The Laura Branch

The Laura Branch, Sunday, May 31, 2009.

Sister Jones, Sister Tibon, Sister Thomas, Cruz Jolet, and Brother Thomas.

Anto and Elsie Thomas with their daughter, Dolly. They are members of the Laura Branch.

Graduation

Gibson Kaneko, a church member in Laura, at his high school graduation.

William Kenere, another church member, at graduation.

Simiko Thomas, daughter of Elsie and Anto Thomas, at her graduation.

New Missionaries

Brand new missionaries just off the plane in Majuro, May 28, 2009.

Elder Bradshaw from Beaver waiting with Elder Jones for the new missionaries.

Elder Jones welcoming Sister Ve'e at the airport.

Hospital Boys

This boy at the hospital was happy to get the new hat.

It wasn't a hat, but pogs, that made this boy so happy.

P-Day

Elder Lytle with Sister Bleak in the background, at our P-day picnic in Laura.

Elder Thomson from New Zealand making like a monkey in a coconut tree.

Elder Thompson

Last haircut for Elder Thompson. He goes home to Spokane, Washington in two days.

Grandma Jones

Grandma Jones is threatening to bring a baby home with her. The mother of this baby boy said it is OK.

Laura Branch

Simiko Thomas of the Laura Branch. She is graduating from seminary and high school this year.

Us with Elders Ahlstrom and Hill at the Laura Branch.

Zone Conference

Majuro Zone Conference, May 23, 2009.

Elder Jones with Elder Pritchard at zone conference. Elder Jones is hopeful this picture will get him into BYU football games free. Elder Pritchard was on the BYU football team before coming on his mission.

This is Elder Heimuli with Elder Jones. This picture should be a free pass into Wildcat Stadium at Weber State as Elder Heimuli has a football scholarship there.

Elders Heimuli, Afioga, and Pritchard at zone conference.

Elders Knecht, Ahlstrom, and Woodland at zone conference.

Sister Bleak keeping track of transfers at zone conference.

President Samson

Elder Jones with President Samson Thomas of the Ebeye 2nd Branch.

President Samson is marrying this couple. The new bride got baptized the next day.

Misc. from Ebeye

Elders Ahlstrom, Samson, Hill and Keeley in Ebeye.

This young man does not know Sacrament meeting is over.

We taught this Sunday School class in Ebeye.

Elder Jomes teaching the Sunday School class.

Ebeye Young Women's group

Ebeye 2nd Branch Young Women's Presidency and class presidents.

Sister Arakanria, Ann Marie Loeak, and Sister Jones

Us with President and Sister Enos, Kwajalein District President

Sister Jones with Elder Samson.

Elder Samson from Uliga Branch in Ebeye.

Us with Brother and Sister Ninjini, parents of Elder Ninjini who Elder Jones set apart for his mission in Fiji.

This good brother wanted his picture taken in Ebeye after the fireside.

Radars

Some of the many radar domes on Kwajalein, the home of the Reagan Missile Test Range.

A radar ship docked at Kwajalein.

Haircuts in Ebeye

Sister Jones cutting hair in Ebeye. She did eleven haircuts in this session.

Two boys at the haircutting session.

More haircuts on Ebeye.

Traveling to Ebeye

Leaving Majuro, headed to Ebeye.

On the barge leaving Kwajalein for Ebeye.

Riding the barge to Ebeye.

Lillia's Baptism on Kwaj

President Peter Yoho baptizing Lillia in the ocean on Kwajalein.

Elder and Sister Jones at the baptism on Kwajalein for Lillia.

Getting ready to baptize Lillia with Elder Keeley and Elder Jones to be the witnesses.

Elder Jones with President Yoho's baby boy at the baptism.

Ebeye

Kwajalein Atoll, near the airport.

The Kwaj Lodge, where we stayed on Kwajalein.