Friday, February 21, 2014

Guaranteed Change...

Christmas Zone Conference
December 11, 2013
With President & Zuster Robinson and Elder & Zuster Texeira
Half of Mission
Christmas Zone Conference
December 12, 2013
With President & Zuster Robinson and Elder & Zuster Texeira
Half of Mission
One of the challenges of missionary work is the guarantee of change!  We thought we wouldn't experience this as much, because we are in the same home for almost the entire mission with the same companion.  Thank heaven for that! We did not expect to have such mixed emotions about the changes we are faced with every six weeks...our district changes!  Each exchange brings new, exciting young elders and zusters!  It also takes away elders and zusters who we have grown to love as if they were part of our family!

This particular blog entry will change every six weeks with the change in our district.  These people are so dear to us, that we feel we must include them in our memories of these "best two years" of our life in the mission field in Netherlands and Belgium.

President and Zuster Robinson
with Elder and Zuster Romig




Groningen District (17)  
This picture was taken on July 21, 2015

(Last District picture in the Mission Field with Elder and Zuster Romig)
Elder and Zuster Romig returned home on July 30, 2015

Elders Smith, Romig, Zusters Romig, Jones, Elder D'Agostin, Zusters Manning, Fredrickson and
Elder Slingerland, Zuster Karlson and Elders Sosa and Da Silva (District Leader)

Groningen District (16)
This picture was taken on July 7, 2015

Left to right: Elder and Zuster Romig, Elders Slingerland, Smith, Robbins, Bishesar (District Leader)
Zusters Fredrickson, Kimmons, Manning and Jones



Groningen District (15)
This picture was taken on May 26, 2015 at our District Meeting held in our apartment.  We had a "going away meal" since over half our District was transferred to other areas or home.

Standing left to right:  Elders Smith, Moomey, Yocom (Co-District Leader), Robbins,
Bishesar (Co-District Leader) and Key
Sitting left to right: Zusters Kimmons, Jones, Romig, Elder Romig, Zusters Romney and Watts



Groningen District (14)
This picture was taken on May 18, 2015.

On the way to our P-Day Service Project, Elder Shaw received a call from President Robinson informing him that he had been selected to be one of the Singing Missionaries.  His transfer was the following day, so this picture is the last one of our District which includes Elder Shaw.  Regular transfers are next week, and our next picture will include those changes.


Elders Moomey and Key on the Monument
Elders Robbins, Yocom (Co-District Leader), Zusters Jones and Watts,
Elders Shaw, Bishesar (Co-District Leader) and Romig,
Zusters Romig, Romney and Kimmons 

Groningen District (13)
This picture was taken on April 14, 2015.

Left to right: Elder Strickwerda (Co-District Leader), Moomey, Losee, Romig,
Schmidt (Co-District Leader), Key and Robbins,
Zusters Bush, Romney, Front:  Zusters Kimmons, Watts, Romig

Groningen District (12)
This picture was taken on March 3, 2015.

Left to right:  Zusters Romney, Watts, Hopkin, Bush, Elder and Zuster Romig
(District Co-Leaders: Elders Schmit and Strikwerda) Elders Losee, Key, Eby and Woltjen

Groningen District (11)
This picture was taken on January 20, 2015.  There was a change in every single companionship except ours!  We thought at least the District Co-Leaders, Elders Childs and Strikwerda would stay together, but Elder Childs was called to be a Zone Leader in Antwerpen.  We will also gain another companionship of Elders in Groningen because missionary work is progressing very well here.
Left to right: Zusters Doxey, Bush and Bradley, Elder and Zuster Romig,
Elders Childs, Key and Warner, Zuster Hopkin and Elder Strikwerda
(District Co-Leaders: Elders Childs and Strikwerda)
We had to add this crazy picture because we have had such fun as a district this transfer! 

Groningen District (10)
This picture was taken December 9, 2014.  Elder Giles  and Zuster Thorley ended their mission and returned home.  Notice the matching scarfs and ties presented to us at a Sinterklaas Daag District Party.  We have decided that we like dark backgrounds...it is better to see our gray/white hair with!


