A recent addition to our training schedule is a meeting for the new arrivals and their trainers. There have been 27 new missionaries from the November and December transfers. These new missionaries and their trainers or 2nd companion, if there was a change, met at the Chevy Chase chapel for instruction from President and Sister Matsumori and the assistants. There were role plays and then breakouts when the trainees were able to talk about what they're learning. And, oh yes, we also had fun with some games. However, because this is a new meeting, I didn't remember to pull my camera out of my bag until time for....(drum roll)...the food. So, please be assured that we do more than eat - it's just that meals are a more convenient time to snap photos.
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| Everyone stands at the conclusion of the meeting to sing the mission song: "Testify of Me." This is what 54 missionaries looks like. |
And of course the sisters get to go first when we head off for lunch.
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| Left to right: Sister Miller, Sister Lawrence, Sister Bechaver, Sister Holt, Sister Withers, Sister Quintanilla, Sister Gordon, Sister Marcy (hidden), Sister Ertelt and Sister Fehlman. |
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| To name a few...Elder Nowlin with garlic bread in his mouth next to his companion, Elder Lott. Elder Rodriguez looks over his shoulder. |
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Left side of the table from front to back: Elder Rodriguez, Elder Stallings, Elder Julander, Elder Shinost and Elder Wells.
Right side of the table from front to back: Elder Nowlin (still with bread in his mouth), Elder Lott, Elder Croft, Elder Brown, and Elder Pound. |
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Left side of the table front to back: Sister Gordon, Sister Marcy and Sister Ertelt.
Right side of the table front to back: Sister Bechaver, Sister Miller, Sister Withers and Sister Holt. |
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Left side of the table front to back: Elder Seely, Elder Furugen, Elder Fawcett, Elder Goodman and Elder Schow.
Right side of the table: Elder Gumbi, Elder Olsen, Elder Koyle, Elder Hurd, Elder Ah Puck, and Elder Tomlinson. |
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| Left side of table front to back: Elder Walker, Elder Schaap, Elder Tomlinson and Elder Ah Puck. Right side of table, Elder Gremillion and Elder Kennedy. |
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Left side of table: Elder Wright, Elder Shigeta, Elder Morris, Elder Standing, Elder McKay (not facing the camera) Elder Fisher and Elder Hatch.
Right side of table: Elder Storr, Elder Meserole, Elder Fowles, Elder Dillon (hidden). |
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| Left side of table: Elder Olson, Elder Sterr and Elder Pound. Right side of table: President Matsumori, Elder Bodily and Elder Watts. |
Following lunch the missionaries return to their areas.
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| This is a good time for the missionaries to connect with their former MTC group. |
