Zone Conferences 2/16

Kingwood Zone

Summerwood Zone

Pine Trais Zone

Baytown Zone

Pasadena Zone

Beaumont Zone

Orange Zone

The Drake Family Comes to T.H.E. Mission 2/16!

Our favorite family beach house !

Gathering sea shells on the Gulf coast.

Kinley chasing the seagulls following the ferry from Galveston to Port Bolivar

Erice tossing Cherrio's to seagulls 

Heidi enjoying a beautiful bike ride in Kingwood.

Welcome to Gator Country, Beaumont, Texas

Carter riding the gator!

Checking out Big AL

Kinley loved the baby gators and snakes, no fear!

 

Carter, not so sure.

And some really big lizards.

 

Heidi got to share her big 30 birthday with us and the kids made her a cake.

A visit to the mission office.

 Carter and Kinley get their official Texas Houston East Mission Pins.

Grandma finally gets to hold her baby!

Bryson seems to like his Grandpa!

COME BACK REAL SOON! LOVE Y'ALL!

PRESIDENT RUSSELL M. NELSON VISITS THE HOUSTON MISSIONS 1/16

Greeting each missionary.

A Sister took this picture of Denny sitting next to President Nelson sharing
some thoughts  on the stand waiting for the meeting to start. (I'm
blocked by the man with the white hair.) The chapel was filled with 700
missionaries and leaders. So powerful!

We not only experienced a wonderful conference with these two brethren but enjoyed a delightful  lunch with them, the other two mission presidents,  and the Houston Temple President and their wives.  I even got to sit next to President Nelson.  He was so kind and pleasant, it was a delight. The experience of a lifetime!

President & I, Elder Corbridge, President & Sister Mortensen (Houston Mission), President Nelson,
Sister and President Hall (Houston South Mission).

Arriving and Departing Missionaries 1/16

More new missionaries! 

Going home

Going to miss these sisters! All STL's

Morning & loading up the trailer with luggage, to the temple and then the airport.

Three AP's, Otterson, Hansen & Bond.

The second group of 'our' baby girls (they came out after we did)

Mom & Dad come to Houston!!! 1/16

Mom helped me finish Bryson's baby quilt, I've had it on for months but just needed someone to sit and quilt with me. THANKS MOM!

Dr. & Sister Rose were serving here when we arrived and they were from Mom & Dad's ward.  When they returned for a visit they brought Mom & Dad with them!  Lunch in Galveston. So Glad the Roses' joined us for the day. 

Seagulls following the ferry boat

We NEED this family beach house!

Mission office pictures of the all THE Presidents & wives

Dad cheered mom and I on as we quilted.