Arriving From the MTC in December

Before going to the airport to pick up new missionaries, 

we spend 3 hours training the Trainers at the Nagamachi Church.

The arrow at the top of this pillar shows how high 

the water was during the tsunami at the airport.

Pretty Christmas decorations at the Sendai Airport

Elder Norawong arrived today to become our new Assistant to the President.  Elder Uchida will become a Trainer and go back out to the field for his last couple of transfers.

A great bunch of tired missionaries.  We are thrilled they have arrived safely.

We realized we had some good singers in the group and 

President Rasmussen asked them to sing a hymn for

 us after dinner at the Mission Home.

Elder Berkley from Farmington, New Mexico

Elder Canepari from Sacramento, CA

Elder Fox from High Point, North Carolina

Elder Andrew Hill from Columbus, Indiana

Elder Patterson from Brigham, UT

Elder Pierson from Bernville, PA

Elder Reynolds from Pleasant Grove, UT

Sister Bellows from Smmerfield, NC

Sister K. Smith from Highland, UT

Sister Stice from Provo, UT

Ready to announce trainers with companions

Lots of anxious missionaries!!

Hugs as they meet for the first time.

New Missionaries with their Trainers and Office Missionaries.