I'm never sure who is more nervous at these meetings - the new missionaries or their assigned trainers. Nonetheless, everyone is excited and happy to find out who their companion will be for the next 12 weeks.
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Front row left to right: Elder Giles and Elder Schow.
Back row (new missionaries): Elder Gold and Elder Bodda. |
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Front row left to right: Elder Olsen and Elder Epperson.
Back row (new missionaries): Elder Whitlock, Elder Porter and Elder Treasure. |
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Front row left to right: Elder Epperson and Elder Vanaa
Back row: Elder Whitlock, Elder Porter, Elder Treasure and Elder Gold. |
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Front row left to right: Sister Lin, Sister Fehlman, Sister Blasco and Sister Aldridge.
Back row: Sister Pirir, Sister Owens, Sister Owens and Sister Leben. |
Everyone lines up until their names are called.
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| Left to right: Elder Whitlock, Elder Bodda, Elder Gold, Sister Pirir and Sister Owens. |
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| Left to right: Sister Owens, Sister Leben, Elder Gold and Elder Treasure. |
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The trainers line up on the opposite wall.
Left to right: Elder Schow, Elder Giles, Elder Epperson, Elder Olsen and Elder Vanaa. |
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| The sisters who will be training left to right: Sister Fehlman, Sister Lin, Sister Blasco and Sister Aldridge. |
When President announces their names - well everyone is happy!!
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| Sister Owens and her trainer, Sister Blasco. |
There is a family history line kept in the mission as well - generations of trainers...
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| Sister Pirir, her trainer Sister Aldridge and her trainer Sister Quintanilla. |
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| And here is the group after everyone has been paired. |
