Tuesday, January 18, 2011

CHRISTMAS IN GREECE 2010

 At district meeting Elder Stulen from Sweden presented all missionaries with a gingerbread cookie with our names on them.  They were made by his mom and sent to us.
 Sister Ollerton prepares table decorations for missionary Christmas Eve dinner.  She organized it all.
 The cooks, Sister Dracocardos, Sister Andros, Sister Charles and Sister Davis, are putting final touches on the meal.  It was great!!
 President Charles, Elder Andros, Elder Davis and President Dracocardos are waiting to be first in line!!
 It was a great meal and everyone had a good time eating every last morsel.
 We all went up to the CES room for gifts and the program .
 Elder Kopischke from Germany got a fish as a white elephant gift.  Everyone wanted it.  It traded three times and then it died 2 days later. 
 Elder Andros wants to trade for the fish.
 Sister Braaksma from Germany and Sister Simmons from Orem are having a great time!
 Sister Bell gets the gift she wanted as husband, Elder Bell, watches.
 President Charles is going after the fish.
 President and Sister Charles give out the mission gifts to each missionary.
 We stayed over night at the mission office and here Elder Ollerton is cutting up the vegetables and chicken for the pasta salad for the Christmas Day Dinner at the Mission Home.
                                                       Mission Office Christmas Tree
 Christmas Day buffet at the mission home meal.  The senior couples talked and the younger missionaries went down stairs and watched movies.
 President Charles congratulates Sister Ollerton on a great celebration.
Good food, good friends, GOOD TIMES!

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