This week was our second 'Transfers' experience. A little bigger and a little more involved than last time....this time there were 17 departing missionaries (last time there were 12), and 11 missionaries arriving (last time there were 6). Lots of excitement, lots of fun, lots of cooking for me, lots of prayer, interviews, and contemplation for President Ogden, and lots and lots of organization and just plain old hard work for our office couple, the Longs, and our Assistants, Elder Brower and Elder McOmber.
Our missionaries who have completed their 2 year service, and headed for home, are:
Sister Blomberg (Sweden), Sister Mitte (Germany), Sister Morris (California), Sister Cunha ( California)Elder Sahlin (Sweden), Elder Larsen (Idaho), Elder Schilling (Germany), Elder Riggs (Utah), Elder Young (Nevada) , Elder Toolson (California), Elder Dixon (Arizona), Elder Batty (England), Elder Kunz (Idaho), Elder Napier (England), Elder Bodily (Utah), Elder Bearnson (Utah)
They are such a wonderful group of missionaries...we're really going to miss them. We know they all have such great potential, and should go on to many wonderful acheivements and adventures. We love them all, wish them much happiness, and thank them for their dedicated service.
Our new missionaries.....
...Sister Layton (Anchorage, Alaska), Elder Anderson (Grace, Idaho), Elder Breuer (Bremen, Germany), Elder Shrubb (Devonshire, England), Elder Pederson (St. George, Utah), Elder Brokatzky (Germany), Elder Mower (South Jordan, Utah), Elder Marks (Amarillo, Texas), Elder Stein (Ludswigburg, Germany), Elder Schmidt (Dresden, East Germany), Sister Strein (Ft. Collins, Colorado)
Standing on "the wall" being welcomed by all of our missionaries who came in for Transfers.
Standing on "the wall" being welcomed by all of our missionaries who came in for Transfers.
After the grand welcome, cars, bikes, phones, flats, and companions are sorted out. Then they are ready to head out in the field. Some only travel a few miles to their areas, some an hour or two, and some go all the way down to Wales. But by that evening, they will all be having their first experience finding people to teach, or actually teaching people who are already investigating the church.
All of them... those arriving and those departing.... amaze us with their faith, dedication, and especially with their willingness to sacrifice this time in their lives to share the Gospel with the people of England and Wales.
5 comments:
The transfers look like a big party! How fun. You can just see everyones excitement in their faces. Congratulations to those who have faithfully completed their service.
Sister Ogden, I know how busy you are, and I want to thank you for keeping your blog updated! It is so great to read about what is happening in the mission, and I especially love the pictures:)Thanks for all you and President Ogden are doing!
It looks like all of you are having way too much fun! I think the Lord must smile when he sees such joy in his hardworking seed sowers. Annette Israelsen
Thanks so much, Sister Ogden. It's great to get an inside look at mission life. Keep on blogging! God bless.
Looks like transfers are a lot of fun. They are a lucky bunch!
I love your posts- keep 'em comin'!
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