IT ALL! OCTOBER 12-13, 2017

Elders Chatwin, Lin, and Morris

Elder Burnett and Wang

Elder Martin

Elders Martin, Bast, Nicotra

Elders McAlister and Watson

Sisters Datt, Shan, Torres, and Roberts

Sisters Gale and Robles, Elders Brown and Chen

Elders Waqalevu and Lin

Elders Huang and There

Sisters Torres, Roberts, Errington, Elders McAlister and Watkins

Sisters Datt and Shan

Golden Group

CLOSING SONG ~ “I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVES”

ELDERS: Waqalevu -Ho

ELDERS: Nicotra – Brown

ELDERS: Chen – Johnson

ELDERS: McAlister -Tahere

ELDER Toronto

Erringtons

ELDERS: Huang – Burnett

ELDERS: Chatwin -Wang

ELDERS: Lin -Bast

SISTERS: Shan – Roberts

ELDERS: Watson -Paulino

ELDERS: Martin -Van der Lindon

Clydes

SISTERS: Datt – Torres

SISTERS: Robles -Gale

ELDERS: Morris – Cummings

ELDERS: Fukofuka – Smoot

President and Sister McSwain

“I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES”

Love you all!

*GOLDENS*

Golden Couple ~ the Erringtons!

OCTOBER 13-16, 2017 ~ ROCKY WITH THE TARR’S AND THE AWESOME MISSIONARIES ~ ROCK HAMPTON DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Elders Fukofuka and Smoot ~ off to Rocky

Rain! Rain! Rain!

Rock Hampton Missionaries: Elders ~ Fukofuka, Contreas, Tuatama, President, Aspacio, Crane, Smoot, Parry, Morris,and Cummings. Elder Tarr, Sisters: Ezekiala, Hoiesi, Stephens RongThong, Broome

Rocky Zone ~ Oct. 2017

Elders: Aspacio and Tuitama

Sisters: Ezekiela, RongThong, and Hoeisi

Love it! Broome and Ezekiela

Elders Apacio, Tuitama, and Parry

Sisters: Hoiesi, RongThong, and Ezekiela

OCTOBER 17-18, 2017 ~ CAIRNS WITH HOUSERS AND THE WONDERFUL MISSIONARIES.

So Tired!

Friends met on the plane!

Sisters Uili and Day

Out our Hotel ~ Beautiful!

Sisters Uili, Patene, Shakin and Day

Elder Pugsley

Elder Pugsley

Elder Fukofuka and Sister Watene

A DRIVE DOWN THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL TABLELANDS! WITH OUR 2 AP’S! And then the MISSIONARIES WITH THE REDD’S IN TOWNSVILLE:) October 19, 2018

Elder Fukofuka at the Fig Tree

Elder Smoot at the Fig Tree

AP’s with President and Sister McSwain

Elders: Feng, Nuttall, Gumisong,Tenny, Rossi,Daligay, Smoot, Sisters: Sykes, Rhodes, with McSwains and Redds

New Missionaries came in while we were gone! They are awesome. Elder Smiley, Elder Lee, and Elder Fung.  OCTOBER 18, 2017

Elder Lee

Elders: Morris, Fung, Cummings

Elders: Morris, Lee, Cummings

Elders: Morris, Smiley, Cummings

Elder Smiley

Elder Fung

COMPANIONS~ WE LOVE EACH OTHER!  NEVER A DULL MOMENT.  GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!  LOVE YOUR COMPANION:)

AUSTRALIA BRISBANE TEMPLE!  taken by Alex Tramachii while on top of the Temple!  

OCTOBER 27-31, 2017 ~ MISSION PRESIDENT’S SEMINAR ~ SUVA, FIJI!  It was wonderful!   Met with Parents, RM, Area, and other mission presidents and wives! 

Met by Sister Kaumaitotoya’s parents.

Zone Leaders pick us up and take us to the Hotel.

