Thirty-two missionaries gathered for this semi-annual trip to Arlington. It seems impossible that some of them are in this group because it feels like we picked them up from the airport just a few months ago. Yet here it is. They are coming to the end of their missions. Some of them still have a half year to go, so they know they still have work to do. Yet others will be leaving in a few short weeks. We will miss them all.
Everyone gathers at the Arlington Visitors Center where President gives a quick orientation about what the missionaries will see.
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| Elder Mataele and Elder Watson. |
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| President explains about Arlington. |
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| Front to back: Elder Brown, Elder Watson, Elder Bott, Elder Dillon and Elder Williams. |
We warn the missionaries that we will walk - a lot.
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| Sister L. Miller, Sister Wong and Sister Chan lead out the group. |
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| President Matsumori, Elder Furugen, Elder Gillespie and Elder Standing. |
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| Sister Lewis and Sister Miller. |
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| Elder Nisson and Elder Miles. |
The Arlington House was once owned by Robert E. Lee.
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The view of the city from the Arlington House is spectacular.
Left to right: Sister Matsumori, Sister Bleazard, Sister Miller, Sister Quintanilla, Sister Lewis and Sister Avelar. |
We go to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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| The missionaries gather along the side to observe the changing of the guard. |
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| The missionaries get a great view of the inspection from this angle. |
Behind the tomb is an amphitheater which provides a wonderful setting for taking pictures.
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| This group will be departing over the next six months. The following pictures will be the groups. I've identified the missionaries there. |
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This group leaves way too soon...November.
Front row: Sister Chan, Sister Bleazard and Sister Lewis.
Back row: Elder Mataele, Elder Wang, Elder Goodman and Elder Valdetano. |
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This group departs in January.
Front row: Sister Avelar and Sister Wong.
Second row: Sister Finlay, Sister Welch, Sister Joost and Sister K. Miller.
Back row: Elder Williams, Elder Brown, Elder Garcia, Elder Miles, Elder Nisson, Elder Croft and Elder Dillon. |
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| The February departing group left to right: Elder Bigelow, Elder Watson and Elder Gillespie. |
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This group will depart in March...still seems very soon.
Front row: Sister Holt, Sister Bechaver, Sister L. Miller and Sister Quintanilla.
Back row: Elder Pon, Elder Furugen, Elder Bott, Elder Martinez and Elder Standing. |
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| The Sisters. |
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| The Elders. |
And now we walk back to the Visitors Center.
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| Sister Avelar and Sister Bleazard |
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| Elder Croft, Elder Bott, Elder Bigelow and Elder Brown |
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| Elder Mataele, Sister Miller, Elder Williams and Elder Dillon. |
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| Sister Chan and Sister Wong. |
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| Elder Goodman, Elder Wang and Elder Gillespie. |
The final stop is at the Iwo Jima or Marine Memorial.
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| Sister Welch and Sister Quintanilla. |
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| Elder Garcia and Elder Valdetano |
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| Sister Chan, Sister Avelar and Sister Bleazard enjoy the stop. |
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| Left to right: Elder Dillon, Elder Brown, Elder Nisson, Elder Miles and Elder Williams. |
