President and Sister Jameson came to Douala for their final visit on June 4th and 5th before their release on July 1st. It was a very tender visit. We had all grown to love them so much. The Elders bought these Cameroon soccer shirts and had signed their names on them for the Jamesons to take home to remember them.
Sister Jameson had been having every missionary that had served with them, sign little squares of material during their entire mission. She had sewn them into this quilt to take home with them.
The Elders got together and decided to all wear red ties as a sign of their love for the Jamesons. Sister Jameson just happened to have on a red blouse. It meant a lot to them.
These are our 8 missionaries who were serving in Douala at the time. From the top, left to right: Elders, Gelinas, Colindres, Morin, Graham, Garland, Andriamamonjy, Thibault, Zurcher, Us, and Pres. and Sister Jameson
For our last Zone Conference, Pres. and Sister Jameson took us all out for pizza after the conference. It was fun to relax with them and hear more about them. The Elders loved to ask them questions and they shared a lot of personal things about their lives and gave advice to the missionaries.
Sisters are not allowed to hug the Elders. Sister Jameson made an exception since they were leaving and this would be the last time she would see many of these young men in this life time. Here she hugs Elder Colindres.
Pres. Jameson hugs Elder Thubault and Sister Jameson hugs Elder Garland.
President Jameson hugs Elder Zurcher for the last time. Pres. and Sister Jameson had such a huge impact on the lives of the people here in Africa. They served 11/2 years in Lumbumbashi as a couple and went home for a few months to prepare to come back as the mission president in Kinshasa for 2 more years. They sacrificed so much. They were so dedicated, gave so much and were wonderful teachers. We learned so much from them. They appreciated what we did so much that we were honored to serve them and with them. We miss them a lot, and continue to stay in contact with them through email. We have committed to visit them at their home in Arizona sometime after we get home.
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