Christmas Day

        This post does not involve the mission on a large scale, but does regard twelve who spent the afternoon and evening of Christmas Day together at the Mission Home. The group consisted of Elder and Sister Bolliger, Elder and Sister Halversen, Elder Gardner, Elder Jolley, Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Blake, Elder Duran, and Elder Warner along with President and Sister Woodbury. All had talked and/or Skyped with their families back home earlier in the day, as did the other missionaries throughout the mission. 

Sister Woodbury, Sister Bolliger, Elder Bolliger, Elder Gardner, Elder Jolley,
Sister Halversen, Elder Halversen, Elder Blake, Elder Day-Nuah, President Woodbury
At this point Elder Duran and Elder Warner had not yet arrived.

From the other end of the table: (at this point Elder Warner and Elder Duran had arrived :) )
Elder Warner, Elder Duran, Sister Halversen, Elder Halversen, Elder Blake, Elder Day-Nuah, President Woodbury, Sister Bolliger, Elder Bolliger, Elder Gardner, Elder Jolley

        After dinner everyone retired to the other end of the room for games, namely "The Name Game" and "Apples to Apples." 

Enjoying the games -
featuring Elder Jolley and Elder Warner

Planning out their next call or move
in the Name Game

As you can see they didn't want anyone listening in on their scheming...

Sister Halversen and Sister Bolliger

            Though all of us were far away from our families, this was a lovely way to spend Christmas, this and the last two days, with our Mission family.

Elder Bolliger, Elder Halversen, Sister Halversen
Sister Bolliger, Elder Jolley, Elder Duran, Elder Gardner, President Woodbury, Sister Woodbury
Elder Warner, Elder Blake, Elder Day-Nuah