Feliz "Hadidad" from Lesotho

FELIZ HADIDAD from the Lesotho Zone

Yes, instead of "navidad" the zone called this by a loud bird, called a hadida, that is common here!

 Mexican food for our Christmas luncheon! yum!

 Thanks to the Petersen's who are now our Senior Couple in Lesotho (they used to be our office couple, but extended their mission - they are awesome!)

 Elder Whiting #2

 Elder Olson

 Elder Bodnar

 Elder Atkinson

 Elder Ochom

 Elder Lopez-Palaez

 Elder Gomez

 Elder Hyer

 Elder Johnson

 Elder Creighton

 Elder King

 Elder Simpson

 Elder Thulo

 Elder Siebert

 Elder Stephens

 Elder Chen

 Sister Petersen

 Elder Petersen

 A Mexican Christmas is not the same without a pinata

 Wear a wig, hold an umbrella, and a stick before wacking the pinata full of candy!

 It didn't take long for the pinatas to break!

 Elder Lopez-Palaez

 Elder Hiatt

 Elder Hyer

 Elders Siebert and Hyer

 Elder King sharing his testimony

Elder Hiatt sharing his testimony

Feliz Hadidad

Merry Christmas!

Bloemfontein Christmas

Chinese for Christmas

We are so grateful to our Senior Couples and missionaries who made this a December to remember!

 Elders Nbangi and Ekirita

 Elder Despain

 Elder Miller is playing a Christmas scripture game!

 Elder Waite

 Elder and Sister Clements and the Hicks helped make these cute nativities. They made one for each of our missionary companionships! So cute and clever!

 Elders Kumar and Wilson

 Elder and Sister Clements

 Elders Wiate and Despain

 Elders Abel and Freitas

 Elder Pentz

 Elder Etchart and Elder Despain

 Elder Bennett

 A special gift was given to President Thompson by the Senior Couples - it is the former 

George Foreman Grill that once belonged to Elder and Sister Porter! The Porters were notorious for their steaks cooked on this grill!

 Starting our slideshow - photos of missionaries throughout the year!

 Appetizers

 The Bleomfontein Zone at Christmas!

 Yummy food!

 Elder Freitas

 Elder Clements

 Meal time!

 We are blessed to have amazing couples!

 Scripture game!

President Thompson called the staff in so that we could sing them a Christmas hymn. Afterward, we gave each person a Book of Moron and pass along card, and had them open the book to read along.

Everyone of them wanted the missionaries to come and teach them!

Merry Christmas from Bloem!