We love meeting the new missionaries. They always come off of the plane excited and happy - even though they've traveled through the night with little to no sleep.
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| Left to right: Sister Bullock, Elder Squires, Sister Nakatsuka, Elder Hart and Elder Loveless. |
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| The missionaries head to the cars. |
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| The van is a great luggage carrier. |
Even though the day was a little hazy, the temple was still beautiful.
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| Left to right: Elder Squires, Yucaipa, CA; Sister Nakatsuka, Japan; President Matsumori; Sister Matsumori; Sister Bullock, Idaho Falls, ID; Elder Hart, Boise, ID; Elder Loveless, West Bountiful, UT. |
IHOP is the missionaries' favorite destination. Look at their plates and you can tell why.
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| Left to right: Elder Loveless, Elder Brown and Elder Bigelow. |
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Left to right: Sister Bullock and Sister Nakatsuka. Note to former missionaries viewing this blog - notice the new syrup containers in front of the sisters. |
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| Left to right: Elder Croft, Elder Squires and Elder Hart. |
And of course we eat again at the mission home later in the evening.
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| Left to right: Elder Squires, Elder Hart, Elder Loveless, Sister Bullock, Elder Black, Sister Black and Sister Nakatsuka. |
And the evening is not complete without a few games of ping pong.
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| Those still competing are standing around the table. The rest of us are watching. |