Left to right:  Elder Giles, Zusters Doxey, Bradley, Fleming and Romig, Elders Romig, Taggart and Larsen (Co-District Leader)  Zuster Thorley   Front: Elders Thom, Rozendaal (Co-District Leader) and Hirsch

Groningen District  (9)
This picture was taken on October 28, 2014.  Zuster Aldous completed her mission the following days and has returned home. Two of our zusters are missing and they are shown in another picture below.  Can you tell what fun we have in this district?
Left to right: Elders Hirsch and Giles, Zusters Thorley, Aldous and Romig, Elders Romig, Thom, Larsen (District Leader) and Holt  Front: Elder Rassmussen

Zusters Bradley, Elting and Fleming




When our District picture was taken Zuster Elting was sick and Zuster Bradley was taking care of her.  We took this picture of them as soon as Zuster Elting recovered.  Zuster Fleming had joined the companionship for Zuster Elting's final three weeks of her mission.










Groningen District (8)
This picture was taken on September 16, 2014.  Zuster Brown goes home and Zuster Wood transfers to Utrecht for three weeks before going home.
Left to right: Zusters Elting, Wood, Aldous, Brown and Romig
Elders Romig, Larsen (District Leader), Holt, Rasmussen and Thom
Groningen District (7)
This picture was taken on August 5, 2014. We lost half our district because of transfers and Elder Lind going home.
Left to right:  Back row: Elders Rasmussen, Lorbach, Lind, and Romig Zusters Romig, Clement and Riley  Front Row: Elders Thom and Rudolf (District Leader) and Zusters Wood and Brown

Groningen District (6)
This district picture was taken on June 24, 2014, a very special day for us...our 43rd wedding anniversary!
Left to right: Zusters Clement, Romig, Meier, Brown and Riley and
Elders Shelton, Rudolf (District Leader), Pugh, Lind, Romig, Knudsen and Hulet


It had been our dream since before our marriage to serve a mission together.  Little did we know that 43 years later, the Lord would call us to serve in this beautiful country where Elder Romig served his 1st mission as a young Elder!

This is one companionship that will stay together throughout eternity!







Groningen District (5)
This district picture was taken while we enjoyed the beautiful Keukenhof Gardens following a special day at the Den Haag Temple.
Zusters Johnson, Hoff, Clement, Meier, Romig and Elders Rudolf (District Leader), Romig, Knudsen, Toole and Pugh
Groningen District (4)
This picture was taken at our District Meeting on April Fool's Day 2014, the day before transfers.
Our District Leader, Elder Van Komen has completed his mission and is going home.  He had several leadership positions including Assistant to the President before finishing his mission here in Groningen.  Elder Besendofer has been in this district since arriving in the Netherlands and is transferred to Amersfoort to be their new District Leader.  Zuster Larson has been with us since we arrived in the Netherlands, first in Amsterdam and now in Groningen.  She has been our Zuster Trainer.  She is being transferred to Gent Belgium and will still be the Zuster Trainer there.  Zuster Clement is our new Zuster Trainer.

Zusters Johnson, Clement, Larson, Hoff, Romig and Elders Romig, Van Komen, Pugh,
 Besendorfer and Toole

Groningen District (3)
This picture was taken at our last District Meeting, February 18, the day before transfers.  Zuster Rigdon has gone home to Fruit Heights, UT. Elder Nelson has gone to Enschede as District Leader, and Elder Peterson has gone to Roosendaal.
Back: Zuster Romig, Elder Romig, Zusters Johnson, Hoff, Larson and Rigdon
Front: Elders Besendorfer, Nelson (District Leader), Peterson and Toole
Groningen District (2)
This picture was lost along with our camera!  We had a change with Elders England and Sandstrom and Zusters Heilner and Rosenlof being transferred. Elder Nelson became our District Leader and Zusters Rigdon and Johnson joined us.

 Groningen District (1)
Back: Elders Peterson, Besendorfer, Romig, Sanderson (District Leader),  England, 
Bonney and Nelson
Zusters Rosenlof, Western, Romig, Heilner and Larson
Amsterdam District


Back:  Elders Christensen, Pimentel, Loorbach, Burton (AP), Bean, Suckow and Romig
Middle: Elders Yocom, Mower (District Leader) Zusters Larson, Andersen and Romig
Front: Elders King and Taylor (AP)

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