Our Temple trip was in November. We left on Monday and came back on Saturday.  The Dixon family is so cute.  The little boy broke out with Chicken Pox on the airplane.  When the Mom told me, I told her to say nothing, just get off the plane and though immigration and don't say anything.  They got in.  Mary and James, who were also with us, came down with them after we got home.

We stopped in Sebu on the way to Manila and the man on the right and his wife on the left, Kevin and Karin, got to see the Elder that baptized them a year also.  How fun for a missionary to see his baptism go to the temple. They are awesome. The other day we got them a wheelchair for his grandmother that just broke her hip. Humanitarian Church wheelchair.

A local member of the Church in Manila cooked dinner and brought it to us after the temple in the evening. We did this for the first 2 nights when we getting settled and used to the area. Her food was very good.  They had enough leftovers for their breakfast the next day. So money-wise it was a good deal.

Dixon family got sealed together, after being members for 1 year. He is a Kingdom builder for sure.

We went to a local mall in Manila one night for dinner and to look around a little. At the end of the table are James and Mary that came down with Chicken pox after they got home. Their sister and mother are right behind them. They were sealed to their parents.  Their father died about a year ago when their house burned down.

Manila Mall

I couldn't count all the people we fit in this van to get to the mall that night.

I got a terrible asthma attack while I was there, and I was not feeling very well most of the trip. I seemed to keep up with most things though. I had been trying to get hold of a sister that was in the MTC with us, but her emails wouldn't work. I ran into her in the temple.  Small world. She has been trying to get a hold of us too. Bonus blessings.

Here we are waiting outside patron housing, where they all got to stay at very reasonable prices. We had to stay at a hotel.  Elder and Sister Winters that were on a mission here in Kuching awhile back were serving in Manila and got permission to come and spend 3 days with us. They know some of the people and they were a great help.

The room where you can buy garments and church materials was enjoyed by everyone. Others from the church in Kuching would give them money to buy garments for them. They are cheaper when you buy them there.

Part of the temple grounds. Looking at the MTC across the street.

I bought some jewelry for each of the ladies that went to remember the trip and a little gift from us.  This is the lady that made the jewelry.

Brother Dixon and his little girl on the way home on the plane. It was a great trip and also nice to be home.  We went straight for the airport to some baptisms and then when we got home, I said Elder Przybyla it's now my turn--I need to go to the doctor for my asthma, I can't breathe.

Waiting for the plane in Manila. That's out of order??

Getting treated for my asthma at the Norma Hospital.  It still took almost a month to get it under control.

An Elder's shoes that have been chewed up by a dog. Glued together because he can't afford to have them repaired and he walked though the mud and rain.  That's the story of a missionary. Just look at his shoes and you can tell how hard he works.

Elder Trudo is a good sport. He challenged all the missionaries to take care of a raw egg for one week.  They were to see how diligent they could be. If your egg didn't get broken you could crack it on his head.  They did it.  Some of the eggs were rotten and the smell was so bad, I don't know how he managed it. This is after the District Meeting we have every Tuesday.

Cute family Sisters Collard and Tai taught. It's always a tradition that they have their pictures taken in this spot.

My Halloween Party cookies for the Youth. I even named each one of them.

Queen of Hearts was my costume for the Party.

King and Queen of Hearts. Picture taken in our apartment.

These two girls are my favorite; Penny and Audry. They are so strong. They both have callings in the Branch now and they come to everything.

This is Elder Rabin, a missionary called from Sarawak to serve here, but he never gets to serve in his home town. I can't remember who's house this is.

This is a member that served a mission here and married this local girl. They now live in Eagle Mtn.  They decided to come back here and have  their daughter baptized here, so she could invite all her non-member family to attend, and hopefully ask about the church.

We took the Sliders and went to the Kuching Cat Museum. It was everything you could ever want to know about cats. Or don't want to know, but it was all there. I didn't find out why this called the cat city.

More Museum cats. And one fat cat in the middle.

Picture of a home in one of the many Kampong
here.  Yes, someone lives in the front house.

I think she is making battered, deep fried bananas. They are very delicious.

Elder Coloma from France, Sister Tai from West Malaysia, Elder Przybyla and Sister Callor at the end of a hike to a waterfall in Garung National Park.

Elder and Sister Przybyla visiting an expecting sister in the public hospital with her mother-in-law.

Sister Mollie, who is in black, is our host for a lavish dinner.  She is quite the cook and can do native dishes as well as western.

 This is another picture of the spread of food.

 This is Victor and his wife Lucille getting ready to celebrate Victor's birthday.

Sister Przybyla at her study desk.

This is Lezz Lebonan, who is getting ready to open his mission call papers.  He was called to the Singapore Mission (Malay speaking).

This is Sister Przybyla and Elder Wilson in a Kampung (village) walking between appointments.

This is one of our local people with their license plate well attached to the car.

This is a tree in the road after a big wind and rain storm.

This is a quay in Singapore next to a big shopping mall where we had a Mexican dinner.

This is our Zone Conference Training meeting in Singapore.

Here our Zone is getting ready for our group photo.

Sister Przybyla with Elder Jahali who is from Kuching, serving his mission in West Malaysia.

Sister Przybyla waiting for a subway in Singapore.  Notice the glass doors for protection.

This is a tree growing over a rock in the Stanley market area of Hong Kong.

This is the beach area near the Stanley market in Hong Kong.

This is Stanley market.  You can get good prices and bargaining is accepted.

This is a typical alley in Hong Kong.

 A Taoist Temple in Hong Kong.

 The Temple garden area.

 A red dragon fly.

The nine gods on the wall behind Sister Przybyla.

 The fortune telling booths at the Taoist Temple.

 A fortune teller waiting for the next customer.

 The night market in Hong Kong.

 Traffic in Hong Kong.

The short brown brick building is the Church headquarters for Asia in Hong Kong.  This is where we had our training.

 Part of our group at the training in Hong Kong.

Sister VanWagnoner prepared us food every day for breakfast and lunch.  This is an example of her place settings.

Coming out of the Hong Kong
Temple

 In front of the Hong Kong Temple

 Hong Kong Temple

Our group after a session at the Hong Kong Temple.

Our group in training at the church headquarters in Hong Kong.

Joe, our training instructor, and part of the group.

 Another table setting.

Elder and Sister Seppi (Thailand), Miiggaa (Mongolia), Sister and Brother Powell (Hong Kong), Marco (Hong Kong), Joe (the instructor), Dr. Candy Lau (Hong Kong), Elder and Sister Przybyla (Malaysia), Hyrum (in back) (Korea), Bishop Semath (Cambodia), Tom (USA).

 Sister Przybyla shopping for a ring.

 Night skyline in Hong Kong.

 A great shot of the wiring laying on the roof.

 Hong Kong skyline

Hong Kong skyline

 Walkway to the harbor ferry in Hong Kong.

Jeffery, Timothy, Sister Roseanna and baby with her weaving's.

Sister Przybyla and Roseanna with weaving machine in the background.

Sister Romnee showing us Sister Hansen's arm after a bike accident.

Table setting in Hong Kong