Washington DC North Mission: "So they did eat, and were filled..."

Missionaries are known for many things. They wear white shirts and name tags. (Sisters wear nice blouses and skirts and name tags.) They ride bikes. They teach. They baptize. And they eat. Lots.

Over the past 18 months, the missionaries have sent in pictures of them with food. I've also taken pictures of them eating at zone conferences and other meetings. But those pictures can be found in some of the other postings. Enjoy these pictures of how much and what missionaries like to eat.

DISTRICT MEETINGS AND FOOD - though not an official agenda item, lunch is always part of district meetings.

Clockwise around the table starting at the left: Elder Spittle, Elder Bradford, Elder Pratt, Elder Duckworth, Elder Robinson, Elder Janmohamed, Elder Nowlin, Elder Levine.

Left to right: Elder Pratt, Elder Lambert, Elder Pearson, Sister Postma, Elder Shurtleff, Elder Krugman, Elder Spittle.

Clockwise starting at 12:00 : Elder Postma, Sister Postma, Elder Dillon, Elder Schaap, Elder Brown, Elder DeKlerk, Elder Opeda, Elder Danner, Elder Aru, Elder Krugman, Elder Mataele, Elder Karlinsy.

GETTING FED BY OTHERS - The missionaries are grateful for the ward members who sign up to feed them though the month. Our missionaries are lucky to also have senior couples serving in their wards or who live near by who also love to feed them.

At the mission office clockwise around the table starting at the left: Sister Gleason, Sister Gonzalez, Sister Huffaker, Elder Huffaker, Elder Howard, Elder Gibb, Elder Dougall.

The Sowbys invite interns from the Barlow Center to join them and the missionaries for dinner. Missionaries (look for nametags) left to right: Sister Clark, Sister Sowby, Sister Muthuswamy.

At the Dougall's apartment, clockwise from the left: Elder Tomlinson, Elder Karlinsey, Elder Searly, Elder Lo, Elder Anderson, Elder Dougall.

At the Huffaker's apartment, clockwise from the left: Sister Huffaker, Sister Gleason, Sister Henry, Elder Nielsen, Elder Waite, Elder Janmohamed, Sister Pinales, Sister Muthuswamy, Elder Huffaker.

Dinner at the Sowbys. (Look in the mirror to see Elder and Sister Sowby.) The missionaries at this dinner start at the 12:00 position: Sister Lewis, Sister Otieno, Elder Liebhardt, Elder Krugman.

GOING OUT TO EAT

Elder Nowlin and Elder Kinne enjoying a Five Guys burger.

Left to right: Elder Postma, Elder Pearson, Elder Cottrell Elder Hawkes (bent over), Elder Aru, Elder Tolman, Elder Vodoratskiy, Elder Gorringe, Elder Johnson.

Left to right: Elder Levine, Sister Postma, Elder Pratt, Elder Duckworth, Elder Janmohamed, Elder Vea, Elder Robinson, Elder Nowlin, Elder Nardini.

Seated at the counter at Ben's Chili Bowl: Sister Matsumori, Elder Vea, Elder Thompson.

Clockwise round the table starting from the left: Elder Postma, Sister Postma, Sister Hardin (member of the DC 3rd ward), Elder Mataele, Elder Opeda, Elder Rodriguez, Elder Howard, Elder Lambert, Brother Armstrong (member of the DC 3rd ward), Elder Danner, Elder Brown, Elder Schaap, Elder Pierucci.

Elder Furugen with a "Jumbo Slice".

Krispy Kreme donut eaters left to right: Elder Robinson, Elder Nielsen, Elder Stewart, Elder Janmohamed.

Outside Jumbo Slice kneeling: Elder Bott, Elder Fawcett. Standing left to right: Sister Postma, Elder Postma, Elder Kunzler, Elder Fowles, Elder Furugen, Elder Probst, Elder Koyle.

Clockwise around the table at Five Guys: Elder Postma, Elder Stallings, Elder Hsiung, Elder Wells, Elder Fowles, Elder Stewart, Elder Thomas, Elder Probst, Elder Kunzler, Elder Pierucci, Elder Bott.

Elder Teuscher looks at the 15 pound burger at the Burger Joint that he and 14 elders ate. They tell me it was good.

COOKING THEIR OWN FOOD - Every lunch and sometimes when dinners are not provided, the missionaries cook their meals.

Sister Clark, Sister Liddiard, Sister Withers

Brother Pratt and President Matsumori at the Fourth of July.

Elder Gillespie and Elder Lindsay eat their creation.

Making Oreo turkeys at the Matsumoris on Thanksgiving - left to right: Sister Quintanilla, Sister Moore, Sister Liddiard, Sister Gordon, Sister Miller, Sister Marcy.