The new missionaries were greeted by a beautiful day and happy assistants.
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Front row left to right: Elder Sanchez, Elder Bigelow, Elder Clapier, Elder Farley and Elder Hansen.
Back row left to right: Elder Gardner, Elder Peterson, Elder Standing, Sister Graff, Elder Horowitz, Elder Guerrero, Elder Owens, Elder Malugin, Elder Johnson, Elder Tavana and Elder Ealy. |
We love clear days as it makes loading luggage into the vans and trailer so much easier.
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| This is the view from the last person in line - me. |
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| Everyone tries to locate luggage and make sure it all gets loaded. |
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| With lots of elders, packing up vans and cars is easier - they can lift any pieces of luggage that has come. |
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| Elder Johnson and Elder Farley take one final companionship picture...they were companions in the MTC. |
Our next stop is the temple.
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Front row left to right: Elder Horowitz - Muncie, IN; Elder Guerrero- Newark, CA; Sister Graff - Temecula, CA; Sister Matsumori; President Matsumori; Elder Johnson - Millville, UT; Elder Farley - Farmington, NM; Elder Owens - Pocatello, ID.
Back row left to right: Elder Peterson - Mesa, AZ; Elder Hansen - Kaysville, UT; Elder Gardner - Kaysville, UT; Elder Ealy - South Weber, UT; Elder Tavana - Provo, UT.
Missing: Elder Malugin - Salt Lake City, UT. (Not my fault - photo deleting happy developer deleted the wrong group picture. I'm sorry mom Malugin. Hopefully there are enough other photos of him to assure you he is here safe and sound.) |
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| Assistants left to right: Elder Clapier, Elder Bigelow, Elder Sanchez and Elder Standing. |
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| President talks to the elders for a moment before allowing them to walk the temple grounds for a minute. |
Then of course we go to IHOP - where everyone is happy.
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| Around the table starting at the left: Elder Horowitz, Elder Clapier, President Matsumori, Sister Graff, Elder Farley, Elder Johnson, Elder Bigelow and Elder Guerrero. |
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| Same table from the other side - beginning at the left: Sister Graff, Elder Farley, Elder Johnson, Elder Bigelow, Elder Guerrero, Elder Horowitz and Elder Clapier. |
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| Around the table from the left: Elder Owens, Elder Standing, Elder Hansen, Elder Gardner, Elder Peterson and Elder Sanchez. |
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| Another view of this table: Elder Peterson, Elder Sanchez, Elder Tavana, Elder Ealy, Elder Malugin, Elder Owens, Elder Standing and Elder Hansen. |
Part of the training includes time to practice extending baptismal commitments.
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| Elder Farley teaches Elder Hansen. Elder Malugin the the background. |
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| Others teach and listen. |
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| Left to right: Elder Owens, Elder Horowitz, Elder Standing and Elder Malugin. |
Then it's time to relax and have dinner.
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| Left to right: Elder Guerrero, Elder Peterson, Elder Farley and Elder Owens. |
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| Around the table from the left: Elder Ealy, Sister Graff, Elder Clapier, Elder Owens, Elder Gardner, Elder Standing and Elder Horowitz. |
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| Another view - left to right: Elder Gardner, Elder Standing, Elder Horowitz, Elder Ealy, Sister Graff, Elder Clapier and Elder Johnson. |
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| Left to right: Elder Tavana, Elder Hansen and Elder Malugin. |
Time for ping pong and although you can't see her, Sister Graff did well.
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| We took this photo after Elder Standing's shot ricocheted off my forehead. I was ok - but I thought he needed to feel even worse than he did. |
On Wednesday, February 13, the new missionaries got to meet their trainers.
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| Left to right: Elder Centeno, Elder Radford, Elder Synelnikov and Elder Branning. |
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| Left to right: Sister Lawrence (no surprise as to who her new missionary will be...) Elder Sterr, Elder Peterson and Elder Raasveld. |
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| Left to right: Elder Anderson, Elder Jellitto, Elder Bates and Elder Gremillion. |
The new missionaries line up on one side - the trainers on the other.
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| Left to right: Elder Ealy, Elder Owens, Elder Johnson, Elder Farley, Elder Tavana, Elder Hansen and Elder Horowitz. |
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| Left to right: Elder Clapier (not a new missionary but there to demonstrate greeting), Elder Gardner, Elder Peterson, Elder Malugin, Elder Guerrero, and Sister Graff. |
President makes the announcement and the missionaries greet one another. I take photos of each companionship - but they are usually meeting at such a fast speed, the camera can't catch it. Here are two that are somewhat recognizable.
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| Elder Guerrero and Elder Branning. |
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| Sister Graff and Sister Lawrence. |
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| Elder Sanchez and Elder Bigelow watch as Elder Clapier and Elder Standing demonstrate a possible way of greeting. |
The next post of transfer day has a few shots of the new missionaries as well.
