They all arrived safe and sound but very tired and excited to finally be here.
Hot soup and a cold night.
The next morning was spent in training. We split them into 3 groups. I kept one group at our house so they could be interviewed by their Mission President and E-mail their families telling them they arrived and all is well. Mission Moms love getting those kinds of E-mails--I know!!!! After 45 minutes, we rotated groups until all three groups were given all the information they needed to get started. While their trainers were receiving some training, I kept all 9 and we just talked and answered questions they had. They all told me about their families. It was a great time to get to know them better.
Elder Merkley is from Mesa. His Grandparents are Larry and Erlene Richardson.
At lunchtime, they met their trainers for the first time. There was lots of excitement and electricity in the room as they met and started talking to each other.
Gary enjoyed just listening to the chatter and laughing of getting to know each other. What a wonderful few minutes they were.
Elder Sanders of Greenacres, WA.
Elder Chipman of Apple Valley, UT
Elder Saunders of Meridian, ID
Sister Mukaitani of Kanagawa, Japan
Sister Bohnet of Orem, UT
Elder Merkley of Mesa, AZ
Elder Kano from Highland, UT
Elder Mead of Price, UT
Elder Christensen of Anchorage, AK
Before loading them all in the vans to go to the bus stop where they will leave for their new area of service. Aren't they an awesome group!! We love them all already.
They all arrived safe and sound but very tired and excited to finally be here.
Hot soup and a cold night.
The next morning was spent in training. We split them into 3 groups. I kept one group at our house so they could be interviewed by their Mission President and E-mail their families telling them they arrived and all is well. Mission Moms love getting those kinds of E-mails--I know!!!! After 45 minutes, we rotated groups until all three groups were given all the information they needed to get started. While their trainers were receiving some training, I kept all 9 and we just talked and answered questions they had. They all told me about their families. It was a great time to get to know them better.
Elder Merkley is from Mesa. His Grandparents are Larry and Erlene Richardson.
At lunchtime, they met their trainers for the first time. There was lots of excitement and electricity in the room as they met and started talking to each other.
Gary enjoyed just listening to the chatter and laughing of getting to know each other. What a wonderful few minutes they were.
Elder Sanders of Greenacres, WA.
Elder Chipman of Apple Valley, UT
Elder Saunders of Meridian, ID
Sister Mukaitani of Kanagawa, Japan
Sister Bohnet of Orem, UT
Elder Merkley of Mesa, AZ
Elder Kano from Highland, UT
Elder Mead of Price, UT
Elder Christensen of Anchorage, AK
Before loading them all in the vans to go to the bus stop where they will leave for their new area of service. Aren't they an awesome group!! We love them all already.
Where can I get a table that size? What a wonderful group!! How great to get so many new missionaries at one time!
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