Making our World go 'Round…a Tribute to our Senior Couple Missionaries

We are so thankful for the Senior couple missionaries that have come to serve in the Philippines Cauayan mission.  It's hard to think of words big enough to express that gratitude.  We feel like those that have been here are extraordinarily special…but they would say they are just regular people with a desire to do the Lord's work.  They may be, but when you give up so much to be an instrument in the Lord's hands as missionaries, you become extraordinary.  You have probably heard your missionary talk about them, so here are faces to go with the names. We love them and our young missionaries love them and they truly do make our mission world go 'round!

Elder and Sister Laker served as Financial Secretary and Office Manager
until December of 2013.  They also served as member support in Naguilian Branch.

Elder and Sister Mills served as member support and Housing Couple until
March of 2014.  They served in Gamu and Victoria Branches.

Elder and Sister Kiholm served as Welfare Service missionaries until
September of 2013.

Senior Couple Missionaries celebrating the arrival of Elder and Sister Honeycutt
September 2013

Elder and Sister Laker in Naguilian

Elder and Sister Campbell arrived in November 2013--during a typhoon!
They served as member support in Gamu and Cabatuan,
ran the commissary and fleet, and taught English classes.

Enjoying time with Brutus the carabao
Victoria

Elder and Sister Campbell getting friendly

Everyone should have a kuliglig
Elder and Sister Mills

Elder and Sister Honeycutt

Elder and Sister Shorter arrive February 14, 2014
They serve as Housing couple, mentor the CLS program
 and offer member support in Victoria Branch.

Elder Campbell did well with Valentine's Day!

Senior Couple Training in Banaue
March 2014
That was a great jeepney ride!

The green signs said "shortcut" and "long cut"
So we had to add "Honeycutt!"

Seniors with the Ifugao

Ye Elders of Israel!

Saying farewell to Elder and Sister Mills
March 2014

Saying Hello to Elder and Sister Morgan
April 2014
They serve as member support in Gamu and are also professional documentary film-makers.
We have some truly beautiful work from them for our mission.

Elder and Sister Leslie arrive in May 2014
They are serving as Self-Reliance missionaries and work with
several missions.  But we get to have them living in our mission boundaries,
so we claim them as ours!

Elder Leslie teaching interviewing skills during Career Workshop.

Sister Leslie 

Elder and Sister Shorter at Zone Conference

Sister Honeycutt, the photographer!

Elder and Sister Morgan right before missionary training

The world's best Senior Couples ready to teach at MLC 

Elder and Sister Campbell in the Commissary--
their home away from home

Sister Honeycutt and Sister Shorter know their way around it too!

Elder Coronel trying to outdraw Elder Campbell.
He never won...

Transfer Day--waiting to greet new missionaries

A broken shoulder required the early release of Elder and Sister Campbell
November 2014

We have good times in our mission!

Elder Honeycutt with 3-D Christmas Glasses

Elder and Sister Shorter playing "Mormon Mouthful"

Bringing in the New Year
Elder and Sister Honeycutt

Elder and Sister Leslie concentrating hard

These two are gifted puzzlers!
Elder and Sister Shorter

Zone Conference February 2015

A real live Preparation Day!

In the Botanical Gardens

Letting somebody else fix dinner

Elder and Sister Shorter--walking carefully!

Elder and Sister Leslie

We love this beautiful country!

 And it is definitely "more fun in the Philippines!"

(Come see for yourselves)

Thank you to these amazing men and women of God.  We love them and are indebted to them

for their unwavering and untiring service to the missionaries and people of the Cauayan Mission. 

To all of you who may be thinking of serving a Senior mission…please do!  You have no idea

how much you will bring to the place you are called to serve…and what it will bring to you.