Missionary Christmas Dinners

Many of you may have been wondering what we've been up to lately.  We've been making Christmas dinners for the missionaries in our mission.  Each zone takes a turn coming to the mission president's home for training and for dinner.  It takes a lot of preparation and planning to feed all the hungry missionaries.  Hermana Christiansen, the mission president's wife asked us to help and since our work slows down in December we were happy to help.  She likes things very nice so there are chargers on the table, goblets for the juice and dishes that have to be washed so there's lots to do each day.  She makes cinnamon rolls for breakfast, sandwiches and a veggie tray for lunch and then turkey or ham for dinner with 3 different kinds of desserts. 

Here's President Christiansen  carving some turkey.

The tables ready for the missionaries.  She makes the centerpieces as well as the rolls.

President and Hermana Christiansen and their 16 year old daughter Katie.  They have 11 children!!

Decorating the tree with all the pictures of the missionaries.

Hermana Walton our senior sister who is the secretary in the mission.  She is from St. George!Under the tree are presents for the missionaries.  A jounal, pen and a Christmas card with all the missionary's pictures on it.  They also receive a bag of cookies, popcorn balls and candy.

The mission assistants ready to dish up the dinners!  We all got aprons with our names on them!

Chowing down their Christmas dinner!

After dinner games and playing Christmas carols with bells.

Las hermanas playing the bells!

The mission president eating with the sisters

Cleaning up in the kitchen after the BIG meal.  Lots of dishes and pots and pans to wash.  Sister Walton and Amparita, the maid.  The candy on the counter is for a game the missionaries play.

Dad preparing all the jello salads.

Elders young and old!!

On our way home we took a taxi that had a TV in it and he was watching a soccer game while driving.  It was amazing and we made it back to our apartment in one piece!!