Summers end, and 29 new missionaries!




District council selfies!























who found my phone?


This is a tile mosaic at a chapel that used to be a catholic school. Quite amazing!






Mission Leadership Council




Zone Conference role plays


































Half of our wonderful sisters, I forgot to take one at the other  zone conference! sorry.


Elder Hobbs our fabulous photographer
We only had two zone conferences this transfer


Altoona, Harrisburg and Williamsport Zone Conference


Jamestown, Pitt North, Pitt West and Pitt Zone Conference 



Airport arrivals! Twenty Nine new missionaries!


Spanish Elders arriving from Mexico!












Trainers and new missionaries are off to their new areas, some have a 15 minute drive and others are up to 5 hours away.


































We welcome two new senior couples to the mission! 
Elder and Sister Lee and
 Elder and Sister Fronk.  We are so excited to have you! 


Kenneth Edwin Fronk




We are so grateful for Elder and Sister Sattler for their endless service to two wards in Pittsburgh.  
We love you and wish you the best!

We send off ten seasoned missionaries, 
we love you and wish the best for you!

 




With our Assistants, Elder Florence and Elder Heywood-who returned home.


We had a lot of fun this summer with friends and family who came to visit!
 Chad and Shelly Salmon


Kirk and Lisa Fowers


 Sister Abby Roper came back to visit with her family!


Todd and Amy Kerr



 Mike and Karen Stevens



Brandon, Katie, Kaden and Ellie came for a fun time in July


































 Sights around Pittsburgh

  Fun places for lunch

Everyone needs to try Primanti Brothers where they stack your fries on the burger!


An extension of Arlington Cemetery




Harrisburg and the capital









Our office parking lot again, waves even!
 

flooded land for sale!

Downtown Pittsburgh


 


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Slovakian festival!









The Point Park where the 3 rivers meet


Countryside is best!







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