President Scruggs
Heading out
New Missionary Devotional
Front Row: Elders Worthen, Tiave, Uele, Lee
I have stood outside and had my breath taken away by amazing sunsets.
Sometimes I can't take my eyes off of the ever changing colors.
This photo may not do it justice but I felt like if those clouds were a bit lower I could touch them.
Could this be fire in the sky?
This is my favorite view. Every six weeks after the new missionary devotional, new missionaries, their companions and the assistants organize bags, bikes and supplies and hustle off to their areas. The waiting is over, it is now time to put all the weeks, months and years of preparation to work. There is always a bit of hesitation untill President Scruggs says GO! They are off, fresh troops to add to God's army. They don't know what is ahead. There will be strugles and trials but none of that will be remembered. They will very shortly come to understand and feel the love that the Savior has for all his children. 
Elder McRae pays the bills along with a number of other things. He loves and worries about our missioaries. At the end of every phone call with Elders and Sisters you can hear him say, "be careful out there."
Sister McRae is the office secretary. She is one of the nicest women ever. The Elders and Sisters call the office for a variety of reasons but one suspects it is because they want to know they are loved, Sister McRae can change a bad day into something to smile about.
Elder and Sister Taylor are the flat couple. They work magic. These two work hard. If a flat needs to be closed and moved or if new mattress is needed they get the job done. This mission could not run as smoothly as it does without them.
Elder Boardman and Elder Sunnex were the assistants until March 16 when Elder Boardman finished his mission. Elder Kingi has replaced Elder Boardman.
Parramatta & Penrith zone Birthdays
3/4 of our zonce conferences are spent in workshops, in those workshops we improve our teaching skills by doing role plays. Elders Cooper and Amezcua, Summers and Adams are teaching Sister Gardner
Elder Frew, Brooksby, Kingi & Jorgensen practice how to begin a lesson.
Role plays can be akward but it is the best way to improve and learn from eachother.
More Birthdays; Happy Birthday to Elders Boardman & Upham and Sisters McRae & Arbon!
Sister Ongesel, from Micronesia, arrived the last week of February. She is being trained by Sister Hepworth from Cedar City Utah. Sister Hepworth is also training Sister Cai from China.
February Arivals; Elders Barton, Chan, Mataki-Kaiaruna, Miller, Huntsman,Maurer, Astel, President & Sister Scruggs, Vardeman, Hill, Hill & Shoobridge 
New Missionaries leaving the airport.
December Arivals; Sister Chi & Sekona, Sister & President Scruggs, Elders Gee, MacCourtney, Sobotka, Kerr, Perry, Fulcher & Bulfin