Sister Kaumaitotoya greeted us with shelled necklaces.

From the small plane!

The back of the Hotel! Very Beautiful.

With our good friends ~ President and Sister Hannemann ~ (Samoa)

Getting off at the very small airport!

Our entertainment:)

Larkins & Vidmars

Goods for sale

More goods for sale

Children who sang to us.

Suva, Fiji

Lee-Anne Holme and the Buckners (Brent and Debbie)

Suva, Fiji

Sister’s Training

Sisters: Tuione, Granger, & Larkin

Fiji Village, Dancers

Fiji Village ~ Family

All of us, watching

FIJI TEMPLE

Tamanivalu’s & Datt’s

Sister Tamanivalu’s family

On our way Home!

Thomasi Tikoimatuku and girlfriend

Fiji

SUVA FIJI ~ beautiful sunset!

Datt Family ( Sister Datt)

FIJI

Elder Tikoimatuku

Grangers, Taioaliis,McSwains, Hannamanns

November 1 – 2, 2017 ~ Home to Interviews and more interviews & MLC with a couple of Zone FHE! 

November 3, 2017 ~ FHE with Brisbane and Logan Zones 

Logan Zone FHE

Elders: Smoot & Fukofuka

Brisbane Zone FHE

Brisbane Zone FHE

Cooking the Burgers ~ Elders Smoot and Has

President , Sister Kolia & Teihoarii, Elder Buchin

Logan Zone FHE

Sisters: Roberts, Teihoarii, Tarati

Sisters Iuone, Tuala, Roberts, Kolia, Elders Buchin, Morris, Tiahau, Brimley

FHE

Logan and Brisbane FHE

FHE_ Elders and FOOD!

Elder Morris

Elder Bull & Panelo

Sister Ioune, Tuala, Kolia, and Elder Olsen

Elder Tiahau & Campbell

Sister McSwain & Sister Tuala

Sister Tuala & President McSwain

Sister and Elder Bell

MISSION PRESIDENCY JULY 1, 2016 ~ NOVEMBER 4, 2017 ~ President McSwain, President Tramacchi, President Houser, and Elder Clyde w/ Dan Hardman and Paul Davies (not in picture) 

Presidency and Wives

President McSwain with 2 Councelors Tramacchi and Houser

Mission Presidency: President Tramacchi, McSwain, Houser, and Clyde

November 5, 2017 ~ Our good friends Con and Gloria Housers return home! They wore themselves out in the Missionary Service.  We will miss them!!

President and Sister Houser

President McSwain and Houser

Sister McSwain and Sister Houser

Sister and President Houser

Elder and Sister Houser

Good-bye:)

Sister Houser

Elder Houser

NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2017 ~ DEPARTING MISSIONARIES ~ 

President making Milo for Elder Edmonds midnight snack!

Elders Smoot and Hymas helping send off Sister to Costa to Brazil and Elder Peacock to Victoria

Sister Costa and Elder Peacock ~ Farewell:)

Family come to say Good-bye to Elder Peacock ~ He helped activate them again! Great family _

Sister Costa with her favourite Mission President!

Sister: Tang, Hoiesi, Rongthong, Ding, McSwain and President and Elder Toronto

Elder Toronto ~ off to Hong Kong and then to Utah

Sister Tang ~ China

Sister Hoiesi ~ Solomon Islands

Sister Rongthong seeing her parents!

Hugging Dad and Mom

Love you Mom

Can’t get enough hugs!

So fun to get to meet them. Wonderful parents.

The last to go~ Sister Ding!

Off to TIAWAN!

Good-bye Sister Ding

WE MET SISTER DING AND SISTER TANG IN THE MTC! AND NOW THEY HAVE GONE HOME!  TIME FLIES!   WE ARE GOING TO MISS ALL THESE WONDERFUL MISSIONARIES.  “TILL WE MEET AGAIN”  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE:)